25 Archaeological Controversies That Have Scholars Divided

Controversies are common in the scientific world and Archaeology is no exception. From the meanings of cave paintings to the last moments of mummified ice men, archaeology has provided a vast palate of controversies by which inquisitive minds struggle to uncover truth. Today we are going to look at some of the more prominent debates and arguments in recent memory. These are 25 archaeological controversies that have divided scholars.

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You'd be surprised how controversial these archaeological discoveries have become:

Nefertiti Bust
Spanish Hill
Tikal Temple 33
Grolier Codex
Repatriation and reburial of human remains
Treasure hunting
Piri Reis Map
Baghdad Battery
Ötzi
Skull 5
Cyrus Cylinder
Calico Early Man Site
Atlantis
Stonehenge
Monte Verde, Chile
Sandia Cave
Piltdown man
Runamo
Nazca Lines
White Shaman Rock
Tărtăria tablets
The Death Of Alexander The Great
The Minaret Of Jam
The Paracas Candelabra
The Uffington White Horse

[lunavarion]

You should have elaborated more on why they were controversial.

[evawind]

I've read that the Uffington White Horse could have been a dragon figure on the hill at an earlier date and over time it wore down into the horse we have today.

[xTacticalHugZx]

Great vid would have loved to see the Marree man in the Australian outback since it's apparently the biggest geoglyph and it's strange location. Keep up the good work =D

[richardmahn]

Fascinating. But how do you tell an archaeologist from a grave robber? One has a college degree. The people they exhume, bag and tag, then stuff in a glass case had relatives who cared for them and believed things as plausible as any religion. What if I dug up an archaeologist's grandmother and put her on display in the name of Science?...

[BrownKnight]

First 😁 love your videos, also your voice ain't annoying like others with similar videos 👍

[edgyzebra]

I wen't to paracas for a family vacation and I asked my dad if he had seen the candelabra in the desert when he used to go there for off road motorcycle event's and he said that he had pretty cool.

[elgiri]

Suggestion: 25 Facts about Norse Mythology/Norse Gods

[spacemanapeinc]

There are some theories that the Baghdad batteries Could have been used as grenades.

[jeffreyanderson]

I thought Mick Jagger was Europe's oldest naturally preserved mummy.

[alecro]

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[germar]

Is the chalk horse near the English Channel? I think I saw something like it from a Eurostar train.

[theoneandonly]

The ancients made so much stuff to be seen from the sky. Proof that they were trying to talk to our cosmic brothers and sisters? I think so.

[JeffTheDragonSlayer]

Can I Request 25 Most Creepy House In The Word, please

[gigabic]

List25: Consistently Conciliating Controversy

[TabbyAngel]

Cyrus cylinder was the first declaration of human rights for all, not just Jews. Although, Cyrus freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity

[account-lpdu]

What about narrabeen man? It's still unknown why he was killed in such a gruesome and unusual way

[juniorfio]

I'm going to love to see all of the over religious people trying to disprove all of theses things. Or some how correlate them to the bible 


also please note: I'm not trying to start an argument. But just stating a fact.

[TabbyAngel]

Parthian battery was used to sharpen and shape weapons

[jamesmontes]

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[Sortaray]

Stonehendge was build / rebuild in 1920