12 Most Mysterious Archaeological Artifacts Scientists Still Can't Explain

When you go to look at a historical artifact in a museum, it will be accompanied by a plaque that tells you what it is and where it came from. In some museums, you might even get an audio recording or a guided tour to provide you with more detail. Not every discovery comes with an explanation, though! Even with all the information at our disposal in the modern age, there are some things that are best scientists and experts find it hard to explain. See if you can come up with explanations for the things you're about to see in this video!

[RichWllmsn]

2:10 I do get a bit annoyed when I hear things like this in documentaries, "the primitive tribespeople of the time, didn't have ladders" or similar words to that effect. What on earth gives us the authority to make that assumption. We don't half underestimate our ancestors every chance we get...

[thefad]

This is EXACTLY my question:
"Where and what was the artifact on the damn thumbnail? Which is the reason I CLICKED."
Not cool.

[siggyretburns]

So some guy that was good with sculpting metal had an idea. An object with 6 faces on it. Each face shared an eye with the face next to it. No big deal, just a piece of artwork.

[MatterIsNotSolid]

I do so appreciate having a picture on the thumbnail that they talk nothing about in the actual video. I'll not be clicking on another one of these videos again.

[worldofservicechennai]

Chess originated in India before 6th century. In ancient times this was a royal game and was called Chaturanga. It had all the pieces of modern day chess. This game was taken by traders and travellers

[emanymtonsi_siht]

I hate the fact of using an irrelevant intriguing picture of an artifact that never appears in the video. I wish there was a more affective way to show my frustration than just a thumb down.

[AdamWelch]

Conventional Chess is played using 32 pieces(16 to each player) on a board featuring 64 squares*, not 64 pieces I'm afraid.

[WoodysAR]

100 pieces? Tibet? IT'S NOT CHESS, IT'S GO!...

[DeanMackenziebelldmb]

Nearly all cave paintings are red and black all over around the world. It the easiest pigments to get your hands on. Charcoal and iron ore

[Urappscom]

The Northern part of the UK is a country called Scotland that existed 700 years before the treaty of the union that is called the UK. The Romans never conquered Scotland.

[wesleycooper]

Where and what us the artifact on the damn thumbnail? Which is the reason I CLICKED.

[djquinn]

You said the site was 2, 600 years old and that it’s calendar predates the oldest known calendar in the Americas by 2, 000 years? The Olmec’s had calendars dated to 700 BC.

[aswingsharif]

1:22 if you are interested enough, those "building" at the background is eeriely similar with those found in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, which is used to store rice.

[johnopheim]

Anvils are cold. Metalworkers don't care how hot or cold the anvil is, only the metal they are forging.

[grantcarragher]

Why didn't the vid have the thumbnail story, that would have been the best one?

[MinionofNobody]

The video stated that modern chess had sixty four pieces. This is not correct. There are sixty four squares on the chessboard. If there were sixty four pieces, there would be no place left to move any of the chess pieces. The truth is that each player has sixteen pieces. There are two players. There are a total of thirty two pieces.

[MrWATCHthisWAY]

I’m surprised that the number one artifact’s or the last one’s described were not the South American elongated skull & three fingered hand. Both artifact’s have been examined quite a few times and have even had DNA extractions from them. Guess what? They don’t match any animal or human DNA recorded on earth. At least ones we have been made aware of by scientist’s or government’s who are willing to give us further details. Maybe these artifacts are to scary to discuss of the possibilities that we may not be alone in the universe. Why is it said that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence! Could these be the extraordinary evidence that we as humans are afraid of the answer. People of earth we are not alone in the universe. It’s a scary thought!

[anandsinha]

In indian mythology, 6 faced god is Kartikey or Shadmukha, means six faced....Everything if you try to see from europian perspective, then you will not get answers in most of the cases, but when you try to present a clip you first do some research

[TheDoppelgangster]

2:13 "The primitive tribes people who lived in that area at the time" - er, that's Survivor footage THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN!

[royweyant]

I have a great one for you to profile. You should do the Mohave Twins in the California Desert. In Riverside county on state route 95. In the desert not far from the Colorado River are 2 identical figures laid out on the ground like you would find in Peru .