The Piri Reis Maps
16th century Turkish geographer and cartographer Piri Reis created some of the most accurate maps of the world including then-unknown places like Antartica...with the contours and details put in so perfectly that they almost look as if they had been lifted off Google Maps!Antarctica was 'discovered' only on 7 February 1821 by American sealer John Davis. How did Piri Reis make those maps then???
Island of Crete
This is the largest artificial hill in Europe. Believed to conceal an ancient step-pyramid, this mound has several mysteries attached to it.It is a part of the Avebury-Stonehenge UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is built in exactly the same way as the Giza pyramids of Egypt. The fields that lie around the mound have often been in news for the mysterious crop circles that form there. The Silbury/Avebury complex together with Stonehenge and Glastonbury, combine to form a right angled triangle across the English landscape. The Hypotenuse is formed by the St. Michael's ley-line, which crosses England along the zenith of the May-day sun.Avebury sits exactly 1/4 of a degree north of Stonehenge. Read more @ http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/englandsilburyhill.htm
The Nazca valley is a strip of level desert ground 37 miles long and a mile wide. The enormous drawings were made by removing the dark purple granite pebbles which cover the floor, and exposing the light yellow sand beneath.
The drawings were first confirmed when commercial airlines began flights over the Andes. The purpose of these drawings and the reason for their enormous size has been much debted over the years though no conclusions have been arrived at as yet.
Read more @ http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/perunazca.htm
Spheres of Costa Rica
Also known as the Diquis Spheres, the spheres of Costa Rica are mysterious rock formations in a perfectly round shape. They are more than 300 in number and are found scattered all over the region in a more-or-less geometrical pattern. The spheres range in size from a few centimetres to over 2 metres (6.6 ft) in diameter, and weigh up to 16 short tons (15 t).The stones are believed to have been carved between 200 BC and 1500 AD. 
Considered to be one of the symbols of pride of India, the 7m high pillar located in the Qutub Complex is known to be unbelievably corrosion resistant,in spite of being made out of 98% wrought iron.
The pillar, which weighs more than six tons, is said to have been fashioned at the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375–413) of the Gupta Empire though other authorities give dates as early as 912 BCE.
It is believed to have served as a sundial at some point of time while it was originally housed within the compound of a Jain temple.
One of the most mysterious creatures living on earth today, the Vestimentifera are a phylum of giant tape-worms that grow more than 2 meters in length and are found at ocean depths from 100 to 10,000 m . The pressure at these depths are close to 260 atmospheres and their primary nutrition is derived from the sulphide-rich fluids emanating from the hydrothermal vents they live by. The fact that these creatures still exist prove that even after all life has been wiped off the face of the earth, these underwater beings will surive.
The Taung Child — or Taung Baby — is the fossilized skull of a young Australopithecus africanus individual. It was discovered in 1924 by quarrymen working for the Northern Lime Company in Taung, South Africa.
Raymond Dart (1893–1988), an anatomist at the University of Witwatersrand, received the fossil, recognized its importance and published his discovery in the journal Nature in 1925, describing it as a new species.
The fossil consists of most of the face and mandible with teeth and, uniquely, a natural endocast of the braincase. It is estimated to be 2.5 million years old.
16th century Turkish geographer and cartographer Piri Reis created some of the most accurate maps of the world including then-unknown places like Antartica...with the contours and details put in so perfectly that they almost look as if they had been lifted off Google Maps!Antarctica was 'discovered' only on 7 February 1821 by American sealer John Davis. How did Piri Reis make those maps then???Island of Crete
In 1995, archaeologists discovered a piece of a large clay object that had imprints of the parts of a modern-day heavy-duty helicopter. The clay slab dates to a period more than two millenia ago. Given the fact that Crete has been an island for more than 5 million years, it is also interesting to note that there have been evidence of pre-human maritime activity to the island. Stone tools that are at least 130,000 years old have been unearthed, though the earliest known sea-travel was that of the much evolved Homo Sapiens to Australia about 60,000 years ago. Read more @ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/science/16archeo.html
Silbury Hill, England
This is the largest artificial hill in Europe. Believed to conceal an ancient step-pyramid, this mound has several mysteries attached to it.It is a part of the Avebury-Stonehenge UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is built in exactly the same way as the Giza pyramids of Egypt. The fields that lie around the mound have often been in news for the mysterious crop circles that form there. The Silbury/Avebury complex together with Stonehenge and Glastonbury, combine to form a right angled triangle across the English landscape. The Hypotenuse is formed by the St. Michael's ley-line, which crosses England along the zenith of the May-day sun.Avebury sits exactly 1/4 of a degree north of Stonehenge. Read more @ http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/englandsilburyhill.htm
Nazca Lines, Peru
The Nazca valley is a strip of level desert ground 37 miles long and a mile wide. The enormous drawings were made by removing the dark purple granite pebbles which cover the floor, and exposing the light yellow sand beneath. The drawings were first confirmed when commercial airlines began flights over the Andes. The purpose of these drawings and the reason for their enormous size has been much debted over the years though no conclusions have been arrived at as yet.
Read more @ http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/perunazca.htm
Spheres of Costa Rica
Also known as the Diquis Spheres, the spheres of Costa Rica are mysterious rock formations in a perfectly round shape. They are more than 300 in number and are found scattered all over the region in a more-or-less geometrical pattern. The spheres range in size from a few centimetres to over 2 metres (6.6 ft) in diameter, and weigh up to 16 short tons (15 t).The stones are believed to have been carved between 200 BC and 1500 AD. 
Ashoka Pillar, New Delhi
Considered to be one of the symbols of pride of India, the 7m high pillar located in the Qutub Complex is known to be unbelievably corrosion resistant,in spite of being made out of 98% wrought iron. The pillar, which weighs more than six tons, is said to have been fashioned at the time of Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375–413) of the Gupta Empire though other authorities give dates as early as 912 BCE.
It is believed to have served as a sundial at some point of time while it was originally housed within the compound of a Jain temple.
The Siboglinidae or the Vestimentifera
One of the most mysterious creatures living on earth today, the Vestimentifera are a phylum of giant tape-worms that grow more than 2 meters in length and are found at ocean depths from 100 to 10,000 m . The pressure at these depths are close to 260 atmospheres and their primary nutrition is derived from the sulphide-rich fluids emanating from the hydrothermal vents they live by. The fact that these creatures still exist prove that even after all life has been wiped off the face of the earth, these underwater beings will surive.
Taung Child
The Taung Child — or Taung Baby — is the fossilized skull of a young Australopithecus africanus individual. It was discovered in 1924 by quarrymen working for the Northern Lime Company in Taung, South Africa. Raymond Dart (1893–1988), an anatomist at the University of Witwatersrand, received the fossil, recognized its importance and published his discovery in the journal Nature in 1925, describing it as a new species.
The fossil consists of most of the face and mandible with teeth and, uniquely, a natural endocast of the braincase. It is estimated to be 2.5 million years old.
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