Their are many mysteries that have been lost to the sands of time. Mysteries that we can only speculate what occurred that day in history. These are the top 5 historical mysteries in the world.
#5 Is There A Money Pit On Oak Island?
Oak Island is an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. It has been speculated in between 1645-1701 Captain William Kidd left buried treasure in a money pit on the island. People have spent million of dollars excavating the island, but still the gold has not been found. Their still is some profit to be made from this like the History Channel creating a show around this mystery called The Curse of Oak Island.
#4 Is The Copper Scroll Treasure Real?
In 1952 a copper scroll was found by archaeologists in a cave, along with the discovery of the dead sea scrolls in Qumran. The scroll was made out of copper with engravings that is said to tell where a big amount of gold and silver are hidden. It is so detailed that some scholars things that the map is true. This scroll dates back to 1,900 years ago during Roman revolts. This makes historians believe that the gold and silver were hidden so Romans didn't get their hand on it. It is unknown though wether it is real and if it is real whether the treasure is still even their.
#3 Where Is The Ark Of The Covenant.
In 587 BC a Babylonian army controlled by King Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem, raiding the city and destroying the First Temple. This was a place that the Jewish used to worship God and was said to contained the Ark of the Covenant which is said to contain great power like the ten commandments, and the glass from the last supper. It is unclear what happened to the Ark after this whether it was taken to Babylon or hidden before Jerusalem was invaded. This has caused many speculations from the ark ending up in Ethiopia, it being divinely hidden, or it becoming destroyed during the battle.
#2 Is The City Of Atlantas Real?
First mentioned in the 4th Century B.C. by a Greek philosopher Plato told stories of a great land named Atlantis. This land existed in the Atlantic ocean and was said to be rich because they had conquered most of Europe and Africa during prehistoric times. The story later continues with the Athenians battling against Atlantis and ending with Atlantis disappearing beneath the waves. Historians don't believe this is true, but based off an empire in Minoan civilization which was big on the island of Crete until 1400 B.C. This nation would collapse later on due to the eruption of a volcano in Greece. Eventually the Minoan were forced to join a group of main land Greece people and merged into their culture.
#1 Who Created The Nazca Lines
These strange lines were first discovered by conquistador Pedro Leon he thought they were trail markers, but in the 1940's a team of researchers realized when you looked at them from above they made several creatures including a hummingbird, whale, spider, and man. it is unclear who made them, why they made them, and how they made such precise images from not being able to see from above. It is believed that they were built for irrigation, worshipping the gods, or a measure of astronomical units.
Cite
Phelan, Catherine. “7 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the World.” The Lineup, Open Road Media, 1 Feb. 2018, the-line-up.com/7-greatest-unsolved-mysteries.
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