9 Most Mysterious Recent Archaeological Finds!

From large ceramic jars with human remains to an ancient stolen tablet, here are 9 strange archaeological finds. Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katrinaexplained/ Subscribe For New Videos! http://goo.gl/UIzLeB Check out these videos you might like: Unbelievable Animals SAVING Other Animals! 🐯https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxehUWvMr38 LARGEST Animals Ever Discovered! 🐙https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yj7F_tPYsU Wild Animals That SAVED Human Lives! 🐻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllqeVSsIl0 9. Ancient Storage Containers In 2015, archaeologists discovered a collection of 120 large ceramic jars, all lined up in Turkey’s Van province. This place was once home to the mysterious Kingdom of Urartu, which ruled Turkey from the mid-ninth century B.C. until the early sixth century B.C., when it fell to Medes. 8. Prehistoric Cult Archaeologists working in Jordan recently unearthed evidence of a prehistoric cult thanks to small figurines. Made out of flint, researchers said that the artifacts were used during mortuary rituals where ancient people would dig up their dead. 7. Beer Archaeology Self-proclaimed beer archaeologist Travis Rupp has turned his passion for brewing into a mission to recreate ancient ales, occasionally landing him in hot water with his employer, the Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado. 6. Oldest Outhouse In The Americas You might be surprised but ancient dung offers some of archaeology’s most valuable clues about humanity’s collective past. In 2007, excavations led by University of Oregon archaeologist Dennis Jenkins turned up coprolites -- a fancy term for ancient feces -- in what are now known as the Paisley Caves. 5. Royal Stone Head In 2019, a team of archaeologists led by Julian Richards unearthed a bizarre stone head among the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset, England. It’s hard to tell who the statue was supposed to be, or even if it was a man or a woman! 4. Biblical Era Marijuana Use A study from earlier this year details the discovery of frankincense and marijuana residue on two Iron Age limestone altars at Tel Arad. This shrine located in Jerusalem’s Beersheba Valley in southern Israel, was a holy place with ancient cult practices. 3. Prehistoric Ear Infections Turns out people have been suffering from ear infections for thousands of years! By studying skulls from 15,000 years ago, researchers from Tel-Aviv University found evidence of ear infections from the inhabitants of the Levant, the area encompassing modern-day Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and Syria. 2. Mysterious Giant Mounds A series of 19 humongous man-made earthen and stone mounds, some as tall as a six-story building, dot the landscape of Jerusalem’s southwestern suburbs. The purpose of these strange, 2,500-year-old hills is unknown, and the identity of their builders is a hotly debated topic among scholars. 1. Gilgamesh Dream Tablet Discovered in 1853, the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, which dates back to 1600 B.C., is an ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet that many believe features a portion of the oldest literary work in recorded history, the Epic of Gilgamesh. While the tablet itself is not strange, the circumstances of its location are! #recentdiscoveries #archaeologicaldiscoveries #mysteriousdiscoveries #originsexplained