Coso Spark Plug

Discovered in 1961 in Olancha, California by rock collectors, the Coso spark plug has left a lot of people scratching their heads for a while about this strange artifact that on face value seems out of place. How could this be that a spark plug ends up in a rock? Is...

Cathedral of Salamanca’s Astronaut

This little guy has caused quite a stir with people claiming it is proof that our ancestors either had the ability to explore space or someone else came from space to visit us. Built between 1513 and 1733, the Gothic cathedral underwent restoration work in 1992. It is...

Aztec Ear Ornaments

Obsidian is volcanic glass. Dated to 1400AD – 1500AD. The Aztecs carved ear plugs / ear ornaments / ear spools from it as depicted. Would anyone care to guess how they managed this feat? Source: The Met...

Acambaro figurines

The Acámbaro figures were uncovered in 1944 by a German immigrant and hardware merchant named Waldemar Julsrud. He stumbled upon the figures while riding his horse and hired a local farmer to dig up the remaining figures, paying him for each figure he brought back....