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10 new discoveries that turned the ideas of ancient Egypt upside down
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Graffiti of the first Christians, the Egyptian tomb and other unique artefacts found on islands hidden from civilization
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Decorations of Neanderthals, figurines from Ghana and other ancient art objects, which pushed for scientific discoveries
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Strange ancient artifacts, the origin of which no one can explain

The world is full of strange and mysterious artifacts. Some are almost certainly hoaxes, the others are connected with real stories. In our review of the 10-ka real artifacts, the origin of which scientists can not explain today.
1. The Sumerian Kings List
During excavations in Iraq on the territory of ancient Sumer, a manuscript was found, which lists all the kings of this state. The researchers initially thought that this was a common historical document, but later it turned out that many of the kings were mythological characters. Some rulers who should have been included in the list were missing from it. Others were attributed to incredibly long periods of rule or mythical events associated with them, such as, for example, the Sumerian version of the Great Flood and the exploits of Gilgamesh.
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