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The Strange Objects Nobody Can Explain
# The Strange Objects Nobody Can Explain
There are many bizarre finds in human history. Occasionally, a person discovers something that looks entirely out of place, so technologically out of step with the era, or, just plainly, too baffling to comprehend.
A well-recognized example is the **Antikythera Mechanism**, which was found in an old shipwreck near Greece. It was constructed over 2000 years ago with an extremely complex gearing system. It was thought to be used for astronomical observations and predictions, like eclipses. What is amazing about this is its sophistication in comparison to the technology known at that time.
There’s also the Phaistos Disc, found in 1908 on the Greek island of Crete. It is a clay disc with unusual symbols that form a spiral. None have come up with a consensus translation more than one hundred years later. We know that it was found there, but we don’t yet know what its message is.
The other strange phenomenon is the London Hammer. A hammer-like structure that has been described as being inside a rock in Texas. Some people say that it demonstrates that the humans had advanced tools a million years ago. But scientists have come up…
