The Lost Sea, Mysterious Anthodites, and the Largest Underground Lake in the US by Don Luenser A child at play, a thirteen year old boy by the name of Ben Sands, ventured into a cave one day in 1905 in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. With …
In a small town, El Valle de Anton, a few hours’ drive away from Panama City, can be seen one of the most fascinating and mysterious things of the world: Square Trees. They are believed to only grow in this one section of the world, and the reason for why …
The Armchair Treasure Hunt: Treasure: In Search of the Golden By MW Team Writer Kurt Konecny December, 1984. The storm outside is blowing sleet and freezing rain against my window, but I barely hear it. I am 14 years old and I am sitting on my bed with a pencil, …
One of the great mysteries of antiquity has been the “lost” tomb of Alexander the Great. To this day, no one is certain of its location, although multiple theories abound. There are claims to its location in modern Alexandria, there are some who say they have found it in eastern …
When we reflect on cloud bedecked, ancient German forests we picture primitive men gathered well beyond the influence of Roman Civilization. Indeed, we speculate on the barbarians’ mystical beliefs, punctuated by mighty gods, tricky gnomes, and beauteous, blonde, heroic maidens. Of course, in Ziegelroda Forest, near the village of Nebra …
Perhaps the most mysterious beginning of any movie is the scene at Fort Zinderneuf, in the 1939 film, Beau Geste. Fort Zinderneuf is a French Foreign Legion outpost, standing mute, somewhere in the Sahara. It is approached by a relief column of soldiers, sent to rescue the beleaguered occupants. Yet, …
The Stone of Destiny by Duncan Burden When is a found treasure, still a lost treasure? Such is the question with the famous The Stone of Scone – The King Maker Stone. In reality all that is being discussed here is an oblong block of red sandstone. It is around …
In 1908, a most mysterious object was discovered in the palace complex of Phaistos on the island of Crete. The object was a small disk of fired clay, about 6 inch in diameter, and held symbols of unknown meaning in a spiral formation. Both sides of the mysterious Disk displayed …
I realize many people probably don’t think much about the history of Dice, but it is actually quite interesting. Especially since some of the first Dice relate to two mysterious things mentioned in the Bible that were believed to reveal the Will of God. How incredible that would be! But …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden The Ring of Gyges – The Lord of Rings The pun in the title is intended, as the legend of the Ring of Gyges surely must be the Lord of all Rings, as not only is it one of the earliest ring of power stories, …
