History’s biggest mysteries
This huge stone monument in the English countryside has been puzzling people for centuries. There are working theories about
The 240-foot-long limestone statue of this mythological figure overlooks the bank of the Nile (here), but exactly when it was built and why has been up for debate.
A group of 16th-century British settlers and their dwellings are said to have completely vanished from their early Virginia colony
Eighteenth-century Dutch explorers stumbled upon this remote South Pacific island (find it on a map) and were stunned by the hundreds of huge stone statutes erected there. Natives died off — here’s one cause — before key questions about their origins and methods were answered.
A revered Greek philosopher told of an island that was once a seat of great power, but plummeted into the depths of the ocean
The ancient Mayans erected elaborate monuments in this city in the Yucatan Peninsula, then abandoned them.
Locked inside an Italian chapel is a cloth some say was placed on the body of Jesus Christ when he was buried. Some dismiss it as a forgery.
This ancient Inca temple complex was constructed with puzzle-like pieces of stone cut with laser-like precision
In this southern Florida town stands the 1920s home of a Latvian-American recluse. What makes it mysterious? He claimed to have built the vast “castle” all by himself using pieces of limestone that weighed tons.
