The Anomalous Archive

Category: Ancient Mysteries

  • The Roman Dodecahedra — Objects Without an Explanation

    The Roman Dodecahedra — Objects Without an Explanation

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    SHORT REPORT ANCIENT MYSTERIES A complete, concise Archive account of a case whose surviving record does not support a full investigation. North-western Roman Empire · Approximately second to fourth centuries CE One metre beneath a Lincolnshire field, in what had once been a Roman quarry pit, a shape emerged from the soil. It was small…

  • The Barabar Caves, Bihar – The Polished Enigma (322-185 BCE)

    The Barabar Caves, Bihar – The Polished Enigma (322-185 BCE)

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    KEY FACTS Location: Barabar and Nagarjuni hills, Bihar, India Period: Third century BCE Site: A group of rock-cut chambers Distinguishing features: Lustrous stone and striking acoustics Category: Ancient Mysteries Cut into a granite hill more than two thousand years ago, the chambers are spare, dark and almost empty. Then a voice crosses the room—and the…