The Anomalous Archive

Tag: 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…

  • Nan Madol: The Lost City Built on the Sea

    Nan Madol: The Lost City Built on the Sea

    KEY FACTS Location: off Temwen Island, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia Setting: a monumental complex constructed across a shallow tidal reef Main monumental period: approximately AD 1200–1500 Scale: more than ninety artificial islets, tidal channels and massive basalt enclosures Associated culture: Pohnpeian; closely connected with the Saudeleur dynasty World Heritage: UNESCO World Heritage Site since…