Exploration mysteries

a group of roman soldiers accost a black man in tribal garb

Exploration Mysteries: Did Romans Discover the Nile’s Source?

Ancient Greek historian Herodotus once called Egypt "the gift...
a view of mountains from the Missouri River.

Exploration Mysteries: The Yazoo Man Who (Might Have) Beat Lewis and Clark to the Pacific

When Lewis and Clark led the Corps of Discovery...
a man stands in a desert holding a microphone

Exploration Mysteries: The Hum and Other Unexplained Sounds

Seeing is believing, but what about hearing? Since the 1970s,...
missing kayaker head & shoulders

Missing U.S. Kayaker Faked Own Death and Fled to Eastern Europe

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Ryan Borgwardt was reported missing on August...
ghost ship

Exploration Mysteries: Ghost Ships

“July 11th. At 4 am, the Flying Dutchman crossed...
One of the last photos of Paul Knutsen and Peter Tessem.

Exploration Mysteries: Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen

In 1919, Peter Tessem could not bear his chronic...
a black and white photo of two merchant ships circa 1940

Exploration Mysteries: The Ghastly Tale of the ‘Ourang Medan’

In June 1947, the American vessel Silver Star pulled alongside...
illustration

Exploration Mysteries: Did King Solomon’s Mines Really Exist?

In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna...
dark stormy sky

Scientists Grapple to Explain Mysterious ‘Skyquake’ Noises Heard Across the World

Across the globe, people are reporting loud banging and...
Skara Brae

Exploration Mysteries: What Happened to Skara Brae?

Frozen in time, abandoned for 4,500 years, and under...
a black and white photo of a sailor taken in the mid 1800s

DNA Researchers Identify Cannibalized Remains From Lost Franklin Expedition

Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped...
Spanish gold coins.

Exploration Mysteries: The Treasure of Lima

It is 1820 and Peru is in chaos. Disaffection...
a portrait of Meriwether Lewis painted shortly after his return from the West

Exploration Mysteries: The Troublesome End of Meriwether Lewis

On Oct. 11, 1809, in a small inn named...
AI illustration of Zerzura.

Exploration Mysteries: Zerzura

In 1481, a mysterious figure emerged from the desert...
Aztec ruins.

Exploration Mysteries: Aztlan

Where did the Aztecs come from? Despite a wealth...
Saint Peter's Basilica.

Exploration Mysteries: Tartarian Empire

How exactly do you look for a civilization that...
desert town

Exploration Mysteries: Lost City of the Kalahari

In 1885, tightrope walker-turned-explorer William Leonard Hunt was searching...
green children

Exploration Mysteries: The Green Children of Woolpit

Once upon a time in the 12th century, two...
An illustration of a Patagonian encampment; from an account by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1840s).

Exploration Mysteries: The Giants of Patagonia

Explorers and mapmakers called uncharted lands Terra Incognita. Though...
Sea Peoples

Exploration Mysteries: The Sea Peoples

Black-flagged ships sailed up the Nile, bringing mysterious seafarers...
a desert landscape with lights on the horizon

Exploration Mysteries: The Marfa Lights

There's something spooky happening way out in the desert,...
city underground

Exploration Mysteries: Agartha

We know the Earth is not hollow. While we...
formations in the desert

Exploration Mysteries: Works of the Old Men

Google Earth has done a lot more than show...
upright stone pillars

Exploration Mysteries: Newton Stone

Mysterious writing. No author. Enigmatic etchings that don't make...

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