From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
     Mike wrote:   
      
   > Mysterious artifices are actually quite common. Here are   
   > a few more that have nothing to do with Jesus.   
      
   Imagine if people a few thousand years in the future find our   
   belongings but no records of how they were used?   
      
   A toilet plunger might send them spinning into all kinds of   
   religious conjecture....   
      
   > Antikythera Mechanism   
   > Ancient Greek device with complex gears, possibly used for astronomy.   
      
   Best case scenario:  It's an astronomical clock without the clock!   
      
   It's actually a good deal less sophisticated than an astronomical clock   
   as it lacks not only a clock but a power source.   
      
   The consensus is that it's hand cranked! No springs or pulleys to   
   run the mechanics. It didn't do anything unless a person stood there   
   cranking it.   
      
   Remarkable?  Yes. Assuming it's real. But it's far from a "Computer"   
   and it's not quite up to the sophistication of a clock.   
      
   > Gobekli Tepe   
   > Massive carved stone pillars built by hunter-gatherers without known   
   > advanced tools.   
      
   This is actually a bigger mystery than you let on. After all, these   
   were NOT settled people! This was prior to permanent settlements. As   
   far as we know.   
      
   So they're permanent structures for people who weren't settled in   
   one place.   
      
   > Baghdad Battery   
   > Clay jars possibly functioning as primitive electrical devices.   
      
   Can be used as a weak battery, yes, but they appear to be scroll   
   jars.   
      
   > Roman Dodecahedrons   
   > Hollow bronze objects with no known purpose or method of use.   
      
   They're not necessarily Roman. It's my understanding that they   
   are found during the Roman period but not Italy.   
      
   > Phaistos Disc   
   > Clay disc with stamped symbols; script and manufacturing process unknown.   
      
   Why is this not considered printing?   
      
   > London Hammer   
   > Iron hammer encased in rock; age and formation are disputed.   
      
   Rubbish. Absolute nonsense.   
      
   > Nazca Lines   
   > Huge geoglyphs visible from the air with unclear surveying methods.   
      
   As a kid I recall writing my initials really HUGE in the snow, in a   
   field in a nearby park.   
      
   We have no idea WHY but I can't pretend that they couldn't be created   
   by simple people.   
      
   > Voynich Manuscript   
   > Book written in an unknown script with undeciphered content.   
      
   More rubbish.   
      
   > Sacsayhuaman Stone Walls   
   > Enormous stones fitted together with extreme precision, no mortar.   
      
   "No mortar" describes most if not all early stone works.   
      
   The stones were carved to fit. In a sense, they were tailor made.   
      
   > Crystal Skulls   
   > Quartz skulls with disputed carving techniques and origins.   
      
   Debunked. They're a hoax. Came from Germany.   
      
   > Dropa Stones   
   > Stone discs with spiral grooves; authenticity and origin debated.   
      
   There isn't enough to even bother with them.   
      
   > Lycurgus Cup   
   > Roman glass that changes color due to unknown ancient techniques.   
      
   After Rome fell, it took at least until the 1700s for Europe to   
   catch up to Roman glass making, and STILL they left mysteries!   
      
   There is more than one example of Roman glass work that defied   
   "modern" efforts to replicate.   
      
   > Baalbek Trilithon Stones   
   > Stones weighing hundreds of tons moved and placed by unknown means.   
      
   We know many ways that it can be done. We just don't know which   
   specific way they chose.   
      
   > Longyou Caves   
   > Large underground caverns hand-carved with no historical records.   
      
   Sandstone is not a difficult material. It's probably the easiest.   
      
   The mystery here is WHY they bothered.   
      
   > Kensington Runestone   
   > Inscribed stone found in North America with disputed origin.   
      
   In so far as we can "Prove" anything, it's a hoax.   
      
   > Moai of Easter Island   
   > Massive stone statues carved and transported by unclear methods.   
      
   But it's certainly well within human capabilities and attempts to   
   recreate them have succeeded. We just don't know if they got it   
   right or not.   
      
   > Stone Spheres of Costa Rica   
   > Near-perfect stone spheres made with unknown techniques.   
      
   What was the source of the stones? Where are all the chips they   
   took off of it?   
      
   > Diquis Delta Gold Artifacts   
   > Small gold objects resembling modern aircraft; purpose unclear.   
      
   They appear to be genuine, not a modern hoax, but also appear to   
   most likely be insects of birds?  This was NOT a culture know for   
   photograph-like depictions of life. Their art could be highly   
   stylized. It's almost a given that if it looks like [A] then it   
   must be [B].   
      
   > Plain of Jars   
   > Thousands of massive stone jars carved and placed with unknown purpose.   
      
   Again the mystery here is "Why?"   
      
      
      
      
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