Unexplained Fun-nomena

My miscelleneous musings on myths and mysteries, real and imagined

[unexfunstuff]

How People of the Past Predicted the Future, From Spider Divination to Bibliomancy

A new exhibition spotlights the ways in which cultures around the world have sought answers in the face of uncertainty

[unexfunstuff]

Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert

The Nevada monolith is one of number of similar structures have been found around the world in recent years.

Another one of those darn monoliths has appeared, this time in the Nevada desert.

[unexfunstuff]

‘Great enigma’: Amateur archaeologists unearth mysterious Roman object | CNN

Amateur archaeologists in England have unearthed one of the largest Roman dodecahedrons ever found, but mystery surrounds what it was actual

[unexfunstuff]

William R. Newman on Newton the Alchemist

When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were

About Isaac Newton's alchemical experiments.

[unexfunstuff]

English Heritage Podcast episode about those mysterious Roman Dodecahedrons!

And a brief overview of the museum exhibit.

[unexfunstuff]

Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed in England

More than 100 such ancient artifacts have been found throughout Europe, but nobody knows what they are

[unexfunstuff]

On the Mysterious Dolls of Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh

I’ve been enjoying Simon Young and Chris Woodyard’s podcast Boggart and Banshee, which deals with all manner of fairy encounters…

[unexfunstuff]

Undying Dread: A 400-Year-Old Corpse, Locked to Its Grave

In 17th-century Europe, the dead were a constant threat to rise again and bedevil the living. Now archaeologists have found the remains of a

[unexfunstuff]

[unexfunstuff]

As the first entry for our 2021 Halloween Playlist, I present "The Monster Rap" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Bobby Paine, from 1984. This was released 22 years after the original Monster Mash and is a loose 'sequel' in a more modern style. I hope you enjoy it.

[m1male2]

In Cappadocia, Turkey, up to 36 underground cities have been discovered. One of the best known and the deepest (85 m), it is the underground city of Derinkuyu. It contains stables, cellars, warehouses, dining rooms, ventilation shafts, wells … It is unlikely that the underground cities were intended for permanent housing, but they were built to withstand attacks and could accommodate a large number of people (30,000/50000) and your pets for long periods of time. Its antiquity dates back to the 7th century BC.

[unexfunstuff]

Audio of Ripper the 'talking' Australian duck rediscovered

The 1987 recording appears to show Ripper the Australian musk duck saying: "You bloody fool".

[unexfunstuff]

An immense mystery older than Stonehenge

Reshaping previous ideas on the story of civilisation, Gobekli Tepe in Turkey was built by a prehistoric people 6,000 years before Stoneheng

[unexfunstuff]

[unexfunstuff]

Stonehenge: Did ancient 'machine' move stones from Wales?

A trip to Egypt led a carpet fitter to devise a prototype machine for transporting stones.

[unexfunstuff]

Unlocking the secrets of the world's oldest computer - BBC Reel

[unexfunstuff]

The US' lost, ancient megacity

In the ancient Mississippian settlement of Cahokia, vast social events – not trade or the economy – were the founding principle.