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Thousands of strange ‘Nazca Lines’ discovered in the Middle East. Posted by Xeno on September 16, 2011 The Bedouin call the structures the ‘work of the old men’ Peru’s Nazca Lines, the mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert centuries ago by indigenous groups, are world famous – and now thousands of similar patterns have been found in the Middle East.Satellite and aerial photography has revealed mysterious stone ‘wheels’ that are more numerous and older than the Nazca Lines in countries such as Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.The structures are thought to date back 2,000 years, but why they were built is baffling archaeologists and historians.via Thousands of strange ‘Nazca Lines’ discovered in the Middle East | Mail Online.

Thousands of strange ‘Nazca Lines’ discovered in the Middle East

Like this: Over 700 weird twisting passages discovered underground in Bavaria. Churchyards and private farmlands throughout the German state of Bavaria are perforated from below by “more than 700 curious tunnel networks” whose “purpose remains a mystery.”As Der Spiegel reports, “The tunnel entrances are sometimes located in the kitchens of old farmhouses, near churches and cemeteries or in the middle of a forest.

Over 700 weird twisting passages discovered underground in Bavaria

The atmosphere inside is dark and oppressive, much as it would be inside an animal den.” Although the subterranean networks are considered an “extremely unusual ancient phenomenon,” other “small underground labyrinths have been found across Europe, from Hungary to Spain, but no one knows why they were built.”Small might actually understate the case: indeed, “the tunnels are often only 20 to 50 meters long. Explorers find bizarre, spaceship-like object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Man Struck By Lightning For Sixth Time.

Poland's Mysterious Crooked Forest : Big Pic. History Mystery: Ancient Dodecahedron's Purpose Remains Secret - FoxNews.com. Mysterious, 12-sizeds geometric objects known only as "Roman dodecahedrons" have long mystified archaeologists.Portable Antiquities Scheme / British Museum Can you do what the world's archaeologists can't?

History Mystery: Ancient Dodecahedron's Purpose Remains Secret - FoxNews.com

Can you explain this -- thing?