Strangest Objects Recently Discovered

being the curious creatures that we are human beings are constantly discovering amazing new things but sometimes those discoveries are so strange they raise more questions than answers from truly bizarre artifacts that fell from the heavens to ancient anomalies found underground here are some of the strangest objects recently discovered [Music] river cubes in may 2020 englishman will reed was sifting through sediment for precious metals in a shallow river in coventry england when he happened upon something truly unexpected initially thinking he'd just picked up some riverbed debris will and his two sons quickly realized they'd scooped up

something much more intriguing they'd actually uncovered cubes made of lead small enough to hold between your thumb and forefinger each bearing symbols and numbers intricately inscribed in a grid they ended up finding more than 60 of the cubes alongside various coins with holes punctured through them unable to figure out what the cube's purpose were will turned to the internet for an explanation and soon found one these types of cubes it turns out are used in traditional hindu prayer rituals the inscriptions reference certain astrological principles and with the intention of requesting spiritual help or guidance from

a cosmic entity are dropped in running water to maximize the alleged effects but what were religious cubes of this nature which are usually found in india doing in a river in england and how long had they been there well as the coins found accompanying the cubes were minted in the 1980s the cubes were likely deposited there sometime in the past 40ish years as for who put them there most likely they were left by british hindus carrying out their ancestral religious ceremonies in their newer home of the uk rivers like the ganges are hugely important spiritual

places for practitioners of the hindu faith so it's likely that this river in coventry served as an ideal substitute but whoever placed the coins there they certainly made for a more interesting riverbed discovery than the usual of old boots and shopping carts with intriguing discoveries being the topic of the day today's sponsor rage shadow legends is certainly worth mentioning if uncovering mysterious tales and fascinating characters interests you as much as it does me raid is more than just a meme it's a top tier source of quality fun the awesome dark fantasy storyline gripped me immediately

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shells and giant mushrooms some suggestions were more plausible than others but when an expert finally chimed in most ideas were proven wrong it turned out the find was actually something known as a dragonstone which geologists refer to as a septarian nodule of cytorite these rocks typically form in muddy sediment when soils dry out over thousands of years forming cracks which are then filled with other minerals like calcite most of the time they're considerably smaller than the specimen uncovered in arkansas making this recent find highly valuable to collectors so even if the finder was disappointed they

hadn't uncovered the remains of an ancient dragon at least they'd be able to wipe their tears away with fistfuls of cash ancient wolf in 2019 a discovery was made in eastern siberia that was equal parts terrifying and fascinating in the icy conditions the exceptionally well preserved remains of an ancient wolf were found belonging to a subspecies that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago this particular specimen is thought to be between 32 000 and 40 000 years old having been preserved by the permanently frozen conditions it was found in which prevented it decaying the

wolf's fur brains snout and fangs are all still intact allowing researchers to determine its head to be around 5 inches longer than the modern grey wolves of today this larger head and wider more robust jaw allowed the wolf to hunt large herbivores such as wooly mammoths back in its day while it's unknown how the wolf's head ended up detached from its body it may have been separated by shifts in the permafrost that encased it over thousands of years alternatively its head may have been buried under snow dirt or ice at the time of its death

while scavengers fed on the accessible above ground parts of its body either way with jaws as ferocious looking as that let's be grateful we don't have to worry about non-frozen versions of these wolves anymore ancient iphone in our modern world considering how often they're in our hands smartphones have almost become an extension of the human body but as surprising as it sounds the people of our time aren't the only ones from history who liked tablet-shaped objects that could fit in your hand in 2019 an artifact was discovered at an archaeological site in the tuva republic

that looked remarkably like a smartphone but in reality the artifact which was buried more than 2100 years ago with its apparent owner alongside coins and pottery was actually an oversized belt buckle the holes at the narrower ends would have originally been connected to the belt string which has decayed over time the buckle is fashioned out of the gemstone jet and is intricately decorated with other precious stones including turquoise carnelian and mother of pearl fashioned into beads clothing accessories crafted from jet were particularly rare in this geographical area at the time this person was buried and

were usually reserved for male warriors this being a female skeleton suggests she was of high regard and reasonable wealth not to mention being at the peak of fashion for her time she may just be a pile of bones now but with her classy attire i'd say she could still kill it on a runway just don't let her know your phone she might try and wear it usb seal sometimes a discovery is strange not because of what the object is but where it's found case in point in 2019 someone's usb flash drive was discovered sticking out

of some frozen leopard seal poop by biologists in new zealand the research team were studying the contents of the poop which had been gathered from a new zealand beach and frozen because you know science when they found the thumb drive inside amazingly it still worked and was found to contain family pictures and videos as well as photos of sea lions equal parts baffled and intrigued the scientists launched a search for its owner in a mere matter of days the owner came forward it turned out the owner was actually something of a seal enthusiast herself and

had been observing leopard seals on a beach when she accidentally dropped her usb drive somehow it seems the seal ended up getting the drive perhaps intrigued by the smell alternatively a seabird might have picked up the drive out of curiosity before being eaten by the seal either way the usb drive ultimately passed through the seal only to have its droppings gathered by biologists kicking this strange story into motion ring fish in 2019 a group of buddies fishing on lake michigan snagged a fish with an unexpected bonus a wedding ring secured around its tail fin with

a cable tie amazed by their discovery the fishermen got in touch with a local news station to try and figure out the story behind it had someone tried to marry a fish was this an elaborate game of if you can catch the wedding ring you can marry me well no but the real reason was perplexing its own ride less than a week after the discovery a man came forward confessing he was behind the steelhead's unusual accessory it turned out after divorcing his now ex-wife a few years prior he'd been wanting to get rid of the

ring and move on with his life one day he was thinking about how much she used to nag him about going fishing when he decided upon the perfect way to get rid of the ring to symbolize the end of those unpleasant times and to celebrate his newfound freedom he tied his ring to a fish and set it free in lake michigan a month and a half later the fish along with the ring just so happened to be caught sparking the search for its mysterious owner while the men who caught the fish offered to return the

ring the divorced man made it very clear he didn't want it back as far as he was concerned that ring was nothing but a curse and he claimed his life had been endlessly better since he got rid of it that said i'm not sure the fish was quite so thrilled to be caught up in all this unfortunately though the fish was unable to be reached to discuss his views on the matter beached behemoth in december 2016 visitors to moody wai beach in new zealand were greeted by a very large very strange mystery a huge object

covered in odd shells with long leathery tongue-like appendages had washed up on the shore and had begun emitting a horrible aroma sparking wild theories as to what it might be some locals jokingly suggested it might be an extra-large walrus with dreadlocks while others suggested it might be some sort of alien incubation pod set free from the bottom of the sea one person put forward the humorous idea that it might be an oceanic christmas tree which was funnily enough the closest answer to the truth in reality the mysterious object turned out to be a large chunk

of driftwood which during its journey through the waves had become totally covered in gooseneck barnacles those leathery dreadlocks covering the driftwood were the stalks the barnacles used to attach themselves to materials interestingly gooseneck barnacles are eaten as a delicacy in spain meaning technically a gourmet seafood platter had been served up on the beach however the foul smell forced any thoughts of tucking in out of mind the pungent aroma was likely the product of the barnacles being left to dry out decay and bake in the sun as i'm sure you already know seafood and long stints

of warm open air are a truly hellish mixture as far as smells are concerned so this time driftwood paella remained firmly off the menu of the local restaurants witchcrafts when a devastating volcanic eruption struck the city of pompeii in 79 a.d much of the city was covered in a thick blanket of ash while those living there perished in the intolerable heat and suffocating volcanic particles the ash did something peculiar to the remains and belongings of people who lived there it preserved them creating an eerie snapshot of life 2000 years ago in modern excavations beneath the

ash countless fascinating discoveries have been made like one particularly magical find in august 2019 a treasure trove of items found in a wooden box that had largely decomposed say for the brass hinges was found in an excavated house and are thought to have been the possessions of a sorceress these items included buttons carved from bone carved scarab beetles crystals phallic amulets tiny carved dolls and even a few teeth among various other artifacts these strange objects are all presumed to have been used for rituals with some of the items likely being crafted into necklaces which would

be worn in hopes of channeling their supposed effects some of the magical effects sought by the owner are thought to have included fortune telling seduction and bringing good luck it seems the luck ritual may have needed some tweaking considering the fate of the collection's owner but at least her intriguing colorful collection survived the tragedy of pompeii roman dodecahedrons some strange discoveries are more than just a one-time thing certain types of objects are found repeatedly throughout history yet each new find reveals surprisingly little about their purpose this is exactly the case with these things known as

roman dodecahedrons their name comes from their twelve flat faces and the fact that all originate from the roman era with most of them dating back from the second and fourth century a.d these strange hollow objects feature strange spheres on their corners alongside circular holes of varying diameters they're usually made from copper alloy and are often found in roman coin hordes which suggests they were seen as highly valuable items but for what purpose well this question has remained unanswered since the first roman dodecahedrons was discovered in 1739 right up to the most recent finds which still

regularly occur at old roman sites throughout northern europe some theorize that these dodecahedrons were decorative items or candlestick holders as some examples have been found with wax inside other theory suggests their use may have been in measuring the sizes of distant objects detecting counterfeit coins based on their size or even telling people's fortunes a more recent theory points out the varying sizes of the holes on the dodecahedrons faces suggesting they may be finger and thumb holes around which gloves could be knitted this lines up with the fact that most of these objects have been discovered

in the chillier northern regions of europe that said theories for their usage are currently impossible to verify as there's no reference to their purpose in any roman resources written artistic or otherwise that we have access to today with no solid evidence from the time to support any of these theories roman dodecahedrons remain a mystery for now air force beach mystery in 2018 a man visiting air force beach in evans head australia happened upon an object which kinda looked like some sort of giant alien kazoo this eyebrow raising object consisted of two pieces of 10-foot long

plastic piping rats together in black plastic all bundled up in fishing net at one end there was a plastic dome seemingly housing some electrical parts though these didn't appear to be wired up to anything inside the plastic tubing the only clue as to the item's origins or purpose was the word falcon written on the dome this led some to suggest it may have belonged to falcon oil company based further south down the coastline in sydney if it did though the company still hasn't come forward with an explanation to this day others meanwhile suggested the object

might be a floating beacon used for long line fishing perhaps carrying a tracker of some kind that somehow got loose from the rest of the net whatever it is more than two years on no official conclusion has been reached so what do you think it could be is my alien kazoo suggestion close to the mark let me know in the comment section down below the volgograd discs some discoveries people make are either completely groundbreaking or pretty mundane depending on who you ask for the members of the russian mystery investigation group cosmopoisk finding this large stone

disc on an expedition near volgograd russia was an extraordinary discovery the 13 foot wide disc was reported to be one of several in the area and to the group that uncovered them its disk's shape was of no small importance according to the group the shape of the stone alongside the fact that it reportedly contained tungsten a metal used in military projectiles and aircrafts was evidence of extraterrestrial origin that's right these explorers who happen to be ufo enthusiasts declared these discs to be ancient alien spacecraft or drones according to the group the reason they no longer

look quite as one might expect for a flying saucer is that they crash landed there millions of years ago and their metal has since degraded now for most people this conclusion might seem a bit of a leap and i personally agree after all it's not that uncommon for rocks of this shape to appear in nature as compact masses known as concretions these form when minerals fill the spaces between larger bodies of rock over long periods these concretions end up being harder than the surrounding rock or soil and if this surrounding strata erodes or falls away

the concretion inside is revealed concretions have been seen as a curiosity for hundreds of years so the cosmopoise group's otherworldly conclusions are nothing new what's more the team provided no solid evidence that these rocks contained tungsten and even if they did that wouldn't be definitive evidence of extraterrestrials though it's rare tungsten does occur naturally in ore usually mixed with other compounds so while these types of rocks are undoubtedly fascinating curiosities concluding them to be of alien origin is a big enough stretch to reach from earth to mars spaceballs while unfounded claims of strange objects being

from outer space are relatively commonplace only very rarely are these claims proven to be true but incidents of puzzling objects falling from the heavens actually have happened on a number of occasions in recent years in two separate incidents once in australia in 2008 and again in spain in 2015 two almost identical spherical objects fell from space into farmers fields despite occurring seven years apart the objects had remarkably similar appearances being tightly wound balls of frayed twisted metal with their spiraling design it certainly didn't seem that these were naturally occurring meteorites so what were they well

after authorities stepped in to investigate it was found that both of these objects were pieces of man-made space debris that had found their way back to earth they're believed to be parts of fuel modules used and released after communication satellite was launched from florida back in 1998. they seemingly drifted into earth's orbit for years before eventually being pulled back home by gravity to befuddle rural agricultural workers around the world while the finds were certainly fascinating there was an element of concern too considering their size the materials they're made from and the speed with which they

would have hit the ground had one of them hit somebody well let's just say it wouldn't have been pretty so keep watching the skies if not for ufos then your own safety mystery of the monolith in november 2020 a shiny metal monolith appeared in the middle of a desert in utah the prism-shaped protrusion was spotted by state wildlife officials who were counting bighorn sheep in the area in an overhead helicopter the discovery instantly caused a stir online with people drawing links to the monolith that appears in stanley kubrick's 1968 movie 2001 a space odyssey while

the monolith in the movie ushers in the next stage in human evolution that didn't seem to be the case for the one in utah as a photographer snapped shots of it being disassembled days later it turned out to be little more than some plywood and metal sheets dug into the ground and after it was retrieved all that remained was its base and a pile of rocks but that wasn't the end of the story toward the end of november another metal monolith of remarkably similar appearance was discovered this time in romania less than a week after

that another monolith of the same kind appeared atop pine mountain in california with each of these monoliths bearing a remarkably similar appearance it seemed that they were unquestionably linked but who was responsible what the intended message was and whether it would turn out to be a publicity stunt has yet to be confirmed that said rumors have emerged that the highly publicized monoliths may be a novel attempt to publicize progressive metal band tesseract's latest album which features similar monoliths on the cover as of yet though the answer remains unconfirmed digging for shells while fishing along the

banks of a creek in buenos aires argentina in 2019 one man stumbled upon something that definitely wasn't a fish noticing an unusual rock along the muddy bank he went to clear the dirt away to pull it out but soon realized it was much larger than he initially expected and it had a peculiar cobble texture it soon became clear this wasn't any ordinary rock and when experts were called in to excavate the object it was found to be a remarkably well preserved fossil to be precise this was the fossilized shell of a glyptodon an ancient giant

relative of armadillos with a huge bone plate shell and club-like tail that went extinct around 10 000 years ago finding these specimens so well preserved is rare although species of this kind have been found in this part of argentina with increasing regularity in recent years an even more impressive discovery in the area was made in 2020 when a farmer grazing his cows initially discovered two of these fossilized creatures amazingly the ensuing excavation ended up uncovering a group of four these recent discoveries followed in the wake of an initial discovery made in 2015 near the argentine

city of carlos picaccini not far from buenos aires at first assumed to be a dinosaur egg this glyptodon specimen was found in the bank of a stream by a man walking on his farm modern-day buenos aires was clearly a hot spot for glyptodons before they were wiped out and hopefully more big shell discoveries like this will follow in the future they may cause a similar amount of confusion at first but as we've seen many of the best discoveries are also the strangest what's the weirdest thing that's been discovered by you or people in your area

let me know in the comment section below thanks for watching you