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Mystical objects in the real world. Mystical objects - cursed hangman's chair

Objects with a bloody trail of deaths, mysterious diseases and frightening stories have always attracted people who are attracted by evidence of the existence of inexplicable phenomena in our world. Throughout the history of mankind, there have been a huge number of artifacts considered cursed: spirits or other otherworldly entities lived in them, next to them people felt discomfort, someone’s evil will and sudden malaise, which could end in tears both for the owners of the item and for ordinary people. guests. We've rounded up 25 damn things you should know about.

The same mirror with silhouettes (this time - tourists)

The house, surrounding buildings and land around Myrtle Plantation are considered one of the most famous cursed places in the United States. Ghosts of black slaves were seen there more than once. This farm is located in the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana. There are so many legends around the plantation that it would be enough for a series of horror films. The most famous story is about the cursed mirror. According to the story, one of the house's mistresses, Sarah Woodruff, was poisoned by slaves. Sarah's two young daughters were sacrificed with her. Due to the voodoo curse that the sorcerers cast on the women, their souls were locked in the mirror. Visitors to the plantation say that handprints constantly appear on the mirror, and in it itself you can regularly see figures in old-fashioned dresses.

The skull itself cannot be seen, so one can only guess what it looks like

In the small village of Burton Agnes there is a house built in the 17th century under Queen Elizabeth. According to history, three Griffith sisters lived on the estate. One of the sisters, Katherine Anne, one day went for a walk, where she was attacked by robbers. They took the family ring and beat her to a pulp. Before her death, Katherine asked her sisters to leave her head within the walls of the estate. Even in death, she could watch over her family and guard the estate. Of course, the request was not fulfilled. Then strange things began to happen in the house: rustling noises, screams, things moving by themselves. When the head of the deceased was nevertheless transferred into the building, the devilry stopped. However, every time they tried to return the skull to the cemetery, it began to scream heart-rendingly.

Doll in her prison

Thanks to the efforts of Hollywood, the Annabelle doll is one of the most famous cursed objects. It became a popular theme in urban legends after the publication of a book by demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren (they became famous for their investigation of the DeFeo case in Amityville). According to one version, the doll became a receptacle for the spirit of the dead girl. According to another, a demon lives in her. The doll independently changes position, writes messages and can kill. Annabelle now resides in a closed and sealed glass case at the Warren Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut.

A creepy picture and children's handprints on it

The eerie painting is the center of many urban legends. The painting was painted by American artist Bill Stonehan in 1972. Bill reportedly took a photograph of himself at age five for the painting. What caused the eerie composition to be written is still unknown. "Hands" was almost immediately recognized as a cursed work of art. Several people died due to their fault. In 2000, “Hands Resist Him” was put up for sale and is now wandering from one owner to another. It is believed that a person who looks at the original for a long time goes crazy.

Miss Baker's dress is still terrifying

In the middle of the 19th century, in 1849, a young and pretty lady from a respectable Pennsylvania family fell in love with an ordinary hard worker from a metallurgical plant. The girl's name was Anna Baker. The girl's father was against such a union, which cast a shadow on the presentability of the family. The wedding for which a dress had already been purchased was cancelled. Anna could not come to terms with her father's order and took a vow of celibacy, not giving her heart to anyone else. Miss Baker died in 1914, usually a servant. Since then, her wedding dress has been considered cursed. It is on display at the Baker home. Museum visitors report that the dress itself moves and brings misfortune to lovers who even dare to stand next to the display case.

Blood and paint created a mystical horror emanating from the canvas

One of the most famous cursed paintings in the world. The history of its creation is shrouded in darkness; the owner found the painting in the attic. According to his grandmother, the author painted “The Suffering Man” by mixing paint with his own blood. The artist captured his fears and sins on the canvas. After the painting was completed, the author committed suicide. Sean Robin, owner of The Suffering Man, claims that everyone feels uncomfortable when they are around the painting. At night, rustling sounds, voices and heavy breathing are heard near her.

Thomas' chair nailed to the wall

This chair has been considered cursed since the execution of Thomas Busby in 1702. Busby was a murderer and robber who lived in North Yorkshire in the UK. Thomas treasured this chair very much and even killed his father-in-law who sat on the chair without the owner's permission. According to legend, Busby drank poisoned wine while sitting on this piece of furniture. His last words were that anyone who used the chair would die. According to legend, the chair took many lives. Only four are officially recorded, which are directly related to the curse of the criminal. Now all of Busby's belongings are on display at the Crickby Museum. Just in case, the chair is suspended from the ceiling.

The mask is like a living face. It's better not to come near

At the Maori Museum in Wellington, New Zealand, there is a whole collection of cursed objects. Some of them are dangerous for children, others for the elderly. Still others can cause discomfort for pregnant and menstruating women. These include Maori combat masks. Women of the tribe were forbidden to approach men who were going to war. In addition, pregnancy was considered by the Maori to be a dangerous ritual, which is dangerous for adults to know about. It is believed that the principles of warlike men remained with them after death.

The damned diamond in all its glory

This diamond is one of the largest in the world. "Hope" (Hope) is estimated at 250 million dollars. Its bluish luster and size have attracted people ever since an unknown jeweler cut and shaped the stone in the 17th century. Immediately, stories began to circulate around the jewelry, repeating the same thing: “Hope” is cursed and brings misfortune to anyone who wears it. It is believed that the curse on the jewelry has been in place since the time an English merchant tore a huge stone from the eye socket of an Indian statue of a deity. This sacrilege did not go unnoticed by higher powers. The merchant who took the stone was torn to pieces by a pack of dogs.

Funeral gold mask of a young pharaoh

It is believed that everyone who participated in the opening of the tomb of the young pharaoh in 1923 fell victim to the curse. The warning was written on the walls of the tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Also, all things from the tomb are considered cursed, and in particular the golden death mask, which only a primary school student does not know.

Mummy Otzi, bringing misfortune

The mummy of a man who lived 5,000 years ago was found in a glacier. The corpse was christened "Otzi". It is perfectly preserved (as are mammoths in permafrost). The remains were discovered in the Otsala Alps (hence the name) by two tourists on the border between Italy and France in 1991. It is unclear why Otzi is considered a cursed corpse, but since his discovery, at least seven people have died violent deaths under mysterious circumstances. All of them are somehow connected with the storage or transport of the Iceman.

The damn doll really looks creepy

This doll was given to a boy named Robert Otto. It was made from straw and fabric by a Haitian nanny. Although the black nurse did not stay in the family for long, Robert became attached to her and then carried the doll with him everywhere and even gave it his name. After some time, house guests began to feel uncomfortable around the doll. Many felt threatened and even evil from her. Family members also began to notice strange phenomena: Robert talked to himself in different voices, objects moved on their own. The doll was thrown into the attic, but it continued to bring misfortune to the family, even when Robert grew up and got married.

Remains of a car whose ghost is seen on the A-3 highway

Accidents on the A3 in the UK are not uncommon. But one day, the control panel at a police station in Surrey received a call that made people's hair stand on end: a frightened young lady spoke about a car speeding through cars, turning off a bridge and disappearing into thin air, its headlights flashing. The patrol did not find any traces of an accident near the road. Imagine the surprise of the police when the remains of a car with a decomposing corpse were discovered a little in the distance. An autopsy showed that the young man was six months before the events. Spiritualists claim that the car was cursed and now its ghost will travel along the roads of Surrey, bringing death to everyone who saw it.

Not only dolls can be cursed

Of course, the number itself cannot be classified as a material object, but it can easily be cursed. There is an urban legend about the Bulgarian number +359888888888. Such “beautiful” numbers can be found in any country, but this is precisely what people like to exaggerate around. According to legend, the number appeared 10 years ago and during this time it changed three owners: the first died of cancer, the other two were shot. The telephone operator who owned the number has suspended it and is now out of service. However, the Internet claims that this number can call any part of the world. And whoever picks up the phone will soon die.

Wine cabinet sold for tens of thousands of dollars just for being labeled “cursed”

This wine box, called the “Dybbuk Box,” would be an unremarkable trinket if it weren’t supposedly inhabited by a malevolent spirit from Jewish folklore. This spirit can not only do evil, but also suck life. The box gained fame after being sold at an online auction. This story became the basis for the horror film "Damn Box", released in 2012. Everyone who was the owner of the box for at least a little time complained of nightmares and strange illnesses.

A vase that no one should hold in their hands

This 15th-century carved silver vase was created as a wedding gift for a Neapolitan bride. Unfortunately, the girl never made it to the altar: she was killed the night before the ceremony. This vase was found in the hands of the dead bride. Then it was given ownership to the girl’s family, but it did not stay anywhere for long: they used to say that the vase was cursed. The silver item became widely known in 1988, when an antique dealer found it with a note: “Be careful... This vase will bring you death!” After this, she was kidnapped, and a series of mysterious deaths followed, which stopped when the artifact was returned to the family.

Only a small part of the thousands-strong army of clay sculptures

The importance of this archaeological discovery cannot be underestimated: a huge army of terracotta statues created for the posthumous protection of Emperor Qing Shi Huang. But for the farming family that unearthed the first clay soldiers in 1974, the discovery became a curse: the land was confiscated by the government, houses were demolished, and hotels and souvenir shops were opened in their place. One of the discoverers committed suicide. All the rest ended their lives in poverty.

Some researchers believe that the reproductions were varnished and therefore did not burn

The uniqueness of this object lies in the fact that not only the original, the painting “Crying Boy” by Giovanni Bragolin, is considered cursed. In 1985, the Sun newspaper (a British tabloid) published an article in which it was stated that in many houses where fires occurred, a reproduction of this painting or even just a photograph of it was discovered. Moreover, the “boy” did not suffer at all from the flames and heat. After publication, a legend appeared that the original painting depicted an orphan whose house burned down.

Exhibition of figurines in the museum

Lemb, a small village on the island of Cyprus, became an important archaeological center when an ancient settlement was found there in 1878, along with numerous female figurines. The limestone artifacts date back to 3500 BC. According to the stories surrounding the discovery, the four families who owned the figurines after the discovery were victims of accidents and unexplained deaths. The last representatives of one of them donated ancient figurines to the Royal Edinburgh Museum. The museum's caretaker is reported to have died several months after the transfer.

inhospitable shores of the island of Pécs

This island is a favorite place for hunters of cursed artifacts and ghosts. The island is uninhabited, but tourists constantly come to it. Pech is located on the Detroit River in Canadian territory. According to legend, the French-Canadian Laforet family built an estate on the island and lived in peace with local tribes in the mid-18th century. But in 1883, a local businessman named Hiram Walker wanted to get his hands on the land. The Laforets left, but finally the mother of the family shouted: “No one can own the island!” Soon the Walkers built a luxurious estate on Pech, but mysteriously died one after another. Since then, no one has lived on the island. The summer residence in Newport, Rhode Island was a museum of various mystical artifacts that Oliver Belcourt collected around the world. It was for them that this luxurious mansion was built at the end of the 19th century. The residence is considered one of the places with strong paranormal activity. All ghost hunters in the USA know about him. The dance hall is the center of ghost activity. It is believed that no one can sit on chairs. Particularly impressionable visitors fainted next to the dinner table. This huge, transparent stone was found, like many other large diamonds, in India. Recently it turned 700 years old since its cutting. And all these years he has been considered cursed (however, this is not surprising: any treasure is an object of envy and desire). Over the centuries, that blood diamond has been responsible for many male deaths, even among the royal family of Britain. To avoid the curse, only women can wear the Kohinoor.

Mount Uluru is beautiful, but fraught with dangers

This mountain, sacred to the Aboriginal people, which they call Uluru, is a unique rock formation of monolithic sandstone in the middle of the plain. Australian shamans say that you should not even take a stone from the slopes of Ayers Rock. This will bring the wrath of the gods and a curse. Of course, tourists do not listen to the natives, considering this a stupid invention. However, many of those who took a piece of Uluru with them send their souvenir back by mail. In their letters, they claim that after the trip, families of tourists are haunted by illness and misfortune.

Blarney Castle wall where the stone is located

This stone is built into the wall of the Irish castle of Blarney in the town of Cork. It is believed that kissing a stone will bring good luck to you. But if you try to break off even a piece and take it with you, then failure, financial difficulties, quarrels and even death await you. As in the case of Uluru, many “vandals” returned souvenirs to their homeland.

Facade of the Driscol Hotel

This painting is located at the Driscoll Hotel in Austin, Texas. The painting depicts a sweet girl about 4–5 years old, but the terrible events are associated with another child - a girl named Samantha Houston, the daughter of a former US senator. Her family was relaxing at the hotel, and Samantha was playing on the stairs with a ball. A tragedy happened - the little girl fell down the steps and broke her neck. Hotel workers say the painting is to blame. According to another version, the girl liked the painting so much that she began to live in it after death. Everyone who is near the “Love Letters” experiences dizziness, panic, and some are even lifted into the air by an unknown force.

“Mysticism, witchcraft, spirits - all this will attract people. After all, if there is something inexplicable and evil beyond the line, then there must be good. And where there is goodness, there is always a place for hope. Hope and belief that death is just the beginning.

If you believe the myths, then throughout ancient history the world was tormented by evil ghouls and finicky gods. But people were not going to give up without a fight and fought the haters of the human race with improvised means, in particular magic. A wide variety of artifacts have reached our time, the true purpose of which modern scientists can only guess at.

1. Greek palindrome

According to legends, Cyprus is the birthplace of the Greek goddess of love and fertility, and the city of Paphos was the “headquarters” of the cult of Aphrodite. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is replete with ancient mosaics and the remains of the great Mycenaean temples dedicated to the patroness of love. Recently, another miracle was found in Paphos - a 1,500-year-old clay amulet the size of a coin. On one side there is a Greek palindrome, and on the other there is a scene from myths. The palindrome reads: “Yahweh is the bearer of the secret name, and the lion Ra keeps it in his temple.”

2. Mysterious golden spirals

The spirals date back to 900 - 700 BC, but that's all that is known about them. Why they were made is a mystery. Scientists suggest that the Bronze Age culture revered the Sun and attached great importance to gold, considering it the form of the sun embodied on Earth. Thus, it is likely that the spirals decorated the sacred robes of the priests.

3. Bone armor

Archaeologists in Russia have found unusual armor that was made from the bones of killed animals. Perhaps this is the work of the people of the Samus-Seima culture, whose representatives lived in the Altai Mountains in the territory of modern Russia and Central Asia thousands of years ago. At some point, they migrated to what is today the Siberian city of Omsk, where the armor, which is between 3,500 and 3,900 years old, was discovered.

Despite its age, it was found in "perfect condition." It likely belonged to some elite warrior, but archaeologists have no idea why anyone would bury such a unique item.

4. Mesoamerican mirrors

Unfortunately, the mirrors were in poor condition. Like other sacred things, they were subject to cremation and burial with their owners. Researchers found that the mirrors were made of pyrite and were richly decorated. Since there are no pyrite deposits in the territory of the modern state of Arizona, they assumed that the mirrors were imported from Mesoamerica.

5. Mysterious Sicilian monolith

The purpose of its construction is not clear, but it is obvious that its production required Herculean efforts. What’s remarkable is that the monolith is made of stone that is not mined anywhere nearby. Today, this artifact, hiding under water, is broken into three parts, and three holes of unknown purpose were found in it.

6. Magic signs of the Tower of London

Archaeological researchers at the Museum of London have discovered 54 magical signs throughout the Tower. Most of them are black vertical symbols 3-7 cm in height, which were intended to reflect all forms of danger, including natural elements. Archaeologists also discovered several demon traps, including images of a grid.

7. Witch Island

During archaeological research, caves were found bearing traces of man-made intervention, in which unknown frightening rituals were carried out. All of them had altars. Servants supposedly made sacrifices on them to appease their gods.

8. Silver Scroll of Jerash

After recreating 17 lines from the scroll using 3-D modeling, scientists discovered an intriguing history of witchcraft. About 1,300 years ago, an unnamed sorcerer arrived in the city of Jerash to deal with some local problems. The first line of the spell on the scroll was written in a language resembling Greek, and then the text was written in a completely unknown language resembling Arabic.

9. Egyptian voodoo dolls and ushabti

The famous ushabti figurines were often created for these purposes, but they also had another purpose. The Egyptians knew that Osiris, the god of the dead, often used the dead for work in the afterlife. Ushabti allegedly did this work for their masters. Some exceptionally lazy but rich people were found buried with a ushabti for every day of the year.

10. Coptic book of spells

The codex contains 27 spells of varying usefulness, from "good", old-fashioned love spells to inducing the potentially fatal black jaundice. The codex probably served as a pocket book of spells. Among other things, he describes the summoning of Baktyota - a certain mystical figure with divine powers who presides over meetings of snakes. The codex also speaks of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve, and of Jesus. Researchers speculate that the handbook was written around the seventh century by the Sethians, a sect of Christian mystical heretics.

Today, archaeologists are finding many different ancient artifacts around the world. But particularly interesting exhibits can be found in such amazing places as.

A wide variety of artifacts have reached our time, the true purpose of which modern scientists can only guess at.

1. Greek palindrome

2. Mysterious golden spirals

Gold has always been considered by people as a valuable metal. Everything was decorated with gold - from tombs to ritual figurines. Archaeologists recently discovered about 2,000 small golden spirals in a field on the Danish island of Zealand. Previously, less mysterious gold items such as bracelets, bowls and rings were found at the same excavation site.
The spirals date back to 900 - 700 BC, but that's all that is known about them. Why they were made is a mystery. Scientists suggest that the Bronze Age culture revered the Sun and attached great importance to gold, considering it the form of the sun embodied on Earth. Thus, it is likely that the spirals decorated the sacred robes of the priests.

3. Bone armor

4. Mesoamerican mirrors

Mesoamericans once believed mirrors were portals to alien worlds. Although reflective surfaces are ubiquitous today, 1,000 years ago people worked up to 1,300 hours (160 days) to produce a typical hand mirror. Researchers have found more than 50 of these mirrors in Arizona, most of them at a dig site called Snaketown. The abundance of mirrors suggests that Snaketown was a very prosperous city that was inhabited by privileged members of society.
Unfortunately, the mirrors were in poor condition. Like other sacred things, they were subject to cremation and burial with their owners. Researchers found that the mirrors were made of pyrite and were richly decorated. Since there are no pyrite deposits in the territory of the modern state of Arizona, they assumed that the mirrors were imported from Mesoamerica.

5. Mysterious Sicilian monolith

Archaeologists recently discovered a giant monolith resembling the stones of Stonehenge underwater off the coast of Sicily. It is located at a depth of 40 meters, weighs almost 15 tons, and measures 12 meters in length. The monolith is at least 9,300 years old, making it almost twice as old as Stonehenge.
The purpose of its construction is not clear, but it is obvious that its production required Herculean efforts. What’s remarkable is that the monolith is made of stone that is not mined anywhere nearby. Today, this artifact, hiding under water, is broken into three parts, and three holes of unknown purpose were found in it.

6. Magic signs of the Tower of London

Standing on the north bank of the River Thames, the almost 1000-year-old Tower of London is a fortress that was once a palace, a repository of royal regalia and jewels, an arsenal, a mint, etc. Interestingly, this fortress dates back to its construction in 1066 year William the First, constantly had magical protection.
Archaeological researchers at the Museum of London have discovered 54 magical signs throughout the Tower. Most of them are black vertical symbols 3-7 cm in height, which were intended to reflect all forms of danger, including natural elements. Archaeologists also discovered several demon traps, including images of a grid.

7. Witch Island

The uninhabited island of Blo Jungfrun has always had a bad reputation and was considered a paradise for witches, literally since the Mesolithic era. The island is located off the east coast of Sweden and is completely isolated from the rest of the world, so it is not surprising that for 9,000 years people who practiced black magic have chosen it.
During archaeological research, caves were found bearing traces of man-made intervention, in which unknown frightening rituals were carried out. All of them had altars. Servants supposedly made sacrifices on them to appease their gods.

8. Silver Scroll of Jerash

Thanks to the wonders of 3-D modeling, researchers were able to peer inside the ancient scroll to read its inscriptions without damaging the fragile relic. This small silver scroll was found inside an amulet, where it lay for over 1,000 years until it was found in a ruined house in 2014. The silver plates turned out to be very thin (only 0.01 cm), so it was not possible to unfold them without damaging them.
After recreating 17 lines from the scroll using 3-D modeling, scientists discovered an intriguing history of witchcraft. About 1,300 years ago, an unnamed sorcerer arrived in the city of Jerash to deal with some local problems. The first line of the spell on the scroll was written in a language resembling Greek, and then the text was written in a completely unknown language resembling Arabic.

9. Egyptian voodoo dolls and ushabti

Although the media usually considers voodoo dolls to be an African and Haitian invention, such figurines were first encountered in ancient Egyptian magic. The fate that befell the specially made figurine is believed to have also befallen the man in whose likeness it was made. These little effigies were made to induce various conditions, from curses to love spells.
The famous ushabti figurines were often created for these purposes, but they also had another purpose. The Egyptians knew that Osiris, the god of the dead, often used the dead for work in the afterlife. Ushabti allegedly did this work for their masters. Some exceptionally lazy but rich people were found buried with a ushabti for every day of the year.

10. Coptic book of spells

Despite the fact that the ancient Egyptians were friends with common sense, they did not hesitate to turn to magic to solve everyday inconveniences. Many of their curses were lost to history, but some survive to this day, including the 1,300-year-old Coptic Handbook of Supernatural Ritual Power. Fortunately, the 20-page booklet on parchment was written in Coptic, so scientists at Macquarie University in Australia were able to decipher it.
The codex contains 27 spells of varying usefulness, from "good", old-fashioned love spells to casting the potentially deadly black jaundice. The codex probably served as a pocket book of spells. Among other things, he describes the summoning of Baktyota - a certain mystical figure with divine powers who presides over meetings of snakes. The codex also speaks of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve, and of Jesus. Researchers speculate that the handbook was written around the seventh century by the Sethians, a sect of Christian heretical mystics.

Some argue that alien life forms have visited our planet throughout its existence and have left traces of their visits at all times.

This is really difficult to prove, since all living evidence does not stand up to criticism and is recognized as a hoax in almost one hundred percent of cases. But there are several artifacts whose origin cannot be explained from the point of view of earthly science, so we can only assume that their production was the work of someone who was only a guest on Earth.

Gear

An object that looks like a gear wheel was found in Vladivostok. It was firmly sealed into a huge piece of coal. The man who discovered the find was not satisfied with the explanations that came to his mind and decided to show the artifact to scientists. They, in turn, found out that the wheel consists of almost one hundred percent aluminum and that it is approximately 300 million years old. Everything would be fine, but aluminum of this quality could only be obtained artificially, and it was produced for the first time in 1825. Considering that the wheel resembled parts from a microscope or other complex equipment, the person who found it assumed that it was a part of an alien spaceship. However, scientists were in no hurry to draw such conclusions and still continue to study it.

Mysterious Betsev Sphere

For the Betz family, a fire once destroyed about 88 acres of forest. While exploring the consequences of the disaster, they came across a strange object in the form of a sphere with an absolutely smooth surface and a strange image of a triangle. The diameter of the sphere is about 20 cm. The Betzes mistook this object for a secret NASA gadget or a Soviet spy satellite. However, in the end it was decided that it was just a souvenir trinket, but the family took the thing home. Two weeks later, the son of the couple who found the sphere was playing the guitar. Suddenly, this artifact began to react to the music, emitting a strange pulsating sound and resonance, which terrified the Betzev dog.

Stone head

In the 1930s, explorers discovered a huge sandstone statue. She stood in the middle of the Guatemalan jungle and resembled Mayan stone sculptures. In fact, it was an elongated skull with fine facial features, straight out of a history book. Scientists have come to the conclusion that this artifact is not an image of a person, since it had signs of a much more advanced individual, not at all similar to those who inhabited America at the time of its creation. Some have suggested that the head is part of a huge structure that is located underground. There was also widespread speculation that it was a hoax. Unfortunately, it is now impossible to find out the truth - the head was destroyed during one of the revolutions.

Williams enigmalitis

In 1998, a hiker named John Williams noticed a strange metal protrusion in the ground. He dug up the thing and discovered that it was part of some kind of electrical unit that looked like a plug. Since then, the place of discovery has become an object of pilgrimage for almost all ufologists in the world. Williams argued that at the time of discovery the unit was not welded or glued to the rock, but rather that the rock had formed around it. Although many believe that this is still a hoax, the stone around the artifact was formed more than 100 thousand years ago, which means it could not be the product of human hands.

Ancient planes

The Incas and other pre-Columbian tribes left behind a number of interesting gizmos, the functions of which scientists cannot understand even today. The strangest of them are called ancient planes. They are small golden-colored objects that closely resemble jet planes. Initially it was believed that this was an image of animals, but no one could explain the presence of fighter wings and landing gear-like parts. In addition, these figures are aerodynamic enough to suggest their extraterrestrial origin. Perhaps the Incas were in contact with aliens who made these things.

Tapestry "Triumph of Summer"

The tapestry known as The Triumph of Summer was created in Bruges in 1538. It is now in the Bayerisch National Museum. This artifact is notorious among ufology theorists due to the fact that it depicts many UFO-like objects flying in the sky. Their presence on this canvas is difficult to explain by anything other than the fact that they were added much later than the date of creation of the artifact. However, there is a version that UFOs were then associated with God and his patronage. True, it is unclear how the Belgians of the 15th century even thought that such objects had a right to exist.

Celebration of the Eucharist

The 16th century Italian artist Ventura Salimbeni created one of the most mysterious icons in history. It is called “Glorification of the Eucharist” and is a triptych, two of the three parts of which are absolutely traditional. They depict saints at the altar. However, the third - upper part with the Holy Trinity also includes something similar to a space satellite. The canvas depicts a metallic-colored spherical object with telescopic antennas and strange lights. Some prefer to consider this image as evidence of extraterrestrial life, while others take it as an image of the universe like a globe, which is quite acceptable for that era. The strange lights are the sun and the moon, and the antennas are symbols of the power of a god, like a scepter.

Mayan artifacts

In 2012, the Mexican government released a number of Mayan artifacts that had previously been kept secret for 80 years. These things were recovered from the pyramid at Calakmul, the site of one of the most developed Mayan cities. Most of the finds clearly depict UFOs and aliens. The problem is that these artifacts were only shown in a documentary whose authors had every reason to commit a hoax in order to become famous.

Sri Lankan meteorites

Researchers studying a meteorite that fell in Sri Lanka discovered that it was more than just pieces of space rock. It was definitely an artifact, that is, a thing created artificially. Two independent studies showed that the meteorite contains fossil algae that are clearly of extraterrestrial origin. Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, lead researcher on the first study, says the fossils provide strong evidence for panspermia (the hypothesis that extraterrestrial life exists). Moreover, the traces in the meteorite represent the remains of freshwater organisms similar to those found on earth.

The myths of different peoples mention many different artifacts that have become part of modern culture. Some of them, for example, necropants, can be seen in museums, others, such as the symbol of the Eye of Horus, are found during excavations, and still others archaeologists do not lose hope of finding. Our review includes 10 artifacts from the most famous myths.

1. Necropants (Icelandic folklore)

In Icelandic mythology, one of the most mysterious objects was necrotrousers - pants made of skin taken from a dead person. First, it was necessary to obtain the person's permission to take his skin after death. After a person died, the skin from the waist to the feet was torn off from his corpse in one solid piece. If this was successful, a coin stolen from the poor widow was placed in the scrotum. It was believed that the owner of the Necropants would definitely become very rich.

2. Treasures of the tribe of the goddess Danu (Irish mythology)

In Irish folklore, the Tuatha Dé Danann (tribes of the goddess Danu) were considered the children of this goddess. They allegedly came to Ireland from distant lands to convey sacred knowledge to the people of Ireland. The Tuatha Dé Danann brought 4 artifacts with them. The first was the Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny - a stone that screamed if the true king of Ireland stood on it. The second artifact is Claidheamh Solius or the sword of Light, an unsurpassed weapon. The tritium artifact is Lugh's spear, the owner of which always came out of battle alive. Nekotel Dagda, with which it was possible to feed any number of people.

3. Honey of poetry (Norse mythology)

They are of no less interest than myths. However, it is not recommended to tell them to children.