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Description: From long forgotten abandoned cities to incredible lucky finds, these are some of the strangest ancient archeological discoveries that changed our perception of history and humanity ! Dive in :D HEY YOU ! There are more awesome videos being made every week, like and subscribe to World Unearthed so you don't miss a beat ! 8 The cave of Altamira Cave paintings are nothing new, literally they are thousands of years old. In 1879 a little eight-year-old girl was hiking with her father who was an amateur archaeologist. You'll never guess what they found! a cave entrance in the mountains of Spain that contains some drawings more than 35,000 years old. The unreal cave was then closed to the public due to people disrupting the conditions; however a replica was created for people to enjoy at the Deschutes Museum in Munich. Perhaps the most famous of the paintings found inside is the one of a bison it's pretty amazing to think that humanity has always been connected through art. 7 the tomb of philip ii of macedon You know it's always cool to have kids that will do better than you right, but I don't think Philip II expected his son to be nicknamed Alexander the Great and lead an empire that spanned continents. Even though Philip II is not as famous as his son if it wasn't for his unification of Greek states and plans to create an empire Alexander the Great might have just been known as Xander the mediocre. Philip II was also important enough to get assassinated ensuring that his story will never be forgotten. Where are we going with this a good question, in 1977 a Greek archaeologists discovered the hidden tomb of Philip ii For many years his findings were hotly debated, who are we kidding? There are archaeologists that are still fighting about it. The debate has boiled down to this: was Philip ii buried in tomb 1 or tomb 2 when they finally decide on it I will be sure to update you. 6. Sanxingdui (san-shing-do-aye) The Sanxingdui, as it is now known, is the name of the archeological site that was first discovered in 1929, when a farmer who was digging a well found a large stash of jade relics. For generations, archeologists tried to find the main source of the artifacts, but were unsuccessful until 1986. As accidental discoveries go, this is a perfect example. Because, even after 50 years of research and excavation, it was construction workers who eventually found the main source of the relics. The culture in the area had a completely different way of bronze making compared to the “traditional” ancient Chinese way. This means that there were multiple, independent cultures in ancient China. Findings like this challenge the official narrative that all Chinese Civilizations started from the Yellow River plains. Some scholars considered the Bronze figures that were found, to be more fascinating than the Terracota Army in Xi’an because of the immense difference in artistic style, and the amazing level of detail they posses. 5. Paestum This ancient Greek city was once known as Poseidonia, after the Greek god of the sea. By the way, you really don’t know how weird that name is to pronounce until you’ve tried it. Go ahead, lets see how well you do ! It was built right on the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea in Magna Graecia, which is now known as southern Italy. The city was conquered by the Lucanians and then by the Romans who gave the city its current name. Eventually it would be abandoned during the Early Middle Ages but rediscovered during the 18th centurY. 4. The Antikythera Mechanism This artifact was discovered and retrieved from the sunken Antikythera wreck that is located just off of the Greek island with the same name. The device has been dated to as far back as 205 BC and is often considered to be “the world’s first scientific calculator.” Well that's a stretch to be honest, but it WAS able to able to accurately measure the position of the sun, moon, and the planets. And if you were a fan of the olympic games, the antikythera mechanism could also track their four year cycle. The mechanism was very advanced for its time, and the technology behind it was somehow lost over the years. It took about 1400 years for other scientists to create similar machines. Which makes you wonder, what else have humans discovered and engineered,that is completely lost to us now?