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NEW UPDATE: The Taraia Object Expedition has been postponed until 2026. The delay stems from ongoing permit approval processes requiring additional clearance from the Kiribati government, and the onset of the South Pacific cyclone season, which poses safety risks for a late-2025 departure. The mission’s plans remain unchanged otherwise. View quoted note →
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Peculiar Places 2 months ago
UPDATE: The expedition will start on November 4, 2025 A joint team from Purdue University (where Earhart worked in the 1930s and which funded her plane), the Purdue Research Foundation, and the Archaeological Legacy Institute ispreparing for a three-week expedition to investigate the site. View quoted note →
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Laetoli in Serengeti, Tanzania 3.6-3.8 million-year-old hominin footprints preserved in volcanic ash, showing upright bipedalism with human-like features image
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Peculiar Places 5 months ago
The Kofun tombs, preserved for over 1,600 years, are now surrounded by modern-day Osaka. The colossal keyhole-shaped Daisen Kofun is specifically oriented toward the sunrise at the winter solstice. It is one of the three largest ancient tombs in the world, alongside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in China.
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These lines stretching with precise straightness for up to 48kms have lasted over 1,500 years and this despite being etched in just 10–15cms deep. The monkey’s spiral tail follows a near-perfect logarithmic curve. image View quoted note →
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Peculiar Places 6 months ago
Don’t trust, verify! Here are the coordinates to check the alignment: Astronomical Center Point (Watch Tower): 42°50'31"N 71°12'35"W Summer Solstice Sunrise Stone: 42°50'33"N 71°12'31"W View quoted note →
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Peculiar Places 6 months ago
Carved from dense granite, the Barabar Caves in India have mirror-like walls with a smoothness 9 times higher than modern polished granite. The Gopika chamber has a surface that is 100 times flatter than a newly paved road. Even though each cave has its own unique dimensions, there’s a 34.4 Hz echo produced at the Vapiyaka, Karan Chopar and Gopika chambers and 34.5 Hz at Sudama.
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Peculiar Places 6 months ago
If you extend a straight line from Stonehenge’s Altar Stone westward across the Atlantic Ocean, it intersects precisely with the stone marking the summer solstice sunrise alignment at America's Stonehenge in Salem, New Hampshire. This can be demonstrated through Google Earth. image
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Peculiar Places 6 months ago
We’re two months away from potentially solving the 1937 mystery of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan’s disappearance during their round-the-world flight. In August 2025, an expedition will visit the Taraia Peninsula on Nikumaroro Island in the South Pacific to investigate whether an object spotted in satellite images is their plane.
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Discovered by chance in 2001 by Vietnamese miners, the Phú Diên tower had been buried under sand dunes for nearly 1,000 years. It was likely built in the 8th century by the Cham civilization using fired clay bricks, interlocked without mortar. It's located on a beach just 50 meters from the Pacific Ocean and is now in a glass enclosure to protect against coastal erosion. Its purpose remains unclear, as it lacks carvings of deities that would indicate it was a religious site.