There are some, like where Cleopatra is buried or what secrets the kofun tombs of Japan keep, that perhaps one day we will be able to reveal.
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Others, such as who built Stonehenge, a megalithic monument in England, and why, will probably never be resolved.
And the lack of answers only makes these puzzles more intriguing.
1. The Mary Celeste
What happened to the crew and passengers of this British-American brig remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the sea.
The Mary Celeste set sail on November 7, 1872 from New York City with more than 1,700 barrels of alcohol bound for Genoa, Italy.
On December 5, it was found adrift 740 kilometers east of the Azores by the crew of another cargo ship, the Dei Gratia.
When they boarded the mysterious ship, they found that although it had water one meter high in the hold, it was seaworthy.
Additionally, they found that the cargo and personal belongings were practically intact , although a boat was missing.
What is the greatest mystery in history
They took the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar, where a British board of inquiry tried unsuccessfully to clarify the cause of the ship's abandonment.
There were no signs of violence or missing cargo, calling into question suspicions of mutiny, murder and piracy.
There was also no evidence that an explosion caused by alcohol fumes had been the cause of the abandonment.
No trace of Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife and young daughter or the seven experienced crew members was ever found .
His name became a worldwide synonym for abandoned "ghost ships. "
2. Kenneth Arnold's " Flying Saucers "
The birth of the modern UFO phenomenon dates back to private pilot Ken Arnold's sighting of nine peculiarly shaped flying objects over Washington's Cascade Mountains on the afternoon of June 24, 1947.
Arnold told reporters that the objects with bat-like wings moved like a saucer would "if you jumped it through water."
He estimated its speed to be faster than that of the most advanced jet aircraft of that era.
A sub-editor came up with the phrase "flying saucers," and the media coverage that followed sparked an epidemic of seeing things in the sky that continues to this day.
Two weeks after Arnold's sighting, the US Army Air Force announced that the remains of a "flying saucer" had been recovered on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico.
A modern myth was born, but also a great controversy about what Arnold really saw.
3. The Shroud of Turin
The Mary Celeste set sail on November 7, 1872 from New York City with more than 1,700 barrels of alcohol bound for Genoa, Italy.
On December 5, it was found adrift 740 kilometers east of the Azores by the crew of another cargo ship, the Dei Gratia.
When they boarded the mysterious ship, they found that although it had water one meter high in the hold, it was seaworthy.
Additionally, they found that the cargo and personal belongings were practically intact , although a boat was missing.
What is the greatest mystery in history
They took the Mary Celeste to Gibraltar, where a British board of inquiry tried unsuccessfully to clarify the cause of the ship's abandonment.
There were no signs of violence or missing cargo, calling into question suspicions of mutiny, murder and piracy.
There was also no evidence that an explosion caused by alcohol fumes had been the cause of the abandonment.
No trace of Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife and young daughter or the seven experienced crew members was ever found .
His name became a worldwide synonym for abandoned "ghost ships. "
2. Kenneth Arnold's " Flying Saucers "
The birth of the modern UFO phenomenon dates back to private pilot Ken Arnold's sighting of nine peculiarly shaped flying objects over Washington's Cascade Mountains on the afternoon of June 24, 1947.
Arnold told reporters that the objects with bat-like wings moved like a saucer would "if you jumped it through water."
He estimated its speed to be faster than that of the most advanced jet aircraft of that era.
A sub-editor came up with the phrase "flying saucers," and the media coverage that followed sparked an epidemic of seeing things in the sky that continues to this day.
Two weeks after Arnold's sighting, the US Army Air Force announced that the remains of a "flying saucer" had been recovered on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico.
A modern myth was born, but also a great controversy about what Arnold really saw.
3. The Shroud of Turin
The piece of canvas kept in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy, is one of the most researched objects in human history, but it retains its secrets.
Many Christians believe that the sacred relic is the shroud in which Jesus of Nazareth was buried .
There is no doubt that it bears a negative impression of the face and body contour of a man who has suffered injuries consistent with crucifixion, but scientists have been unable to reach a consensus on how it was created.
Radiocarbon tests conducted by three laboratories in 1988 dated the cloth to the Middle Ages, with some heralding this as proof that it was a medieval forgery.
But this interpretation remains the subject of intense debate, leading a former Nature editor, Philip Ball, to declare that the relic remains shrouded in mystery.
4. What happened to Amelia Earhart?
Many Christians believe that the sacred relic is the shroud in which Jesus of Nazareth was buried .
There is no doubt that it bears a negative impression of the face and body contour of a man who has suffered injuries consistent with crucifixion, but scientists have been unable to reach a consensus on how it was created.
Radiocarbon tests conducted by three laboratories in 1988 dated the cloth to the Middle Ages, with some heralding this as proof that it was a medieval forgery.
But this interpretation remains the subject of intense debate, leading a former Nature editor, Philip Ball, to declare that the relic remains shrouded in mystery.
4. What happened to Amelia Earhart?
In 1937, Amelia Earhart, one of the world's most famous aviators, apparently disappeared without a trace during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Although searches began just an hour after Earhart's last recorded message, nothing was ever found and her fate remains one of the greatest historical mysteries of all time.
Or maybe not? In fact, the body of a woman was located on Gardner Island , part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, in the western Pacific Ocean, in 1940.
With it were a campfire, a navigation sextant and remains of shoes. The body was later considered to be that of a white woman of Northern European descent, about Earhart's height.
Expeditions since 2001 have found other evidence indicating the presence of a living American woman in the 1930s. It is possible that Earhart lived as a castaway after an emergency landing.
5. Why did Joan of Arc die?
When asked why Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the answer is usually "heresy."
But while it is true that the so-called Maid of Orleans was distrusted for claiming that God had guided her to fight as a soldier during the Hundred Years' War, the true reason for her execution in 1431 is more unusual.
In May 1430, Joan was captured and imprisoned by her English and Burgundian enemies.
A trial for heresy began in 1431, with questions centering on his faith and visions. The crime of wearing men's clothing , also a heresy, was prosecuted . Juana had done this repeatedly, first as an armored soldier and then during her imprisonment as a defense against rape.
Surprisingly, it was for this last offense that she was finally executed, as she once again changed into male clothing, even though she had promised to renounce it.
Although searches began just an hour after Earhart's last recorded message, nothing was ever found and her fate remains one of the greatest historical mysteries of all time.
Or maybe not? In fact, the body of a woman was located on Gardner Island , part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, in the western Pacific Ocean, in 1940.
With it were a campfire, a navigation sextant and remains of shoes. The body was later considered to be that of a white woman of Northern European descent, about Earhart's height.
Expeditions since 2001 have found other evidence indicating the presence of a living American woman in the 1930s. It is possible that Earhart lived as a castaway after an emergency landing.
5. Why did Joan of Arc die?
When asked why Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the answer is usually "heresy."
But while it is true that the so-called Maid of Orleans was distrusted for claiming that God had guided her to fight as a soldier during the Hundred Years' War, the true reason for her execution in 1431 is more unusual.
In May 1430, Joan was captured and imprisoned by her English and Burgundian enemies.
A trial for heresy began in 1431, with questions centering on his faith and visions. The crime of wearing men's clothing , also a heresy, was prosecuted . Juana had done this repeatedly, first as an armored soldier and then during her imprisonment as a defense against rape.
Surprisingly, it was for this last offense that she was finally executed, as she once again changed into male clothing, even though she had promised to renounce it.
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