Archeologists Keep Finding These Mysterious Objects Spread Throughout History

Embark on a captivating journey through time as we unravel the mysteries behind ancient artifacts that continue to baffle archaeologists. From the enigmatic Neolithic stone balls of Scotland to the geometrically perfect Roman dodecahedra, and from the poignant Neolithic chalk drums to the glittering Bronze Age lock-rings, we delve into the stories of objects that defy easy explanation. Join us as we explore the uniquely British cosmetic grinders and ponder what substances they once held.
Each artifact is a window into the ingenuity, artistry, and complexity of our ancestors, challenging our understanding of the past and reminding us that history always has more secrets to reveal. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a mystery lover, or simply curious about the human story, this exploration of archaeological enigmas will leave you wondering and wanting more. Discover why these rare finds stump even the experts and what they can teach us about the endless fascination of the human experience.
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[@rustyshackelford1413]

Why is it that when archeologists don't understand something, the go-to is always "It could be of religious, ritual, or spiritual significance?"

[@HoosierBigfoot]

Gets old doesn't it ...

[@jaykay5580]

better than aliens anyway.

[@michaelsimmons261]

The must be Mad!

[@michielderuyter6011]

Exactly what i think every time. 👍

[@Knightonagreyhorse]

Imagine someone digs up a fidget spinner 500 years from now.

[@leosrule5691]

How fun would it be to time travel to the future and watch the archeologists try to figure out what some of our stuff was used for. 😂😂😂

[@oyeahtoys]

The stone balls are weights for throwing nets to catch animals. The bronze dodecahedrons are for weaving wires and then compressing them into decorative chains

[@AGtheGEEK]

Impressive… I was thinking “sports”

[@pierluigimartino6123]

Non è che per caso gli antichi hanno inventato il gioco delle bocce?

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

Dodecahedron I think were for glove making

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

And I think these are for boring machines

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

Nihil scis. Suus 'iustus stultorum coniecturae. 🤔

[@theadoresmith2777]

Scotland you say? ... experimental golf balls naturally.

[@rogerwilco1777]

i heard that deep inside they put some alien blood

[@ddoherty5956]

The dodecahedron might be for forming tripods for camp cooking, might explain the various different sized holes for different sized cut poles?

[@Debbie-henri]

That's actually a smart answer. It would be a quick way of making a tripod of sticks secure and stable before hanging a pot on it. I was thinking that they were perhaps a way of making knots more secure around 'scaffolding' when Romans were making buildings (since we all know they built multiple storied buildings as well as ground floor villas). Thread the rope through the holes, the knobbly bits on the outside also acting to keep both posts and knots secure, reducing movement.

[@albertmiller3082]

These are game balls. All about the same size. Easy to carve because round rocks are plentiful. People played a game using them, like Bocce.

[@AGtheGEEK]

This is what I was thinking

[@rickdunn7585]

Maybe but some of them look more like weapons

[@albertmiller3082]

@@rickdunn7585 Good point. They may well have served dual purposes. Militia lug these around as weapons and in their off time, use them harmlessly as game ‘balls’. That could’ve easily been a thing that triggered a broader tradition. I agree that some look purposely unround, with bumps and projections in places that invites open speculation around intended purpose. Great observation, Rick. These are intriguing objects alright.

[@tanyas8596]

That would be logical except for the dodecahedrons which are very difficult to create. I would say those were for weaving. I'm guessing the solid ones were all for games too though!

[@lorrainebrown7263]

They look very like how human cells divide after fertilisation.

[@MikeBalkansky]

Exactly what I‘m convinced of too!? Flower of life, Platonic forms, Golden Ratio…Sacred geometry begins with the division of cells after fertilisation…

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

4:54 chalk is used for raising the ph in soils with high acidity. So in the event of an outbreak of cholera, it would dry out the bodies and help prevent the spread of disease in the soil.

[@tonbopro]

laundry balls

[@tanyas8596]

It looks like the dodecahedrons might have been used for some kind of weaving or knitting. My second guess would be some kind of plumbing segment.

[@ahall1459]

I would say the balls are weavers weights. Being decorative is an example of there talent. The cast bronze device is a form of finger knitting for making different size tubes of wool...the tubes could be put together to make different articles of clothing for babies and people generally... Plus the articles themselves make for useful reserves of bronze material for making weapons...being lost wax castings offer the fine detail seen.

[@tanyas8596]

@@ahall1459 Excellent info, thanks! Where did you get this? I'd like to read more. Thank you!

[@markrowland1366]

Amazing mysteries. Thankyou.

[@DiscoveryFuture]

Glad you like them!

[@petrikarkela6800]

Did you notice there is a face of a man at 4:54 at left side of the drum?

[@SizzleMoonSong]

Without even watching this video I can tell you They were used to move large stones as a pivot point.

[@daxlog1685]

They are cooking rocks. Heat the rock in direct flame place in clay pot and the water boils instantly without having the pottery directly over the fire. Heat or cook food, purify water etc. the designs increases the surface area of the stone which allows for an increased heat transfer. Yep, that’s it.

[@warp.9.scotty]

I think the wrong questions are being asked. How were they made? If they were cast then how did they make the mold? If they were forged and welded, how did they get such sharp angles at the vertices? There’s a level of skill in their manufacture that needs to be understood.

[@michelarmand41]

The stone balls are weapons called Celtic hammer or monkey arm, the protuberances are intended to allow a relative attachment of flexible links, such as leather, dried nerves etc... the modern version still exists...

[@marksims1424]

Well I heard they are representations of a zygote in different stages.

[@mikemotorbike4283]

The stone balls could have enabled sinew wound in the valleys between protuberances to find purchase. Hung from the necks of animals, they could allow different owners to identify free ranging livestock.

[@jonathanpeterson1984]

😂😂😂😂😂 every SINGLE comment is a KZbin archeologist that is CERTAIN of what these items are.

[@expectamiracle.406]

😂

[@keirfarnum6811]

They were for measuring the toe jam pulled from in between toes. I have a degree in Anthropology, so I must be correct. 😂

[@sash4all]

It looks exactly like Boccia or Boule, similar games are thousands of years old and were played historically with stone ball since more than 500 bc by greeks and all what greeks have done, also was done by romans.

[@christinemiller1946]

Looks like different decorative heads used for designing in the stone.like the tip of a drill bit.

[@DiscoveryFuture]

Could be!

[@MrMadscotsman]

Very interesting!

[@DiscoveryFuture]

Thanks for watching!

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Superbe vidéo! Stéph.

[@DiscoveryFuture]

Thank you!

[@olddog-fv2ox]

The stone balls possibly for a sling for hunting

[@jimcunningham5376]

Looks to me like balls to cause a hollow wooden box to sound like thunder when rolled from one end to the other

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

The round decorated stones were used for a game. That’s why they are unique in appearance. The Roman dodecahedrons were used for making gold rope necklaces. The grinders were used for grinding pigments for paint.

[@michelarmand41]

The hollow metal objects (3:00) are land surveyors' devices (the name of which I do not know) They are used to determine distant lengths by sighting, (lengths perpendicular to the sighting) hence the different diameters of holes . The small balls are used to position the device. It's a really curious device, normally of Roman origin....

[@hookedonherbs3825]

Could they be a ball for massaging like a yoga facia ball.

[@tomardans4258]

Don’t let them near the icosahedrons!

[@Enigmom5]

Maybe they are ancient fidget toys , or something used in a sport/ game of some kind, and the winner would be identified by the ball, as all players have their own distinct design.

[@SensiProductionzBlindDogVideos]

2:14 they remind me of the balls on the front of those huge boring machines.

[@flyingcrocodile4630]

Mace stones, Flower stem stands (for flower displays), Memorial story stones, Veil/curtain collar, Alchemist mortar & pestle

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Where Mesopotamians stashed their weed.

[@m.w.wilson234]

@3:34 I would like to suggest a more mundane use for the dodecahedron: Tent poles connectors for different diameters of poles used vertically to hold the tent corners and some poles use horizontally to hold the walls in place to keep them from sagging. Different sized holes means that one could use any locally cut poles and they would probably fit or could be trimmed to fit easily. The little round balls keep the tenting material off of the connectors during wet weather and can be used to slash down the tenting material to the corner especially in windy and rainy weather. May explain why these are not found at/with religious places and artifacts; the ancient peoples were masters of recycling especially hard-to-come-by metals so there may be only a relatively small amount of these around.

[@julesgosnell9791]

For the lock-rings, I'm suggesting a beard decoration - you would probably twist your beard until it was tight enough to push through the gap in the ring, then let it expand to fill it - I don't have a beard or a ring to test with so this is conjecture :-) - for the pestle/mortars I'm thinking that the shape must be functional - I think that the the pestle doubled as a tool with which to apply the substance being ground and this dictated the shape of the mortar aswell. I am going with warpaint - perhaps woad.

[@user-rc4vo1th9j]

I believe the balls are "Juicer Balls". Push down and roll over fruit and you get fruit juice. Better than drinking water all the time. I believe the dodecahedrons are "Lots". Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart. It's for making decisions by chance like rolling the dice. The knobs at the corners helps make it easier to tell which face is facing up on uneven surfaces.

[@jameschinn845]

Gotta catch em all...

[@mariposa5900]

Round. Stones. Weapons!!!

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Obviously a Golden Snitch, only with the wings eroded off.

[@endofdaysprophet]

Boce ball!!!

[@OrganicGreens]

Looks like they could be used to mash grain or leaves for cooking. Maybe you put it in a basket or bowl and mash grain with it

[@georgelewis1727]

I wonder if the dodekahedra were designed for rope arrays like for curtains or sails. A way to organize complex arrays or for making ropes taught or loose. Love this stuff ‐ reminds me of the game show Liar's Club.

[@sailplaneencyclopedia]

The stone balls were probably used for ancient golf.

[@brucewilliams6604]

The stone balls were used in hunting with slings ....the differing shapes identifying each hunter.... giving him credit for the kill ....

[@celmer6]

Those ball's look like 3D depictions of the Seed of Life and a few look like The Flower of Life. This would indicate knowledge of cells, cell division and cellular growth. Very Interesting Indeed.

[@DiscoveryFuture]

Could be!

[@eraofmyways]

Those are the depictions of beginning cellular growth. Gold is always associated with the sun - the light. It is found in salt water and blood. It is blood of angels.

[@nelsonx5326]

The dodecahedrons are for measuring portions of spaghetti. Pass through a small hole is a child's portion, a big hole a soldiers portion.

[@AgadorSpartacus100]

The drums. Classic case of paradoylia

[@michaelhyland7166]

They’re for a game that’s a mix if disc golf and bocce.

[@martinstevens2925]

Just a obvious conclusion they are wearing thongs 😂😂😂

[@theduppykillah]

The lock rings look like fasteners, perhaps for a robe ?

[@randywise5241]

Orbs of power for the clan chiefs to hold when holding court? The ones with the holes were for making ropes and such. Chalk drums could have been teaching tools to help the young to learn their lost written language. The rings may have been to hold their robes on.

[@georgesheller6054]

Much like today we have prized “nicknacks” on our shelves and credenza, the first 3 items, carved stone balls, the decahedrons, and chalk drums may have been prized gifts given as a symbol of admiration or appreciation. Some would be so prized as to find their way into graves. Like today, they are displayed in significant parts of one’s home as a symbol of gratitude or importance. In all cases, these 3 items were very difficult to make and would hold great value. I’m not convinced everything in the past solely held just mystical, religious, or astronomical significance.

[@saladdays180s9]

Those drum patterns show the sacred offset rhythm the ancients used. They went to great lengths to show us the offset. The entire configuration of the Giza Pyramids show the same wave folder, and splitter. Cant be any clearer. If you want be able to do the Shiva Tandava dances, you need to know the rhythm and hoe to use it. Tesla said "Energy, vibration, and frequency" he never considered how important rhythm and dance was. Its the key.

[@RyanJohnsonD]

. Yes. Knitting. looks like it might be used for yarn or thread. Could soldiers have used them for making socks?

[@gregorymeyer9564]

could they be Game ie. chess pieces ? a system of recording , measurement . or to just represent value.

[@zerxilk8169]

on top the 2nd one from the left might ba a golf ball.

[@peterwaksman9179]

Did someone speculate they were "bullets" used in slings?

[@georgerikken]

On 3.2o....when you put two / three on a wall , distance 10 meter ? you see through it and see that the wall is in one perfct level , also what angele it is . Greetings George / netherlands

[@serviustullus7204]

There is mention! Pythagorean solids.

[@birchleaf]

The Scottish ones are obviously primitive golf balls. Or possibly used for petanque.

[@larryd6143]

Dodecahedrons were used to knit gloves.

[@EKA201-j7f]

There are some videos on KZbin doing this. I need to see if I think it is a good tool.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

Perhaps the balls were for hurling at the drums. A healthy children's sport. They were definitely designed for impacting & breaking something. Competition has always been great.

[@knightforlorn6731]

I would guess that the stone drums, being buried with children and having had faces carved on them, are gifts to represent the parents love or the love of the people who cared for the child. So the poor mite doesnt have to be alone. maybe family members carved these with love for their poor ones.

[@footshotstube]

they were found in Skara brea and i put it to you SIR, THEY WERE PLAYING GOLF , personalised home carved GOLFBALLS

[@ilhemminora2365]

Des maquettes sur les plus petites matières ?

[@wendywhite2642]

Let me take a guess here at the beginning of this show. The picture that you displayed of a sphere with knobs looks to me like a very worn down statue of the feminine with a pregnant belly and nubs for arms and legs. Kinda like every day ritual Object for the home

[@carloscuadraslasanimasrami9651]

Esas son armas un palo de me medio metro por 7 centimetros de diámetro una soga de medio metro amarras la soga al palo y la otro punta a la piedra el dibujo es ls guia para amarrar la piedra y no se suelte. Hay otras piedras con un hoyo en medio y son para lo mismo un golpe de esos te parte el craneo

[@cyrilblavier5613]

May be they played "Pétanque" ball game 😁

[@J.D.Vision]

Fossilized thermal detonators?

[@tomwong783]

…on the metal objects…curious …as small as the objects are…how was it welded together?

[@dominiqueubersfeld2282]

It was a Bronze Age bowling

[@jeffpagan7735]

They look like some kind of cog.

[@ddoherty5956]

Probably gym weights to stay fit in the Scottish winter.

[@cmdrpanpiper6415]

or perhaps,, perhaps i will think on this for a while. perhpas it could orientate when looking the right way, might need a model replica or could be simulated no doubt with a skymap and time varience

[@cmdrpanpiper6415]

would involve 4d maths, but if the celtics presumed manufacturers or guardians of a predesessor creator of the objects, might see if the 12 sided patterns fit a perhaps pattern perfectly. that might be really curious and revealing.

[@cmdrpanpiper6415]

have to get a model replica and see how it behaves to scale with the correct observations

[@pacervault3350]

Simple. Golf Ball Prototypes!

[@ilhemminora2365]

Were they aware of neutrons?

[@johnsullivan3375]

There ball bearings...smh

[@MoncœrCoyoteSmith]

Look like massage balls that were heated to relax the muscles.

[@RoseWolf59]

Something to weave wool with, spinning wool device

[@Lorwildrose]

The click bate could be what size? War hammers? Or throwing net weights or for a type of Bola?

[@TalmageL-pn2pv]

AMMUNITION FOR THE SLING .....

[@philwelsh4486]

Sacred geometry

[@BadUncleIke]

Early attempts at golf of course.

[@user-ov6fv3qr2n]

Similar to worry beads?

[@SwaggerIsAVirtue]

Sure look like dog toys to me

[@nelsonx5326]

Stone age golf balls. Seriously. Not like but not all that different from modern golf. A shepherd wandering the hills with his sheep entertaining himself by whacking a stone with a stick in the direction he's going. I( had a very round stone I would kick when going on a long trip by foot. It became rounder with time.

[@Heal_Hound]

They are sling-stones.

[@mersmithy1269]

Artists trying to get by?

[@kricketflyd111]

They can't be a representation of geometry.

[@jesperandersson889]

actually stoneballs look like the venus figures, its a match (a clue perhaps?)

[@dannyhamilton3883]

sling shot

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Most likely balls for big slingshot,

[@stevenstreets695]

Fidget spinners.

[@janegreen9340]

Knobbly physiotherapy massage balls.

[@RoboArc]

The balls are weapons btw

[@jupiterthesun3217]

Those golden circles remind me of the same shape objects that one eccentric tribe in China was responsible for making them They have that distinct cut and the only difference between them is the fact that that Chinese tribesmen made them out of stone and there was a big debate about a possibility of the ETs being responsible for creating them because the people of that tribe are unusually short and have features that make them look a bit alien like The NASA’s footage of the torn tether Can be viewed on KZbin And countless disks can be seen in that footage that suddenly appear and seemingly inspect that tether and they all have the exact same cut and the hole on the middle and they look transparent though some of them look solid .

[@msk806]

The Romans used them to measure their girth😂

[@jonassundell9366]

Bolas...

[@arlindodiasbrito62243]

👍

[@nickjanczak9665]

Bolas?

[@mikeharrington5593]

I would imagine today's shamans might be able to explain some of the items feeatured.