Out-of-Place Artifacts: Crystal Skulls, Shroud of Turin, Michigan Relics, Antikythera... ASMR Story

In this soft spoken ASMR bedtime story, I explore with you the mysteries of various "out-of-place artifacts", that is to say (allegedly) old objects that would challenge conventional chronology and/or the mainstream view of the technical advancement of ancient cultures.
Forgeries, hoaxes and pranks abound. I tell you about some of them like the Michigan Relics or the Crystal Skulls; they were fake but still are good stories.
A small number of objects really keep a part of mystery or invite us to rethink our views of ancient societies, like the Antikythera Mechanism. Or we still don't exactly know how they were made, like the Shroud of Turin.
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Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock, Shutterstock and Freepik. Sound effects and music from the KZbin Audio Library for Creators.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Out-of-Place Artifacts
5:43 Crystal Skulls
25:52 "Babylonokia"
27:45 Acambaro Figures
31:18 Michigan Relics
39:06 Shroud of Turin
55:49 Iron Pillar of Delhi
1:00:59 Antikythera Mechanism

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I absolutely, completely and utterly LOVED this episode!

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[@WhisperedWisdomASMR]

Great to hear these explained by someone who doesn't claim they must have been done by aliens 👽💀

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[@Aldolador1]

Looking forward to this one tonight- thanks for your efforts as always ❤

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Timestamps: You can also listen to my stories on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms: ffm.to/thefrenchwhisperer Patrons can download videos in HD, or audio only, and watch/listen offline. www.patreon.com/thefrenchwhisperer 0:00 Out-of-Place Artifacts 5:43 Crystal Skulls 25:52 "Babylonokia" 27:45 Acambaro Figures 31:18 Michigan Relics 39:06 Shroud of Turin 55:49 Iron Pillar of Delhi 1:00:59 Antikythera Mechanism Links to Lights Out Library: a reboot has taken place after this video was recorded and the narrator is now Olimpia, but otherwise it is the same concept: - KZbin: kzbin.info/door/Na6KSDhYttemECVadSzcAg - Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2KZFL3Lzi64OC0SjZeNoyo - Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries/id1715193758 - Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/17b0b79f-a273-4c1c-b8ca-86a7c76d5738/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries Slumber App free trial (30 days): slumber.fm/fw (this is a paid promotion if you become a paying member after the trial). Aura App free trial (30 days): aurahealth.io/guestpass/the-french-whisperer (this is a paid promotion if you become a paying member after the trial).

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Thank you for another video! 😴😴😴 they bring me so much comfort at night and help me get peaceful sleep at last tonight its Out of Place Artifacts > then Diamond Stories (Hope Diamond...) then the Lost Treasures (Knights Templar...) videos I love your long combination videos ie 3.5 hr History of Rome ... or Train Sleep stories videos.. they're sleep friendly favourites!

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Cant wait to listen tonight!!!

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Your relaxing and educational videos are incomparable and this one was amazing! I find your science, lost civilizations, and mystery type videos especially appealing!

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Such a great ASMR artist.

[@me3796]

Can't wait to watch this later. Given the title I thought we might get the story of the Vinland map you briefly showed last video, which was a forgery (although the Vikings did make it to North America). I believe the map was "found" a few years before the actual settlement remains were discovered.

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I love you as a asmr artist, there are very few on here that I can actually hear as I have lost 70% of my hearing, I still have to have the volume up full on nearly every thing I watch. Thank you.

[@rhiannonm8132]

THIS IS SUCH A COOL TOPIC !!! i’ve never seen anyone do this before, what a great opportunity to learn random cool archaeology facts and bust some archaeology myths at the same time :-)

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[@steampunkasmr]

This was super interesting (and also super relaxing)!

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I just love every bit of information and history. I have a suggestion that maybe a video of the history of Ballet or one of the famous Dancers Anna Pavlova?

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i think it would be so cool if you did an episode about the World’s Fairs! there are so many elements and little stories to each one that are so interesting, I think you would do a really great job with it

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I don't really decide what goes to Slumber, they buy licenses from me from time to time... The best way to have more is to let them know you want more :)

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[@cshelley5658]

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[@mi_kirsh]

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I made one about Egyptian mythology, it’s available on my channel 🙂

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Welcome!

[@dafrank6255]

When I saw the time stamp for babylonokia I was hoping for an ancient prototype for a Nokia phone found/discovered buried in the ruins of Babylon

[@thatoneginger]

Michigan!! 🖐️

[@limerence8365]

How to successfully get away with a hoax: Make your fake artifact of choice, go back in a time machine, plant your artifact, come back, "discover" it, have it tested, become famous. Done.Easy peasy. Certainly the best use of a time machine and everyone will be wowed by your discovery.

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[@zappababe8577]

Oooo, OOPARTs, what fun! No one can tell me that the Shroud of Turin isn't Christ's burial cloth. The carbon 14 dating was flawed because they used a part of the Shroud which had had newer threads woven into the fabric, skewing the result. We STILL don't know how the image was produced on the Shroud, we cannot replicate it even today, and how would anyone from Medieval times know about a negative image? The pollens found on the Shroud are local to the Holy Lands. The Shroud also matches up with the face cloth called the Sudarium of Oviedo, with such precision that if it were treated as a crime scene it would be proof that both cloths covered the same body. The Sudarium is dated to 500 AD because contamination due to handling would introduce newer organic compounds and push the date further forward than its actual origin.

[@Tisbutascratch930]

1:00:59 Indiana Jones 5, anyone?

[@carolinegagnon9779]

There actually was a much more recent study done on the Shroud of Turin that has proven the shroud was made pretty close to the time of Jesus. They also took samples of the pigment and found it was dried blood, and even determined the blood type.

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You could have just started and ended the video by saying "the British museum"

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