19. The Antikythera Mechanism: A shocking discovery from a 2000-year-old shipwreck
Location: Antikythera in Greece
Year of Discovery: 1900
Est. Value: Priceless
The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient, two-thousand-year-old astronomical calculator that consists of thirty hand-cut, precise bronze gears. It took scientists many years to solve the mystery of this ancient Greek tool. Cardiff University’s Mike Edmunds said that it was more expensive than the Mona Lisa.
In 1900, sponge divers searching through an ancient wreck near Antikythera (a small Greek Island) found the machine. Scientists were able date the clock back to 65 B.C. using radiocarbon data. Its historical value makes it almost priceless when it comes to the total value. How can you put a price on discovering how ancient civilisations read the sky?
20. Strange Figures Found on the Alaskan Shore
Location: Alaska, America
Year Found: 2015.
Est. Value: Priceless
Several years ago, Alaskans were shocked to discover a group haunting figures lurking in the snow and ice on the barren shoreline at Point Woronzof near Anchorage. They looked real from a distance. It turned out, however, that the eerie forms were an art installation created by Sarah Davies.
According to Buzzfeed News, Davies was inspired by her experience of an undiagnosed disease. She created more than 85 humanoid statues that “represented the physical encapsulation” of hundreds of experiences of vulnerability.
