Out-of-place artifacts

"A Relic of a By-gone Age": the Dorchester Pot

The Dorchester Pot is a metal vase probably an alloy of zinc and silver found during some construction work in Dorchester, Massachusetts (USA), in 1852. The fact that it was embedded in a layer of puddingstone which was at a depth of about 15 feet which some claim to be about 320 million years ago , has prompted many independent researchers to count it as an OOPArt. continue reading

Mysteries from the past: the Battery of Baghdad

The Baghdad Battery (or Parthian Battery) is believed to be an artifact dating back to the dynasty of the Parthians (247 AC -224 AD) which is supposed to be a primitive galvanic cell, forerunner, therefore, of the electrochemical cell by Alessandro Volta of about 1800 years. continue reading

The Crystal Skulls

Crystal skulls are artifacts in the shape of a human skull made from blocks of transparent quartz and declared by their discoverers as Mesoamerican artifacts belonging to the pre-Columbian era, although, to date, none of them have been authenticated as such. Some people continue to consider them OOPArts, others attribute them esoteric meanings or consider them responsible for inexplicable phenomena, there are also who believe that they are artifacts abandoned on Earth by alien life forms. continue reading

The Shroud of Turin: an unexplained artifact

The Shroud of Turin, also known as the Holy Shroud is one of the most controversial relics in the history of Christianity: can the Shroud be considered an OOPArtor is it proof that in ancient times our ancestors were in possession of incredibly advanced technologies? continue reading

Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head and Pre-Columbian Contact theory

Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head is a small terracotta figurine of presumed Roman origin, discovered by Jose Garcia Payon in Mexico in 1933, during the excavation of a funerary offering in the pre-Hispanic settlement of Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca, almost forty miles northwest of Mexico City. continue reading

Father Crespi and the Crespi collection

Salesian Father Carlo Crespi Croci was born in Italy in 1891 and dedicated his life to work as a missionary in Ecuador, from 1923 until his death in 1982. Father Crespi collected a large number of objects, mainly metal tablets with inscriptions and symbols, which it was not possible to decipher. continue reading

The enigmas of Olmec Civilization: the colossal heads

The all round sculptures and the colossal basalt heads appear to be the most enigmatic finds relating to the Olmec culture, since they seems to represent people of non-Amerinda race, but of European, Asian and African race.
Is maybe institutional archeology hiding something from us? continue reading

Gobekli Tepe, the oldest megalithic site in the world, rewrites the history of man

the site of Gobekli Tepe, with its mysterious megaliths, dates back to 12,000 years ago.
Its discovery not only revolutionized the usual perspective in which human history and the origin of religion were looked at but it would also embody the truth about the garden of Eden. continue reading

OOPArts: the ultimate list of Out-of-place artifacts

The OOPArts ultimate list: an accurate, easy to navigate and constantly updating list of Out Of Place Artifacts. continue reading

The Maine Penny: trails of Vikings in North America

The Maine Penny is the only certain relic of Viking origin found in the United States during the second year of excavation at the Goddard site, Maine. The small silver coin was identified as a medieval Norwegian penny coined by King Olav III Kyrre between 1067 and 1093 AD... continue reading