Artifacts & Treasures
The Michigan Relics, and the Greatest Fraud in American History
The year is 1890, and James O. Scotford of Edmore, Michigan, is about to make an astonishing claim. Scotford reveals to the world his “discoveries”: a series of relics including a cup…
The Gyrojet: A Science Fiction Fantasy from the 1960s
The history of firearms is, to an extent, one of hard-won incremental improvements with the occasional quantum leap in technology. While there have been such moments of brilliance in design conception, they…
Where is the Tomb of Genghis Khan?
Genghis Khan was one of the most powerful men to ever live. Born to rule in the middle of the 12th century, he would rise to unite the warring tribes of the…
Orichalcum: A Lost Metal that we Never Lost?
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, writing about Atlantis, made mention of a fabulous metal which he called “orichalcum”, literally “mountain copper”. This mysterious element was supposedly second only to gold in value,…
The Baghdad Battery: History Rewritten or History Misunderstood?
For those who search for the strange and unusual from history there are certain things which prove interesting time and again. Unexplained phenomena, disappearances and unsolved murders, these always appeal, and it…
Bezoar Stones, the Universal Antidote: More Than a Mistake?
It is fair to say that the history of medicine has been something of a hit and miss affair. Without modern technology to aid in our understanding of the root causes of…