from mysterious inscriptions
to long lost treasure
here are 10 mysterious desert discoveries
between 1946 and 1956 a series of ancient documents were discovered in Israeli caves
the 981 documents are known collectively as the Dead Sea Scrolls
they are written in a mysterious language
one scroll is more mysterious than all others. It's made entirely with copper
But the others are made of leather
the copper scroll is basically a treasure map
telling of 60 different locations where gold is hidden
the Jews would hide their wealth to stop the Romans from stealing it
it's hard to know where these locations are at their language is difficult to translate
people have been searching for the treasure since the scrolls discovery in 1952
but some historians believe the treasure was already found many centuries ago
Google is becoming known for their secret projects
For obvious reasons we can't know what all of their plans are
Google is building a mysterious radio transmitter in the middle of a desert
No one outside of Google knows what the building is for
but it's much bigger than radio transmitters usually are
and google has applied for an experimental radio license
nothing is known other than that
they might be attempting to create a telecom system more efficient than 4g
in a Syrian desert the ruins of a large ancient structure have been discovered
it's known as Syria's Stonehenge and could be more than 10,000 years old
the discovery was a big deal in 2009 but literally nothing more has been learned about it since then
no scientist can get close enough to study the ruins
due to the Syrian civil war surrounding them
so the area could be of great historical importance or it could just be an old tomb
and if militants Syrian groups take control of the area, they might destroy it
two years ago,the people of Tunisia's Gaffa region said goodnight
it had been a fairly normal day but the next morning they discovered a
But the next morning they discovered a mysterious lake
The huge Lake had appeared out of nowhere in the middle of a desert
no one knows where all the water came from or even how it got there
Hundreds of locals soon took to swimming in the lake
but authorities have warned against this as the water may be radioactive
bom jesus was a Portuguese ship which set sail in 1533
It was heading for India, but never arrived
historic accounts from the time tells about the ship was lost
and no one knew what happened to it
this was the case until quite recently when its wreckage was discovered
It was discovered in the middle of an African desert
the part of Africa wasn't even a Portuguese colony - it was German
2 thousand gold coins were found inside the wreckage
now valued at 12 million ollars
it's known as the diamond ship because it was last seen at a mining town before its disappearance
And it was rediscovered by diamond miners in 2008
many other ships have been found in the same desert along with abandoned colonial settlements
in a Sudanese desert there is a medieval tomb discovered in 1993
it was soon found to be 900 years old
inside the tomb was seven mummified bodies from the kingdom of Makuria
One of the bodies is thought to be of an influential religious figure
This would explain why the tomb walls are covered in mysterious writing
written in black ink
the inscriptions are thought to be magic spells to protect the tomb from evil
it was believed that evil spirits were able to take control of dead bodies
In a Voodoo-like fashion
two years ago someone was using google earth
when they discovered this mysterious spiral
they had no idea what it was
and international news sources soon picked up on it
initial speculation was that it was a monument of the ancient world
some said it was an alien landing strip. It was a real mystery for about ten minutes
but it turns out to be a work of art
in 1997 three people build this desert structure for no real reason
the spiral is 1 million square feet and was
built with a lake in its center which has since run dry
the iraq war began in 2003
the invaders were shocked by the lack of air resistance on the Iraqi side
and after the Iraqi government fell,
They wondered whatever happened to the Iraqi air force
They knew Iraqi fighter jets existed
But they were nowhere to be found
but a group of soldiers soon noticed something covered in sand
it was the Iraqi Jets. The Jets had been buried under the sand to protect them
But the sand ended up destroying the Jets electrical components so they can never be used gain
the Great Pyramid of Egypt is the last surviving wonder of the ancient world
there are many mysteries surrounding the pyramid
one of which is he question of its age
but the question of how it was built is even more mysterious
2.3 million stone blocks were used to construct the pyramid
Each cut to an accuracy of 1/ 1,000,000 of an inch
this was all done with primitive technology
but in 1978, Japanese scientists attempted to recreate the pyramid
on a much smaller scale
They absolutely failed
In Mongolia's Gobi Desert,
Travellers have discovered some mysterious wreckage
we now know it's what's left of several boats and airplanes
it soon came to light that these boats and airplanes all disappeared in the bermuda triangle
so they disappeared in the triangle and are now in the Gobi desert
those two points are pretty much on opposite sides of the globe
no one knows how it happened
and there is no trace of the people who disappeared with them