In 1999, skulls that looked very alien-like were found in a small Mexican village. 25 human skeletons were found, but 13 of those had skulls that were very similar to how we now see aliens from movies. Don’t get too excited — these skeletons were not from aliens but were indeed from humans.
The long elongated skulls from these were probably a result of a process called cranial elongation. It was commonly done by several cultures all over the world and started around 10,000 years ago. This process commences in childhood when two wooden boards would be used to compress and elongate their skulls.
Pompeii
Pompeii was buried under four to six meters of volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. All of Pompeii was lost after this explosion, and the ruins remained buried for 1,500 years before being rediscovered. What is surprising about this archaeological discovery is that the whole city was preserved due to the lack of air and moisture.
There are pictures available on the internet that shows Pompeii’s inhabitants in the exact position that they were in when they died. The whole city was excavated, and plaster was used to recreate and preserve the voids in the layers of ash that once held human beings.
Hagar Qim
Hagar Qim is a megalithic temple complex that is located on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Not only was the architecture very impressive, but it also contained a lot of decorative pottery and statues. The whole temple complex was built around 3,600-3,200 BC.
Animal bones found in the Hagar Qim temples suggest that they were also used for ritual sacrifices. Because of its very old age, the temple's limestone suffered severe damage due to weather conditions. To prevent further damage and conserve the site, a protective tent was built over the whole thing in 2009.
Nazca Lines
This group of very large writings, or geoglyphs, created between 500 BC to 500 AD, can be found in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They consist of various drawings of animal and plant shapes. A total of 900 of these mysterious drawings have been found in that area. They were first discovered by hikers in 1927 and were observed as a whole from an aircraft in the 1930s.
Researchers are still debating about its true purpose. Some believe that they were based on astronomy and cosmology, while others believed that they were used for religious worship. Then, there is a small group of people who believes that they were created by an advanced alien civilization.
The Hobbits
Straight out of "Lord of the Rings," a joint team of Australian and Indonesian archeologists discovered the remains of what is believed to be an extinct species of hobbits. Nine separate sets of human remains were found at the site on the island of Flores, Indonesia. With the scientific name of Homo-floresiensis, they were found to be around 3.3 feet high and 55 pounds when fully grown.
They have also been shown to inhibit the island of Flores as recently as 13,000 years ago. This discovery was very surprised at the time and was dubbed the most spectacular finding in paleoanthropology in over 50 years.