11. Solving 3 Creepy Cases For Ancient Aliens
Are there cases for ancient aliens that an archeologist would not be able to explain? Buzzfeed Unsolved seems to think just that and did release a video presenting what they think is the best evidence for ancient aliens.
Our host Fredrik is usually on a mission to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between on the TV-show Ancient Aliens. In this episode we will be guided by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej into the world of unsolved mysteries.
The cases that’s going to be presented in this episode are as follow:
Wandjina paintings,
Tassili N'ajjer,
Lid of Pakal,
Temple of Seti I,
Greek funeral marker,
Dendera Light,
Dogon Tribe,
Tiwanaku,
Cheops pyramid.
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