Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

The Baghdad Battery

This artifact was found in a tomb close to Baghdad, Iraq. Initially, archaeologists thought nothing of it—but, after years of research, a German museum curator confirmed that this vessel could be used to function as a battery. There is a massive amount of information regarding the potential that this was an ancient source of energy storage, but there has been no confirmation whether this vessel could actually perform its assumed function.

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