Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

The Unfinished Obelisk

This strange, unexplained formation is the oldest stone obelisk on earth. Found in Aswa, Egypt, this behemoth clocks in at 138 feet tall, weighing nearly 1,200 tons. The obelisk was carved out of one solid piece of bedrock, but nobody knows why or how it happened. 

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