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A A AAlien conspiracies, unexplained ancient objects and mysterious disappearances; there's no need to look to fiction for your fix of mystery when real life has it all.
We may have figured out the play by play of some of the greatest battles of all time and unearthed the most mundane details of famous leaders' lives, but there are still some facts that remain tantalizingly out of reach.
From the slightly strange to the downright baffling, our friends at history travel website Historvius are taking us on a tour of some of the best mysteries of times gone by and the places to visit to immerse yourself in them.
Atlantis
First described by Plato thousands of years ago, the legendary lost city of Atlantis has been the subject of endless myth and speculation. Said to have “in a single day and night...disappeared into the depths of the sea”, Atlantis is so mysterious that many doubt it existed at all. For those who believe in this sunken city, the question is not whether it was real, but where it was really located.
The theories range far and wide, from the site of Akrotiri on the island of Santorini to places such as Gibraltar and Cornwall in Britain. There was even one memorable occasion when an underwater theme park in Bali was mistakenly “identified” as the real Atlantis. For those still on the hunt, the latest and most highly credited find of recent times is in Southern Spain, where archaeologists claim a city was overwhelmed by a tsunami.
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Wait a minute! While it is true that bones were found in the Tower (in 1674), there is absolutely no proof that these bones belonged to the missing princes. So far as I know, no one has done a DNA analysis on the bones or the remains of their parents, Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. Unless the bones came with a clip that said "Hi, I'm Edward V", how would anyone know?
July 22 2011 at 2:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythis is 3rd grade geography crap
July 21 2011 at 3:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyjrock, I agree this is garbage. I thought something new was going to be presented. But Shakespeare wrote of this theory, long ago. However, jrock, I don't believe this is something the Huffington Post would publish. Now, AOL, yes. They've had articles like this forever. Odd you never noticed that. But, regardless, good luck to you in your travels. We'll miss your snarling, I'm sure.
July 21 2011 at 3:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPLEASE READ " THE SUN IN SPLENDOR" THAT IS THE BEST BOOK ABOUT THE LIFE OF RICHARD III AND HIS LIFE. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WHICH SPEAKS THE TRUE.
July 20 2011 at 10:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI will soon cancel AOL due to this Huffington Post garbage.
July 20 2011 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI investigated a sighting in Aurantia. Found nothing. About a year later, something reflected a light in my face
from the general direction of Aurantia. I looked at the sky, but saw nothing. A couple minutes later I looked there again, and there it was. Silver gray metalic. Hung there like it was on a hook. "They" obviously had come looking for me. And they waited a year. I glanced around for more and when I looked back, it was gone. It left so fast, I couldn't see it go. It didn't make a sonic boom when it left. I'd say it did 200 to 300 thousand miles an hour. I don't investigate ufos anymore, and I don't even drive through Aurantia....Al-
I read some time ago that two skeletons the same age as the princes were found beneath some stone stairs that were being rebuilt in the Tower.
July 20 2011 at 6:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's too bad the article was not better prepared. The little princes suspected of being murdered by their uncle and "never seen again", were found a few years ago when some repairs were being made, their remains burried under a staircase.
July 20 2011 at 4:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEverything was working just fine before Huffington...Maybe AOL ought to rethink this one again and get rid of Huffington.. Just my opinion and I dislike trying to open anything from huffington
July 20 2011 at 2:45 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyI have noticed how slow news articles now load at home. I HATE "HuffPost" and if I want to read something and I click on it and discover it's coming through them, I will cancel it and find it to read somewhere else. My computer has slowed down SO much, and the only 2 things that have changed are the dreaded HuffPost and the fact that every time I sign off, I get a pop up from AOL saying they can "speed up my pc"....for a PRICE. Coincidence? Doubt it.
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