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Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2025

By T.K. Randall
December 30, 2025 ·  0 comments

Image: Camel near Khafre's Pyramid, Egypt
Credit: Myousry6666 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted) 10. Who built the Great Pyramid ? Inscriptions offer fresh clues - New findings have offered up a clearer picture of who built the last remaining ancient wonder of the world.

9. Secret messages discovered on the Luxor Obelisk in Paris - An Egyptologist has identified several previously unseen messages hidden on the 3,300-year-old carved stone pillar.

8. Major find as first royal tomb since Tutankhamun is unearthed in Egypt - Egyptian officials have revealed the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II near to the Valley of Kings.

7. Further evidence points to giant columns beneath Pyramids of Giza - New satellite data reportedly backs up claims of huge structures situated deep beneath Egypt's Giza Plateau.

6. Mystery surrounds discovery of giant 2,000-year-old Roman shoes - Archaeologists have been left perplexed by the sheer size of the shoes and why there are quite so many of them.5. Drag marks of 20,000-year-old 'vehicles' discovered in New Mexico - Move over Fred Flintstone... evidence of an extremely primitive form of ancient vehicle has been found.

4. Scientists claim to have found 'vast city' beneath Egypt's pyramids - A recent study has reportedly discovered evidence of structures stretching thousands of feet beneath the desert sands.

3. Scans reveal 'void' and structures at 'Noah's Ark' site in Turkey - Ground-penetrating radar has reportedly revealed tantalizing evidence at the Durupinar Formation.

2. Why is there a rocket cat in this 16th-Century drawing ? - Dating back 500 years, this peculiar illustration seems to show a cat and a pigeon with rockets attached to their backs.

1. Mystery of America's 'lost colony' may have finally been solved - Exactly what happened to the 118 colonists who settled on Roanoke Island in the late 1500s has long remained a mystery.

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