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The Arthur's Seat Coffins

Edinburgh

Seventeen tiny coffins, each holding a carved wooden figure.

In 1836 boys hunting rabbits on Arthur's Seat found a small cave hidden by slates. Inside were 17 miniature coffins, each with a little wooden figure dressed in cloth.

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When
Found 1836
Where
55.9440, -3.1620
Group
Unexplained

Visiting

The surviving coffins are at the National Museum of Scotland.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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