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OOPArt, from the acronym for Out of Place Artifact, is a term coined by American zoologist Ivan T. Sanderson for a historical, archaeological or paleontological object found in a very unusual, or even impossible, location.
The term covers a wide variety of objects, from those studied by mainstream science, such as the iron pillar in Delhi, India, to so-called "forbidden archaeology," far outside the mainstream. Many of those items are embraced by creationists and others seeking evidence to refute the Theory of Evolution, plus supporters of such theories as the belief that human civilization was started by aliens.
Critics regard many cases of OOPArt as the result of mistaken interpretation or wishful thinking, while supporters regard them as an indication that mainstream science is overlooking huge areas of knowledge, either willfully or through ignorance.
Famous cases of real or alleged OOPArt
- The Dorchester's Pot, Massachusetts, United States, going back 320 millions years ago.
- The Kingoodie's hammer, Scotland, dated from 460 to 360 millions years ago.
- The Klerkdorp's Metallic sheres, South Africa, dated 2.8 billion years ago.
- The Ica stones, Peru, older than 12,000 years.
- The Map of Creator in Bashkiria, Russia, 20 million years old.
- The Acambaro figures, near Guanajuato, Mexico with alleged depiction of dinosaurs.
- The Mortar with pestle discover into Table Mountain (California) dated to about 50 millions years ago.
- Microscopic Objects near Narada river in Russia on the ridge of Ural, going back up to 300,000 years ago.
- The Iron Pillar in India, dating at least at 423 AD.
- The Saqqara Glider, in Egypt discovered in a tomb.
- The Crystal Skulls at Lubaantun, in Yucatan and in Belize, dating at least at 1400-1500 AD.
- The Bayan Kara Ula Disks, near Nimu in Chinese region of Sichuan, perhaps going back 12,000 years.
- The Dendera's Lamps, engrave into a low-relief in a temple dedicated at Hator Goddess.
- The Black Pagoda of Konarak in India.
- The Chinese Radio at Galena dating back about 2,500 years ago.
- The grind Crystal Lens of Heluan.
- The Stone's Block of Baalbeek in Lebanon weighing 1.050 metric tons.
- The unfinished obelisk of Assuan in Egypt, weighing 1.150 metric tons.
- The Baigong's Pipes in China.
- The Belt's buckle in China, allegedly aluminium, dating to 265 AD.
- The London's Hammer.
- The Piri Reis map made by the Turkish admiral Piri Reis from a diverse range of sources.
- The Baghdad Battery, dating between the 250 BC and 250 AD.
Bibliography
- Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson. Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race; Edition : Hardcover
- Michael A. Cremo. Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
- David Hatcher Childress. Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients
- Charles H. Hapgood. Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age
- Thomas G. Brophy. The Origin Map: Discovery of a Prehistoric,Megalithic,Astrophysical Map and Sculpture of the Universe