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- The Somerton Man: a famous unsolved deathHome › Guides · Updated 20 October 2026 Quick answer: The facts of the Somerton Man case: the 1948 discovery on a beach, the 'Tamám Shud' scrap, the3 min read
Seven lost civilisations, and what really happened to themSeven civilisations that declined or were abandoned, from the Indus Valley and the Classic Maya to Norse Greenland and Cahokia: what we know about them, what probably happened, and why most didn't really vanish.3 min read
Eight ancient mysteries that still puzzle historiansEight genuine puzzles from the ancient world, from undeciphered scripts such as Linear A and the Indus script to Stonehenge, the Nazca Lines and the Sea Peoples: what we know and what remains open.3 min read