Controversial legends

No matter how far science develops, there are still unexplained mysteries in ancient legends.

In 2012, one of the mysteries haunts people. There is no such apocalyptic story when deciphering the ancient Mayan calendar, and on December 21, 2012 it turned out to be just the end to start a new round. However, there are other great mysteries waiting to be discovered:

The Gospel of Jesus' wife

Harvard historian Karen King exploded public opinion in September 2012 with sensational news, that she discovered a piece of papyrus that seemed to record the words of Jesus Christ 'my wife. '. The statement quickly prompted experts to question the true origin of the piece, and the Vatican said it was a fake. Most of the original analysis experts were skeptical.

Karen King's historian with a controversial papyrus - (Photo: Harvard Gazette)

Harvard Theological Review has withdrawn its plan to publish an academic article about this papyrus in the January issue of this edition. Recently, a spokesman for the agency said there has been no analysis of the authenticity of this shocking document. The Smithsonian channel also delayed the release of documentary films around the new discovery, waiting for the test results.

Jonah box

In February last year, experts claimed to have used a robotic arm attached to a camera to study a remains of corpses inside a tomb locked in deep underground in Jerusalem. They said the box was engraved with a fish, as well as the texts referring to the word 'Jonah' and the revival. Experts' conclusions: these engravings are evidence that the first Christians were buried in graves. However, skeptics are not very confident about this interpretation, in part because the archeology team once argued with a proclamation related to Jesus' grave a few years ago.

A few months later, the controversy was not calm. One of the people behind the discovery is James Tabor of the University of North Carolina (USA). He admitted that there was a need to find more evidence, but wanting to dig those pots needed more time.

Pyramid on Google Earth

Researcher Angela Micol drew attention in August with a sensational statement, that the image on Google Earth revealed pyramid-like structures in the desert in Egypt. She argued that these might be areas that were never known, but it turned out that archaeologists kept an eye on them, and they studied these places. Another information is that Micol discovered a strange-shaped soil tissue on photos of Google Earth, and so far there has been no update on the incident.

Duplicate twisted hairy mammoths

Can humans revive an extinct species of tens of thousands of years? Doubt is still full but that does not prevent Russian and Korean experts from trying to revive mammoths. The project, published in March 2012, includes restoring cells that may exist from extremely well preserved mammoths in the permafrost in Siberia. They then implanted the cell's genetic material into the elephant's egg, forming the cloned embryo, then transferring the embryo to the elephant's stomach to initiate the pregnancy process.

At the end of the year, The Siberian Times reported samples of bone marrow, hair, muscle and fat cells were brought from Yakutsk to Seoul, to determine whether living cells could be extracted. And the thing just stopped there.