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There are ancient building projects we call "Megalithic Marvels" all over the world. One thing many have in common are the use of stones of monstrous size cut out of quarries quite a distance from the construction site and somehow transported, lifted, and placed so perfectly that even today they fit together almost seamlessly.

The Benben stone is an object found in the mythology of ancient Egypt. It is a stone with a conical shape and, according to some theorists, may be of extraterrestrial origin. The Benben stone is also an architectural term, describing the name given to the tip of an obelisk or the capstone placed on top of a pyramid.

A pair of Ukrainian researchers say the mysterious structure is far older than the accepted claim that it was built during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre between 2558-2532 BC. Manichev Vjacheslav I. and Alexander G. Parkhomenko say evidence of water erosion at the monuments of the Giza Plateau shows the monument was partially flooded.

Modern engineering has just met ancient engineering as the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project reveals it has discovered the worlds oldest shipwreck. The 2,400 year old trading vessel has only ever been seen on the sides of pottery until now.

In the remote desert of western Egypt, near the Libyan border, lie clues to an ancient cosmic cataclysm. Libyan desert glass is the name given to fragments of canary-yellow glass found scattered over hundreds of kilometres, between giant shifting sand dunes. Interest in Libyan desert glass goes back more than 3,000 years.

smithsonian.com Biologists don't call them " the hidden kingdom" for nothing. With an estimated 5 million species, only a mere 100,000 fungi are known to scientists. This kingdom, which includes molds, yeasts, rusts and mushrooms, receives far less attention than plants or animals.