11 of the most baffling archaeological finds of all time

<p class="ingestion featured-caption">The Göbekli Tepe contains many tall, carved pillars.Ozan Kose/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Archaeologists use a variety of techniques to learn more about ancient objects.</li><li>But some results remain open to interpretation, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-archaeological-mysteries-ancient-artifacts-hikers-discoveries-melting-glaciers-alps-2024-7">leaving mysteries behind</a>.</li></ul><p>Archeologists use all sorts of objects to learn about humans of the past. Methods like blood residue analysis and <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/white-sands-human-footprints-ancient-dated-new-evidence-2023-10">radiocarbon dating</a> can help determine what animals people butchered or when a piece of linen textile was woven.</p><p>But these techniques can't solve all mysteries. Sometimes, the data leaves the results open to interpretation.</p><p>From objects with unknown functions to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-decipher-ancient-philosophers-work-buried-mount-vesuvius-2024-2">undeciphered scripts</a>, here are 11 archaeological finds that still have some unanswered questions.</p>