Alright, so here’s the mystery: in Costa Rica, there are these giant stone spheres scattered around, and no one knows for sure who made them. They’re perfectly round and date back to ancient times, likely created by the Diquís people, an indigenous culture that lived there long before Europeans arrived. These spheres were carved out of stone, possibly using tools made of other rocks, which is wild when you think about how smooth and precise they are. Some people think they were used as symbols of power or markers for important places, like villages or sacred sites. Others let their imaginations run wild, suggesting they’re connected to aliens or ancient maps of the stars. While archaeologists are still piecing it together, the spheres remain one of Costa Rica’s coolest and most mysterious treasures!
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Inside the Moqui Marbles: By Steve Jurvetson – https://flic.kr/p/2p7anhU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138492007
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Stone spheres of Costa Rica: By Rodtico21, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28154817
Stone spheres of Costa Rica 2: By Rodtico21, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30990999
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model of a Diquís village: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89779222
Diquis Stone Spheres 2: By Diego Padilla Durán y Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98507791
Split Diquis Stone Sphere: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86067611
Jardin con alineacion: By Rodrigo Fernández, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39137534
Diquis Stone Spheres Museo Nacional: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86067624
Diquis Stone Spheres 3: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86067630
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89834951
Museo de Jade Diquis Stone Spheres: By Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86065789
Cannonballs Theodore Roosevelt: By Acroterion, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73594427
Ironstone concretion: By James St. John, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75394817
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