New Clues to Ancient Mysteries (2026)

If you enjoy evidence-based ancient history, myth-busting, and clear explanations of new discoveries, you’re in the right place.

Wonder why I say BCE and CE?
See here: https://youtu.be/s6Lv3KpphVg

CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:26 Deciphering the Lost Language of Side
03:06 The Shackled Men of Phaleron
05:45 What Were Roman Dodecahedra For?
08:07 What Lies Inside Japan's Giant Kofun Tombs?
12:39 Reconstructing a Roman Tax Corruption Scandal
15:09 Locating Egypt's Lost City of Mesen
16:39 Possible Hittite Artifacts in a Czech Cave
18:35 Cleopatra's Tomb Hunt
20:41 Why Did the Harappan Civilization Collapse?
23:19 Why Was Thoth Portrayed as a Baboon?

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► REFERENCES
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1. Deciphering the Lost Language of Side
https://doi.org/10.1515/kadmos-2025-0008

2. The Shackled Men of Phaleron
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X26003871

3. What Were Roman Dodecahedra For?
https://exarc.net/issue-2026-2/rev/functional-reassessment-roman-dodecahedra-tools-forming

4. What Lies Inside Japan's Giant Kofun Tombs?
https://www.city.sakurai.lg.jp/material/files/group/54/makimuku209.pdf
https://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/news/504584

5. Reconstructing a Roman Tax Corruption Scandal
https://serwisnaukowy.uw.edu.pl/en/a-tax-scandal-from-1500-years-ago-what-new-inscription-fragments-reveal-about-corruption-in-the-roman-empire/

6. Locating Egypt's Lost City of Mesen
https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/new-tell-abu-seify-finds-illuminate-egypt-s-ancient-horus-military-road/

7. Possible Hittite Artifacts in a Czech Cave
https://katerinska.caves.cz/aktuality/katerinska-jeskyne-odkryla-dalsi-tajemstvi-kamennou-desticku-s-klinovym-pismem

8. Cleopatra's Tomb Hunt
https://africa.sis.gov.eg/english/africa-today/african-news/egypt-unveils-evidence-of-ancient-submerged-port-near-alexandria-temple/

9. Why Did the Harappan Civilization Collapse?
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02901-1

10. Why Was Thoth Portrayed as a Baboon?
https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696X.2026.2696260