Biggest Archaeology Hoaxes of 2025-26

Original author：World of Antiquity

Original source：https://www.youtube.com/embed/jDjTZn31usY

Get ready as I go over the top 5 hoaxes, frauds, and fakes of the past year! 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 01:00 The Zeugma Mosaics 02:30 The Leather Palestinian Manuscript 04:20 The Nazca Tridactyls 12:38 The Nazca Alien Artifacts 14:27 The Buga Sphere ►LEAVE A COMMENT We would love to hear your thoughts about the video. Please be civil to the other commenters. If your comment does not appear, try again with different words. YouTube sometimes glitches and comments don't go through. Or they might flag your comment as potentially inappropriate. ►DOWNLOAD Professor Miano's free e-booklet: "Why Ancient History Matters": https://scholaantiquorum.eo.page/n272t Follow Professor Miano on social media: ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidMiano ►X: https://twitter.com/DrDavidMiano ►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drmiano/ ►BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/davidmiano.bsky.social ► REFERENCES FTC Disclaimer Notice: Some of the links here may be affiliate links, meaning that if you click on them and purchase something on another website, I get a small commission. It doesn't cost you any extra, but I thought you should know! It does help support the channel. Zeugma Mosaics https://mvau.lt/media/a6e7b2b8-5f48-42e4-bddb-b8dde1124890 https://mvau.lt/media/174f505f-68bf-42a4-a5bc-6a959c3bb8ea https://mvau.lt/media/a2e45641-b07b-48fa-be16-1abd92895f87 https://perma.cc/3VBF-FXVB https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36T44J4 Leather Manuscript https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/radiocarbon/article/radiocarbon-dating-as-a-tool-for-identifying-forged-historical-documents-in-palestine-an-iron-age-leather-manuscript-as-a-case-study/87AC94D313B9DF36741EA8B9A31C6ABE?utm_source=chatgpt.com#figures Nazca Mummies https://web.archive.org/web/20230916130557/https://www.vox.com/culture/23875671/aliens-mexican-congress-real-or-hoax-peru-nazca-mummies-jaime-maussan-fraud-scam https://antropogenez.ru/review/1119/ https://www.bioinformaticscro.com/blog/dna-evidence-for-alien-nazca-mummies-lacking (DNA evidence from the anti-aliens side) https://www.the-alien-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/INFORMEFINALMetalesymineralesdesconocidosenmomiasprehispanicas.pdf Alien Artifacts https://www.the-alien-project.com/en/cut-stones/ Buga Sphere https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/10/13/este-seria-el-verdadero-origen-de-la-esfera-hallada-en-buga-valle-que-ciudadanos-confundieron-con-un-ovni/ https://www.larazon.es/actualidad/esfera-buga-sorprendente-datacion-radiocarbono-que-desconcierta-cientificos-escepticos_2025092768d761853ce0ad1de87e6645.html https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/05/26/investigadores-intentar-dar-una-explicacion-a-la-esfera-metalica-que-descendio-del-cielo-en-buga-analisis-revelarian-si-es-extraterrestre/ https://www.newsweek.com/ufo-discovered-colombia-scientist-weighs-2076884 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/buga-metallic-sphere-claimed-to-be-of-alien-origin-is-responding-to-sanskrit-chants-as-per-viral-video/articleshow/123087619.cms