Mysteries

Mysteries are those unexplained phenomenons that are discovered deep beneath the earth, seen floating across the sea, seen somewhere in the desert or fly across the sky on a dark night.

Some mysteries are explained through beliefs. Whiles others have a rich amount of secrets and strange, wonderous tales attached to them.

Dinosaurs, The Egyptian Pyramids, Alien Visitors, The Min Min Lights, Aztecs and their Lost City of Gold and Atlantis are just some of the mysteries that exist in our human Civilisation.

Each mystery has answers that are usually incomplete or require an element of faith to resolve the mystery which may not always be accepted in the general society.

Alien Visitors: Do people get abducted by aliens? While there is no popular concrete evidence since the nineteenth century people have been coming forward with similar stories of abduction by aliens. Rothwell, the secret milary base in the USA continues to create interest in Alien visitors. One scientific explanation suggests that these people may have been suffering hullicinations caused by changes to chemicals in the brain. Experiments into drugs such as LSD and natural substances like DMT have created hullicinations where the subjects have believed they were abucted by Aliens.

Develop a list of Mysteries

Develop a list of at least twenty mysteries and their different explanations put forward by various social groups. Include:

• a description of the mystery
• when the mystery was first discovered and by whom (if known)
• what impact the mystery's discovery has had on your civilisation(s)
• whether the mystery has had any influence in the creation or development of your world whether the mystery has had any influence in the development of your civilisation
• what impact the mystery will have in your world's future.

Map your Mysteries

As part of your mapping projects you may want to include a map that shows the location of your world's mysteries. Are there any mysteries that are not yet discovered by your civilisations?