12 Most Incredible Ancient Finds In Appalachia That Scientists Still Can't Explain

12 Most Incredible Ancient Finds In Appalachia That Scientists Still Can't Explain Deep in the Appalachian region, archaeologists have uncovered ancient structures, buried towns, prehistoric cave art, massive earthworks, and astronomical alignments that continue to raise difficult questions about the people who created them. In this video, we explore 12 incredible ancient discoveries in Appalachia stretching across Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio, and the surrounding region. Some are enormous earthworks built by ancient societies. Others were hidden underground for centuries. And several only became fully understood after modern technology revealed what was beneath the surface. From Russell Cave and Dust Cave in Alabama to Fort Ancient, Spruce Hill, Miamisburg Mound, the Great Hopewell Road, Nikwasi Mound, Kituwah, Mud Glyph Cave, the Newark Octagon, and the mysterious 19th Unnamed Cave, each site reveals another piece of the ancient history of Appalachia. We'll look at: Ancient Appalachian archaeological sites Massive Native American earthworks Hopewell ceremonial structures Ancient caves and prehistoric cave art Mysterious stone and earthen walls Ancient astronomical alignments Buried Cherokee settlements Geophysical archaeology and modern scanning technology The unexplained engineering behind enormous ancient structures Discoveries that challenge what we thought ancient Americans were capable of One of the most remarkable discoveries is a cave in northern Alabama where researchers created a 3D model of an entire ceiling—and revealed enormous figures that could not be seen as a whole from inside the chamber.