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695 places in 11 mysteries

Where the mysteries happened and where their evidence was found, each placed on the map and tied to its events.

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All mysteriesAmerica's missing scientists, 2021–2026Cretan HieroglyphicEtruscan: the readable language that cannot be fully translatedEye of the Sahara and AtlantisHattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archivesHurrian songs of UgaritMarfa lightsProto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabetProto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of UrukUnread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of SumerianWhite Shaman Mural
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbiacourt
US 67 between Marfa and Presidiohighway
Marfa lights
Ugaritcity
Hurrian songs of Ugarit
Ugaritarchaeological site
Ugaritcity
Uintah Basin, Utahregion
Uintah and Ouray Reservationreservation (Census boundary)
UllastretIberian town
Una Vidagreat house
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.building
University of Arizona, Tucson
University of Arizona, Tucsonuniversity
Upsweep source region, about 54°S 140°Wopen ocean (approximate location)
Urancient city
Hurrian songs of Ugarit
Urquhart Castle and Urquhart Baycastle and bay
Urukancient city; find-site of about 5,000 archaic tablets in the Eanna precinct
Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
Uruk (Warka), Iraqsite
Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian
Usurbil, Gipuzkoatown