十大歷史未解之迷(下)

his Khan's Final Resting Place

5.成吉思汗安睡之處

In 1206, Genghis Khan united the warring tribes of his region, becoming the leader of the Mongols and creating an empire that reached from China to Hungary. But the location of the tomb of the famous warrior has been a mystery since his death in 1227. According to legend, a group of his loyal followers buried him and then killed all the witnesses. All the soldiers and slaves who were present at the funeral were murdered, and horses trampled the burial site to destroy any traces of it. His loyal subjects are even said to have diverted a river to roll over his grave so it could never be detected.

1206年，成吉思汗統一了蒙古各交戰部落，成爲蒙古領袖，並建立了一個橫跨中國到匈牙利的帝國。但這位傑出勇士陵墓的具體位置自他1227年死後就一直是個謎。據傳言，一批忠誠的追隨者埋葬了他並隨後殺死了所有的目擊者。所有出席葬禮的士兵和奴隸也被殺害了，並且馬蹄的踐踏也銷燬了埋藏地的所有痕跡。據稱，他忠心的追隨者甚至改變河流流向，使其環繞着他的墳墓，如此他的墳墓便絕不會被發現。

However, the most likely scenario is that Khan was buried near his birthplace in the Khentii Aimag province of Mongolia. Over the years, a number of attempts to locate the tomb were barred by the authorities to prevent disturbing the locals or disrespecting the history of the area, but in 2004 a team of archaeologists discovered the palace of Genghis Khan. It is now speculated that the tomb lies nearby, but after nearly ten years of exploration and search, nothing has been found.

但是，最可信的方案是成吉思汗安睡在他的出生地，蒙古的肯特省。多年以來，一些試圖定位陵墓位置的嘗試都以打擾當地居民與褻瀆當地歷史爲由，被當局禁止。但2004年，一隊考古學家在此地發現了成吉思汗的宮殿。由此推測，陵墓就在附近，可經過將近十年的探索研究，仍未有任何發現。

ointing the Star of Bethlehem

4."伯利恆之星"身份之謎

For Christians, the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem is a faith-based event, and no further explanation is required. But for scientists and non-Christians, many questions remain. For nearly 2000 years, the bright star has been a mystery. Was it a miracle as the Christian religion teaches, a natural phenomenon, or maybe an alien spacecraft? St. John Chrysostom even suggested that it was not a star, but some unseen force that took this form.

對基督徒來說，他們的信仰使他們堅信"伯利恆之星"確實出現過，這並不需要進一步的解釋。但對科學家與非基督徒來說，就有諸多疑惑。在將近2000年的時間裏，這顆明星一直是個謎。它是基督教所宣稱的神蹟呢，還是一個自然現象，又或是外星飛船？聖約翰·克里索斯托甚至認爲它並非星體，而是以這種形式顯現出來的一種不可視的力量。

The phenomenon has been the object of intense study for researchers, astronomers, historians, and archaeologists since antiquity. Modern scholars sometimes suggest that it was an unidentified flying object because, according to Scripture, it was visible constantly day and night and did not follow a course from east to west like other stars do. Some British researchers propose that the star of Bethlehem was a bright nova, like the one described by the Chinese in the spring of 5 BC. The great German astronomer Johannes Kepler argued that it was the conjunction of two planets forming a temporary "new star," and Origen of antiquity (185-254 AD) claimed that it was a bright comet, as did the astronomer A. Stentzel in 1913. But no satisfactory scientific account has been provided to this day, and the mysterious star remains unexplained.

這個現象自古以來就是科研人員、天文學家、歷史學家以及考古學家深入研究的課題。有現代學者認爲這是不明飛行物。因爲，據《聖經》所言，這顆星不分晝夜持續出現在天空，並不像其他星體一樣東昇西落。一些英國研究人員卻認爲"伯利恆之星"是一顆明亮的新星，就像是公元前5年春被中國人所記錄的彗星一樣。德國偉大的天文學家約翰尼斯·開普勒則認爲這是兩顆行星的交匯重合所產生的短暫"新星"，而古代的奧利金（公元185-254）斷言它是一顆明亮的彗星，正如1913年天文學家A. Stentzel所認爲的那樣。但到目前爲止，還沒有出現一個令人滿意的科學解釋，"伯利恆之星"仍是一個未解之謎。

Gods of Olympus Could Have Been Aliens

3.奧林匹斯山上的神可能是外星人

Is it possible that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago, bringing with them technology that drastically affected the course of history and human evolution? If so, would people regard them as Gods? According to a few heretic and alternative historians and scientists, this is exactly what happened. "We modern humans, according to Hesiod, belong to the fifth faction created by Zeus, the iron race, a mixture of good and evil," says Swiss author Erich Von Daniken.

有沒有可能在數千年前就有智慧生命體來訪過地球，並帶來了他們的科技，徹底改變了人類歷史的發展進程。如果是這樣的話，人們會把他們當作是神嗎？根據一些異教的非主流的歷史學家與科學家的說法，事實的確是這樣。瑞士作家丹尼肯說過，"我們現代人，據赫西俄德所言，是宙斯創造的第五代人類，黑鐵種族，即善惡攪合在一起的種族。"

According to his book Odyssey of the Gods, the ancient Greek gods were in fact extraterrestrial beings with superior intelligence who visited Earth, bringing with them their advanced technology. They were not mythological creatures, but actual space aliens. Of course, none of these theories can be proven historically accurate, but as Von Daniken points out to his doubters, neither can Jesus's divinity.

據他的作品《諸神的奧德賽》所言，古希臘諸神實際上是擁有超能力的外星人，他們帶着他們先進的科技來訪問地球。他們並不是神話人物，而是外星來客。當然，從歷史的觀點來講，他的理論並不能被證明是對的，但正如丹尼肯對他的質疑者所說的那樣，耶穌的神性也是不能被證明的。

Truth Behind Bimini Road

2."比米尼道"之謎

In 1968, under the seabed off the coast of Bimini Island in the Bahamas, divers discovered dozens of huge flat limestone blocks forming a perfectly straight highway one kilometer long – a formation unlikely to be created naturally. Many claim that the blocks are the ruins of an ancient civilization, while others are convinced that this is a unique natural phenomenon.

1968年，在巴哈馬羣島的比米尼島海岸，潛水員在水下發現了許多巨大扁平的石灰石，這些石塊形成了一條一公里長的筆直大道——這個構造不大可能是自然形成。許多人認爲這些石塊是古文明遺址，然而也有人相信這只是一種獨特的自然現象。

But none of these explanations can account for a prophecy made in the early decades of the 20th century. A famous prophet and healer of that time, Edgar Cayce, made a prediction in 1938: "Part of the ruins of Lost Atlantis will be discovered in the sea around the islands of Bimini … This will be done in 1968 or 1969." Cayce's prediction was indeed oddly – and creepily – accurate.

但卻沒有說法能夠解釋20世紀早期的一個預言。那個時期的一位著名預言家兼醫療術士埃德加·凱西在1938年做了預言："消失的亞特蘭提斯帝國的部分遺址將會在比米尼島附近的海域被發現……發現時間大約在1968年或1969年。"凱西的預言確實驚異地——甚至有點毛骨悚然的——準確。

Identity of the Babushka Lady

1."頭巾女士"的身份

In the films and photos recording the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, an unknown woman can be seen in the crowd standing near the Kennedy limousine. She is seen wearing a brown coat and a scarf on her head, which gave her the nickname "the Babushka Lady." In certain moments of the film, this woman seems to be holding a camera up to her eyes. After the shooting, while most people dispersed, the Babushka Lady remained there calmly recording the events. Shortly afterwards, she vanished in the crowds walking up Elm Street.

在記錄1963年約翰·肯尼迪遇刺的影像或照片中，有一個身份不明的女性站在靠近肯尼迪車隊的人羣中。她當時身着一件棕色外套，一面頭巾包着頭部，由此便有了"頭巾女士"的綽號。影像中的這位女士似乎在很長一段時間裏拿着攝影機。槍擊事件後，多數人忙着分散離開，而這位"頭巾女士"卻鎮定地站在原地記錄事情。沒過多久，她便消失在人羣中，沿着埃爾姆大街離去。

What makes the case even more bizarre is that although the FBI, through the press, asked this woman to produce her film, she never appeared. In 1970, a woman named Beverly Oliver claimed to be the Babushka Lady, but her story had many gaps and inaccuracies, and she is largely considered to be a con artist. Nobody knows who the woman with the babushka scarf was, or why she never delivered what she had recorded with her camera.

讓這件事變得更加離奇的是，即使美國聯邦調查局在報刊中要求這位女士交出她拍攝的影像，她也未曾出現。1970年出現一名自稱是頭巾女士本人的女性佛利·奧利佛，然而她的說法有很多錯誤和漏洞，在很大程度上，她被認爲是一位詐騙高手。沒人知道"頭巾女士"究竟是誰，也沒人知道她爲什麼不交出攝影機所拍下的影片。

翻譯:李念 來源：前十網