320: Chapter 320: Humans from Hundreds of Millions of Years Ago?

Xiao Yu looked at the photos on the mysterious walls on the screen and couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

The legends of an alien war that the descendants of the indigenous people of South America firmly believe in, and the ancient Chinese myths such as the Yellow Emperor fighting Chiyou, Gonggong crashing into Mount Buzhou in a rage, and Kuafu chasing the sun, actually have similarities.

In both cases, in ancient times, a group of mysterious beings came to Earth and fought a war on it.

The more she thought about it, the more intriguing it felt.

Not just her, but even the viewers, teachers, and experts were frowning.

"I feel like there is something wrong here."

"That's right. Although Brother previously said that aliens might have been everywhere in ancient times, the fact that the indigenous descendants in South America's Puma Punku firmly believe there was an actual alien war in ancient times makes the situation feel a bit subtle."

"+1, this feels very strange!"

"..."

Xiao Yu took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"Brother, I still don't quite believe it." She shook her head. "The things at Puma Punku are indeed amazing, but just relying on a few golden planes and dozens of H-shaped stones to conclude that they are alien ruins—the evidence is still too scarce!"

Jiang Zhe smiled, as if he had long expected her to say that.

"Then what if I told you that archaeologists all over the world have dug up hundreds of items even more bizarre than those at Puma Punku?"

"Hundreds? Are there really that many?"

Jiang Zhe didn't respond, but instead picked up his tablet and swiped his finger to pull up a list he had prepared during the day.

The list showed out-of-place artifacts ranging from billions of years ago to a few thousand years ago.

He pointed at the tablet and said with a serious face, "Xiao Yu, what you are looking at now is a list of Out-of-Place Artifacts (OOPArt) unearthed around the world. I downloaded this from foreign geological and archaeological academic websites during the day and compiled it myself."

"They all have one thing in common: they appeared in eras when they shouldn't have."

He handed the tablet to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu took the tablet and looked through it from top to bottom with a grave expression.

[2.8 Billion Years Ago: South African Grooved Spheres.]

"2.8 billion years ago, South African grooved spheres?" Xiao Yu was somewhat surprised. "There weren't even dinosaurs back then, right?"

"Yes, 2.8 billion years ago, life on Earth was still just single-celled organisms."

"What you are looking at now is about some metal spheres that miners dug up deep underground in a South African mine."

"They are about the same size, and their surfaces have three very regular parallel grooves."

He took the computer, zoomed in on the picture, and a grayish-black metal sphere appeared on the screen. The three grooves on the surface were clearly visible, evenly spaced, and straight; it looked like a miniature version of a basketball, but only with one encircling line.

"Geologists have determined that this grooved sphere formed 2.8 billion years ago."

"Scientists in South Africa have tested them, and these spheres are hematite or some kind of metal alloy. Naturally formed hematite would not grow into such a regular spherical shape, let alone have three parallel grooves."

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yu was stunned and could no longer be certain.

In the live stream, the bullet comments surged rapidly.

"A metal sphere from 2.8 billion years ago? There weren't even cells back then!"

"Three parallel grooves—this is clearly a man-made trace!"

"Who made it? Aliens?"

"..."

In the residential compound of the University of History in Kyoto.

Professor Chen Runzhi stared at the screen. "How could such a metal sphere appear 2.8 billion years ago?"

As a geologist, Professor Liu Guangyi narrowed his eyes, suddenly remembering something.

"I remember this. The appearance and texture of the sphere are similar to rock, but it is not a metal sphere. It has a fibrous structure inside and a hard shell on the outside, with very high hardness—even a steel knife cannot scratch it."

"In the Cannonball River Valley in North Dakota, USA, similar cannonball concretions can reach 3 meters in diameter and are even closer to a spherical shape."

"Even on distant Mars, the Opportunity rover discovered similar hematite concretions, which were called 'Martian blueberries'."

Speaking of this, his tone wavered a bit. "Actually, these have been found on both Earth and Mars, but not on the Moon. As for whether it was the work of intelligence or natural, there has actually always been a debate in the academic community."

"It may also be, as Jiang Zhe has said before, that our universe is more fond of [circles], or rather, nature prefers circles because they are the most stable!"

After he finished, Old Qian and Old Wang looked at each other.

After such a long time of output from Jiang Zhe, they were more inclined to believe it was natural!

Only natural creations could survive for billions of years without weathering, whereas if it were man-made... as Jiang Zhe said, it would be gone within a few years.

On the big screen.

Jiang Zhe's explanation continued.

[505 Million Years Ago, Trilobite Footprint]

A clear indentation appeared on the tablet, shaped like the heel of a shoe, stepping right onto the fossils of several trilobites.

"This was discovered in 1968 by a fossil enthusiast in Utah, USA. Later, when he cracked open a 500-million-year-old trilobite fossil, he found a clear shoe print on the surface of the fossil."

"The length of the shoe print is 26 centimeters, which is about the same as a modern person's."

"The heel is slightly deeper than the sole, indicating that the owner of this foot had their center of gravity in the back when walking."

"And trilobites were marine organisms from 500 million years ago. If this fossil is real, it means that 500 million years ago, someone was wearing shoes and stepped on a trilobite."

Jiang Zhe grinned, "Actually, what's even more intriguing is the barefoot child footprint fossil that geologist Davis discovered in the same rock layer."

"Later, microscopic section analysis showed that its pressure lines completely matched the biomechanical characteristics formed by real stepping."

"When it was discovered in the last century, it directly challenged the framework of Darwin's theory of evolution, because trilobites went extinct 240 million years ago, and according to mainstream theory, human ancestors only learned to walk upright 3 million years ago."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu gasped, feeling more and more horrified!

Trilobites, from the early Cambrian period 500 million years ago—it would take at least a few million years for them to become fossils.

If a modern person tried to fake it by wearing shoes, it would obviously be impossible.

How could they fake it?

It instantly made Xiao Yu's hair stand on end!

The viewers also felt stunned, their brows furrowing.

"Damn, this is even more shocking!"

"Was the footprint wearing a shoe or not?"

"I checked it specifically; it was wearing a shoe. It's precisely because of this absurdly ridiculous shoe print that many foreign archaeologists just shake their heads, saying they don't know if it's real or fake."

"Why?"

"Because the conclusion given by the data is: [This is real]; but the conclusion we see is: [This is fake]. Should we believe the data or the majority of people?"

"This..."

Clearly, this is a conflict between professional appraisal data and modern human cognition.

For a moment, countless viewers were struck dumb.

At the same time, Jiang Zhe's words also sparked more curiosity among the viewers about whether there were more bizarre objects on Earth!

In the principal's office.

Old Wang looked at the big screen and gasped repeatedly. "A shoe print from 500 million years ago? How the hell is that possible!"

Xiao Wang took out his phone and found more accurate original text from abroad.

[...]

[Geologist Davis investigated the geological conditions of the area in detail and confirmed that the place where the fossil was discovered was undoubtedly Cambrian rock, and other fossils were also discovered.]

[Professor Cook, a metallurgy professor at the University of Utah, praised the discovery as the most remarkable sample of human footprint fossils. Additionally, geologists discovered more footprint fossils at the same location, one of which was stepped on by a barefoot child.]

[...]

He didn't believe it and continued to search for more on his own.

[Nevada shoe print: A sole fossil was discovered in Fisher Canyon, Nevada, USA; through a microscope, one can see the clear patterns of the sole—the stratum of this fossil comes from the Triassic period and can be traced back to 205 million to 250 million years ago.]

[Zapata footprints: Footprint fossils discovered near Robledo Mountains, New Mexico, USA; these fossils come from the Permian stratum, and their history can be traced back to 248 million to 290 million years ago.]

[Rockcastle County footprints: Ten complete human footprints and several fragmented footprints discovered in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA; they are located in Carboniferous sandstone, and the age of this fossil can be traced back to 320 million to 360 million years ago.]

After reading it, Xiao Wang was completely dumbfounded; after a long time, under the shocked gazes of Old Wang, Old Fu, and Ren Xiaoyao, he complained with a surprised face: "Damn, it's real, and there are so many of them!"

After he finished, Old Wang, Old Fu, and Ren Xiaoyao all shook their heads in disbelief.

On the big screen.

Jiang Zhe, sitting on the sofa, continued to explain.

[200 Million Years Ago — Ancient Metal Pipes in Siberia]

Several dark silver metal pipes appeared on the tablet, embedded in a cross-section of rock, with visible threads on the pipe walls.

"This was in 1995, in Siberia, Bear Country. When a geological survey team was drilling deep underground, they discovered a batch of strange metal tube-like objects."

He switched the image back synchronously.

"These metal pipes varied in size, with the large ones having a diameter of 5 centimeters and the small ones only 1 centimeter, but they all had one common feature: they were hollow, and their surfaces had regular spiral threads."

"Geologists determined that the rock layer where these metal pipes were located dates back 200 million years; that is, the middle of the Triassic period."

"At that time, dinosaurs had just appeared."

"What is even more incredible is that later archaeologists tested the composition of the metal pipes and found that they contained nickel, chromium, and titanium; this is the formula for modern stainless steel."

"And natural minerals would not form hollow pipes, let alone regular spiral threads!"

Xiao Yu shrank her neck, feeling the air getting colder, and frowned.

The first sphere from 2.8 billion years ago could be classified as nature preferring circles.

But just those two things from earlier—even Xiao Yu, who had been listening to lectures for over a month, felt it was bizarre.

At this moment, the viewers were becoming increasingly uneasy.

"Damn, a metal pipe from 200 million years ago, and it actually has threads?"

"But dinosaurs had only just appeared back then!"

"Why the hell would stainless steel appear 200 million years ago? Did someone travel through time with stainless steel pipes to fight dinosaurs?"

"..."

In the residential compound of the University of History in Kyoto.

Professor Liu Guangyi stood up abruptly, as if the topic had touched on his area of expertise.

"I know this one. It's the Siberian metal pipes. Scientists there have debated it for a long time. Some say these are ancient crinoid fossils, but crinoids wouldn't form metallic materials, let alone spiral threads!"

"So now it's another unsolved case, but recently more and more people have begun to firmly believe in cyclical civilizations."

"Which is exactly the theme of Jiang Zhe's talk tonight: out-of-place artifacts and the 140,000-year gap in intelligent civilization."

Old Qian, Professor Chen, and Old Wang looked at each other, all seeing the disbelief on each other's faces.

After a long while.

Jiang Zhe's voice came again.

"Xiao Yu, look at this!"

Xiao Yu leaned over to look at the tablet, where several glaringly incongruous large characters appeared.

[320 Million Years Ago and an Iron Pot].

Is this something that can be read together?

Xiao Yu had an expression like she had seen a ghost. "320 million years ago, Oklahoma iron pot? Huh? Brother, the steel pipes weren't enough, now even an iron pot has appeared?"

She was extremely, or rather ninety percent, bewildered, as if she had been dealt a heavy blow.

Jiang Zhe was also amused by Xiao Yu's expression and grinned as he began to explain:

"Yes, nature is just that amazing. This was in 1912, in Oklahoma, USA. Workers used explosives to open a 320-million-year-old piece of coal. After the coal split open, an iron pot fell out from inside."

He operated the tablet and brought up the original photo.

A cast-iron pot was embedded in the middle of the coal, with the pot opening facing down and the bottom facing up.

"It was embedded in the middle of the coal, and there were no traces of artificial excavation around it, which shows that it was embedded in there when the coal was formed."

"It appeared in the coal seam, and the two workers who discovered this iron pot later signed to confirm this discovery." (PS: If the credibility is out of 5 stars, this one is 3 stars.)

Xiao Yu gasped. "Could it be that someone was using an iron pot to cook 300 million years ago?"

At this moment, the viewers also had expressions of utter despair.

"I checked, it's an iron pot from 325 million years ago,"

"There weren't even dinosaurs back then, right?"

"Did this pot travel through time?"

"Don't say anything more. I am the CEO of Haitian Group. Where is this pot? I'll buy it!"

"Awesome, boss, this is not for sale!"

"..."