十大历史未解之迷(下)

his Khan's Final Resting Place

5.成吉思汗安睡之处

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，成吉思汗统一了蒙古各交战部落，成为蒙古领袖，并建立了一个横跨中国到匈牙利的帝国。但这位杰出勇士陵墓的具体位置自他1227年死后就一直是个谜。据传言，一批忠诚的追随者埋葬了他并随后杀死了所有的目击者。所有出席葬礼的士兵和奴隶也被杀害了，并且马蹄的践踏也销毁了埋藏地的所有痕迹。据称，他忠心的追随者甚至改变河流流向，使其环绕着他的坟墓，如此他的坟墓便绝不会被发现。

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。多年以来，一些试图定位陵墓位置的尝试都以打扰当地居民与亵渎当地历史为由，被当局禁止。但2004年，一队考古学家在此地发现了成吉思汗的宫殿。由此推测，陵墓就在附近，可经过将近十年的探索研究，仍未有任何发现。

ointing the Star of Bethlehem

4."伯利恒之星"身份之谜

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.

对基督徒来说，他们的信仰使他们坚信"伯利恒之星"确实出现过，这并不需要进一步的解释。但对科学家与非基督徒来说，就有诸多疑惑。在将近2000年的时间里，这颗明星一直是个谜。它是基督教所宣称的神迹呢，还是一个自然现象，又或是外星飞船？圣约翰·克里索斯托甚至认为它并非星体，而是以这种形式显现出来的一种不可视的力量。

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.

这个现象自古以来就是科研人员、天文学家、历史学家以及考古学家深入研究的课题。有现代学者认为这是不明飞行物。因为，据《圣经》所言，这颗星不分昼夜持续出现在天空，并不像其他星体一样东升西落。一些英国研究人员却认为"伯利恒之星"是一颗明亮的新星，就像是公元前5年春被中国人所记录的彗星一样。德国伟大的天文学家约翰尼斯·开普勒则认为这是两颗行星的交汇重合所产生的短暂"新星"，而古代的奥利金（公元185-254）断言它是一颗明亮的彗星，正如1913年天文学家A. Stentzel所认为的那样。但到目前为止，还没有出现一个令人满意的科学解释，"伯利恒之星"仍是一个未解之谜。

Gods of Olympus Could Have Been Aliens

3.奥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.

有没有可能在数千年前就有智慧生命体来访过地球，并带来了他们的科技，彻底改变了人类历史的发展进程。如果是这样的话，人们会把他们当作是神吗？根据一些异教的非主流的历史学家与科学家的说法，事实的确是这样。瑞士作家丹尼肯说过，"我们现代人，据赫西俄德所言，是宙斯创造的第五代人类，黑铁种族，即善恶搅合在一起的种族。"

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.

据他的作品《诸神的奥德赛》所言，古希腊诸神实际上是拥有超能力的外星人，他们带着他们先进的科技来访问地球。他们并不是神话人物，而是外星来客。当然，从历史的观点来讲，他的理论并不能被证明是对的，但正如丹尼肯对他的质疑者所说的那样，耶稣的神性也是不能被证明的。

Truth Behind Bimini Road

2."比米尼道"之谜

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，在巴哈马群岛的比米尼岛海岸，潜水员在水下发现了许多巨大扁平的石灰石，这些石块形成了一条一公里长的笔直大道——这个构造不大可能是自然形成。许多人认为这些石块是古文明遗址，然而也有人相信这只是一种独特的自然现象。

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.

但却没有说法能够解释20世纪早期的一个预言。那个时期的一位著名预言家兼医疗术士埃德加·凯西在1938年做了预言："消失的亚特兰提斯帝国的部分遗址将会在比米尼岛附近的海域被发现……发现时间大约在1968年或1969年。"凯西的预言确实惊异地——甚至有点毛骨悚然的——准确。

Identity of the Babushka Lady

1."头巾女士"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.

在记录1963年约翰·肯尼迪遇刺的影像或照片中，有一个身份不明的女性站在靠近肯尼迪车队的人群中。她当时身着一件棕色外套，一面头巾包着头部，由此便有了"头巾女士"的绰号。影像中的这位女士似乎在很长一段时间里拿着摄影机。枪击事件后，多数人忙着分散离开，而这位"头巾女士"却镇定地站在原地记录事情。没过多久，她便消失在人群中，沿着埃尔姆大街离去。

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.

让这件事变得更加离奇的是，即使美国联邦调查局在报刊中要求这位女士交出她拍摄的影像，她也未曾出现。1970年出现一名自称是头巾女士本人的女性佛利·奥利佛，然而她的说法有很多错误和漏洞，在很大程度上，她被认为是一位诈骗高手。没人知道"头巾女士"究竟是谁，也没人知道她为什么不交出摄影机所拍下的影片。

翻译:李念 来源：前十网