Join the Fun!

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down A large part of Pompei. What they have excavated so far takes an hour to walk through, but a huge part of it remains hidden. This is because they've found that being discovered is causing more damage to the remains than 2,000 years of being hidden beneath the pumice and they're waiting for new technology to preserve it.

HeartCrafty2961 , Mathilde Ro Report

Final score:

101points

POST

seana lammers 11 months ago

Good decisions. No need to rush the technology

42points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The missing Faberge eggs. There are about seven still missing, and only an old black and white photo remains of some of them, along with their descriptions.

CanAhJustSay , Pedro Szekely Report

Final score:

77points

POST

WindySwede 11 months ago

private collectors?

42points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Several have mentioned Genghis Khan’s tomb, but I’m more interested in his Black Spirit Banner which survived up until the 1960’s or so before disappearing under Soviet control of Mongolia.

The Black Spirit banner was made from black horse hair and carried by the Khan into battle and displayed during times of war. Similar to the mythos surrounding the Spear of Destiny, it was said the warriors of Mongolia would always be victorious in battle so long as they had the banner. After the Soviet Union took de facto control over the country in the 1950’s, the banner was held in a government office until it went missing sometime in the 70’s.

The book “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford is a great read if you’re interested in learning more about the history of the Khans and their impact on our world today.

Rocketsponge , hslo Report

Final score:

73points

POST

Xitxarel•lo Panda 11 months ago

Yeah , and thank you. Awesome biography the Genghis Khan one . Awesome and awful live ......

5points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down "The Amber Room (Russian: Янтарная комната, tr. Yantarnaya Komnata, German: Bernsteinzimmer) was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors, located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg"

People are still looking, mostly in Poland

tacopony_789 , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

65points

POST

Minnie Not Mouse 11 months ago (edited)

How do you lose a room?

26points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The enormous golden menorah from the 2nd temple.

The Romans took it after sacking Jerusalem. Some people think it’s being hidden by the Vatican, but I think more likely it was melted down and will never be found.

gbbmiler , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

63points

POST

David 11 months ago

We know the Romans took it, because it is depicted on the Arch of Titus, and the Romans took thousands of gold bowls and utensils from the Temple as well. Considering the original inscription of the Colosseum said it was made with the profits from the loot of the Jewish Temple, it may have been melted down or some rich roman made it an lamp in their house. But we have no clue, but the Romans did a lot of looting in 70CE, and you can even find in the tunnel tours of the Old City of Jerusalem old roman gaffiti from the 10th Legion they marked after their conquest.

21points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Tomb of Alexander the Great. Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Funny thing is, there are all probably buried in Alexandria beneath the modern city.

Sighconut23 , NEOM Report

Final score:

57points

POST

Luis Hernandez Dauajare 11 months ago

Totally plausible. Wasn't the tomb of Richard III found under a parking lot?

43points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Not that it isn't found, but the Forbidden Vault (Vault B) in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India remains unopened and is thought to contain treasure to a wealth of US$ one trillion. Other vaults opened there were found to contain 18' gold chains, a solid gold sheaf weighing 500kg and a three-and-a-half feet tall solid pure golden idol of Mahavishnu, studded with hundreds of diamonds and rubies and other precious stones.

The reason they don't open Vault B? It's said to be cursed.

GNRevolution , Navaf Muhammed Report

Final score:

57points

POST

Anxiousguest 11 months ago

It's not said to be cursed. According to legend, a great famine is predicted , and once when the famine becomes so severe , so that there is not even enough food to offer to deity ( very small amount ), it is supposed to be opened to save the country. Source. I'm from the same place

74points

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down I went to college beside that museum in Boston that got robbed. They never found the thieves or the paintings. The famous Gardner museum theft. No one knows what happened to the paintings still.

Gladysfartz , Hanyang Zhang Report

Final score:

56points

POST

Dragon mama 11 months ago

Well... someone knows. Several someones I'd guess.

34points

#10

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Almost all Homo Erectus Pekinensis remains. They were packed up during WWII with the intention of shipping them from China to the US for safekeeping, but the ship supposedly carrying the fossils was attacked and ran aground. Photographs and drawings of the originals still exist but the actual fossils were never found.

limaechohoteldelta , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

55points

POST

Pyla 11 months ago

Wow, I never heard of this one. I think it's amazing how many species of Homo emerged out of Africa before H. sapien trotted out of the continent.

15points

#11

This one really isn’t talked about as much as it should. In 1996, billionaire couple Marvin and Kaye Lichtman who collected tons upon tons of priceless items art, chess sets, Faberge eggs, etc were murdered by a glass installer that they hired. Before burning the house down, the glass installer made off with as much of the couple’s riches as he could haul away. Shortly after he tried to flee to avoid prosecution and before he was caught, 3 men involved with the salvage operation at the scene were arrested for peddling items that were salvaged and they stole. Most of the lichtman’s collection including the items stolen by the glass installer who murdered them have never been found.

KXARABD Report

Final score:

48points

POST

David Paterson 11 months ago

This one is new to me.

21points

#12

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down King Johns Crown Jewels. Lost while crossing the Wash on the east coast of England. Over 800 years ago

Signguyqld49 , János Venczák Report

Final score:

45points

POST

martymcmatrix 11 months ago

...and only some photographs survived...🤭📸📿👑💎💍

14points

Horriblealien , Adventures ofmaldives Report

#13

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The shipwreck of Flor de la Mar. Sunk with the equivalent of $2 billion in todays money.

Final score:

44points

POST

DennyS (denzoren) 11 months ago

Anyone with a boat and equipment wanna go look? I'm in. Lol

29points

#14

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The horde of Aztec gold stolen and lost by Hernan Cortez and the Spanish conquistadors during the night of sorrows.

While trying to escape from Tenochitlan in the night with the gold, the conquistadors were set upon by the Aztecs. During the fighting and confusion it's thought the gold fell into lake Texcoco. Hernan Cortez escaped with only a small number of his soldiers and the gold has never been found.

EnsignGorn , Jingming Pan Report

Final score:

44points

POST

INGI 11 months ago

Have you checked Mount Rushmore? ;)

23points

#15

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down $190 million worth of bitcoin on a hard drive in a particular landfill.

mattlistener , Vincent Botta Report

Final score:

40points

POST

PeepPeep the duck 11 months ago

It will be one of the most useless treasures to find in the future 😂

43points

#16

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Portrait of a Young Man by Raphael. Missing since the end of ww2, all signs point to it having been sold for traveling money by Hans Frank.

wyattkelly , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

39points

POST

Michael Largey 11 months ago

If so, that traveling money didn't take Frank far enough. He was executed as a war criminal in October of 1946.

18points

#17

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down No one mentioned the Ark of the Covenant.

The Honjo Masamune samurai sword.

Darkforeboding , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

38points

POST

Moë 11 months ago (edited)

I thought Indiana Joes found the ark?

36points

Luis Hernandez Dauajare 11 months ago (edited)

There is a possibility the Ark is in Ethiopia, at the Church of the Covenant.

11points

Like_Mike23 11 months ago

X marks the spot

1point

Jeff Hunt 11 months ago

Studied by “top men”.

1point

PolymathNecromancer 11 months ago

I can hear John Williams' score in my head <3<3

0points

StPaul9 11 months ago

This comment has been deleted.

-1point

Dainty72 11 months ago

Yes but Noah built it. Lol

-3points

David 11 months ago

The Ark was in the Holy of Holies in the first Temple, and according to Jewish tradition was hidden in a secret chamber (two version, 1 is under the Temple Mount, and the other places the chamber in a cave in the countryside) just prior to the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians (who documented destroying and looting it, but do not mention the Ark, but do reference it in earlier writings). The Second Temple period the Holy of Holies was empty, but they searched for years for the Ark, but the priests who hid it, died before being able to pass on its location. Now the Ethiopian Church claims that they have in a church in Ethiopian, but during the Italian Period, they checked it out and said the room was empty. Further the story they have is just under 1000 years old (a much later story by the so-called "Solomonic Dynasty") and a story that doesnt make much sense. It is an object lost to time.

9points

KinoEel 11 months ago

According to Wikipedia: The Honjō Masamune[7] represented the Tokugawa shogunate during most of the Edo period and was passed down from one shōgun to another. It is one of the best known of the swords created by Masamune and is believed to be among the finest Japanese swords ever made. It was made a Japanese National Treasure (Kokuhō) in 1939.

8points

BoredPossum 11 months ago

Countless katana are lost, probably hanging around in some guys attic where his grandpa put it after taking it as a trophy in ww2.

4points

Wes Ouzts 11 months ago

Found - https://japantoday.com/category/features/scholars-confirm-first-discovery-of-japanese-sword-from-master-bladesmith-masamune-in-150-years

1point

Michael Hauck 11 months ago

It’s in the money pit, Oak Island!

1point

Viv Hart 11 months ago

The Ark of the Covenant is alleged to be in an underground church in Ethiopia.

0points

Emily Mosher 11 months ago

It’s on Oak Island. It will be found soon.

0points

Jacob B. 11 months ago

I know where the Ark is. Just the mountain said to contain it is wrong...and what passed for mountains back then makes it even more impossible.

0points

Timbob 11 months ago

Make up your mind !

0points

Nick (He/Him) 11 months ago

The Ark from christian mythology?

0points

Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

It's actually Jewish mythology

4points

CP 11 months ago

One we have no idea if it existed, but the other would be cool.

0points

Rafis Poulio 11 months ago

The ark was stolen by the Romans and almost certainly melted down.

0points

David Paterson 11 months ago

Assuming that it ever existed in the first place. The Bible is not a particularly reliable guide to historical events, and Exodus, which talks about the Ark, is pure fiction. There certainly would have been an ark of the covenant, possibly even one for each of the tribes of Israel, but my guess is that they were all made of wood and rotted away circa 500 BC.

6points

David 11 months ago

The Ark was never part of the second temple, the Holy of Holies was empty that whole period. It was hidden just prior to the destruction of the first temple.

2points

Just Another Human 11 months ago

It was lost far before the Romans conquered Judah, and was lost in the Babylonian conquests.

1point

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 11 months ago

The Ark of the Covenant is supposed to be in a community of Jews in Africa (I forget which country) who took it with them when they fled Jerusalem.

0points

David 11 months ago

False. The Beta Israel community has always denied it is in Ethiopia. The claim it is there is from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church which claims it was stolen by Solomons son after Solomons death and brought there. However the legend did not exist until about 1000 years ago, and the church they claim has it, the Italians in the 30s checked it out and said the room was empty.

1point

John Krebs 11 months ago

Ethiopia

0points

Der Kommissar 11 months ago

I heard its in the basement of the Vatican

0points

The Original Bruno 11 months ago (edited)

What's not missing: The Holy Grail. The French really did "already got one." Well, the Spanish, but the French helped recover it. At a time when a legal heir to the British throne named Arthur was probably dying on an island of Avalon. It had been guarded by literally Black knights (Moors). It's called the Sancta Caliz, and was brought to Spain by St. Lawrence in the 3rd century. And it's neither gold nor wooden, but agate, a semi-precious stone which would've made it valuable to be a family heirloom for a carpenter's family, but not a treasure except for its historic and religious significance.

-1point

Azure Adams 11 months ago

WE know where the arc is. It's in this tiny temple in ethiopia.

-2points

Just Another Human 11 months ago

If it is there, it is a replica. One given to King Menelik by his father, the legendary King Solomon.

1point

#18

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Irish Crown Jewels.

thejoms , Gary Yost Report

Final score:

36points

POST

KitKat 11 months ago

www.dublincastle.ie/the-theft-of-the-irish-crown-jewels/ EcOVnKCU4A...d-jpeg.jpg

10points

#19

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Tomb of Genghis Khan

Wolvercote , MBVisign Report

Final score:

35points

POST

WindySwede 11 months ago

everyone at the funeral were killed to not reveal it's location. is that true?

13points

#20

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Olavsskrinet; The sarcophagus of Olav Haraldsson.

Remember the christian viking from Vikings: Valhalla? Yeah, he was real. After his death, he became a saint and a bridge between old Norse faith and Christianity.
He was eventually laid to rest in a jewel adorned sarcophagus in the Nidaros cathedral. It was Northern Europes biggest destination for pilgrims until the reformation.

When Norwegians broke with the catholic church, Olavsskrinet - maybe with Olav still in it - disappeared. Buried under the cathedral? Sent to Denmark? Nobody knows.

stianh22 , Miguel Á. Padriñán Report

Final score:

31points

POST

Con O Cuinn 11 months ago

Ah yes, the famous Egyptian vikings

63points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

See Also on Bored Panda

Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#21

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The entirety of DB Cooper's loot.

Yhaqtera , Blogging Guide Report

Final score:

26points

POST

Leigh 11 months ago

This is not correct. Some of the money was recovered at Tina's bar on the Columbia River. The interesting question is was the money placed there, or did it end up there naturally? The river was dredged by the army core in between the hijacking and the discovery of the money. It was still bundled together oddly enough.

28points

#22

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Apparently Oak Island 😂

SuperSpeederCarl , Marek Okon Report

Final score:

25points

POST

Whitney Keen 11 months ago

I hate everything about this show

39points

#23

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down When Alexander the Great was returning from India laden with uncountable riches plundered he decided to lead his troops through the Gedosian desert, emulating some ancient queen who did the journey and barely survived, it is a brutal environment. The army was reduced to a slog through hell, moving on average only 5-7 miles a day amidst endless harsh dunes and dire heat, the ~130 mile trek took them nearly a month. At least a third of his army perished and conditions got so bad that Alexander turned a blind eye and even eventually ordered the slaughter of the baggage train animals so their blood could be drank. Who knows how much treasure lie forever buried in those dunes

modernsoviet , Francesco Ungaro Report

Final score:

25points

POST

Tucker Cahooter 11 months ago

Doesn't sound a great thing to do, maybe we should change his moniker to Alexander the Foolhardy

18points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

See Also on Bored Panda

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#24

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down About 83% of the caches from Byron Preiss' "The Secret."

doubtfurious , Denise Jans Report

Final score:

24points

POST

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 11 months ago

Got the book after seeing an episode of Josh Gates' Expedition Unknown. The images in the book are of such poor quality and so dark it's virtually impossible to see all the details. When they revealed one of the original paintings on the show it looked so much better. I don't understand how anyone has been able to find any of the boxes.

7points

#25

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Lost Dutchman Mine ? I think it was somewhere in Death Valley maybe ? been a long time since I heard it mentioned.

skaote , Adrien Daurenjou Report

Final score:

23points

POST

Powerful Katrinka 11 months ago

Arizona. Specifically, in the Superstition Mountains. Quite a few people have died trying to find it.

21points

#26

The last panel of "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb", the central altarpiece of the Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent. It was painted in 1492, but has been lost for quite a while. A replica now hangs in its place.

freakytapir Report

Final score:

23points

POST

David Paterson 11 months ago (edited)

According to "museum of the missing", painted in 1432, and snatched by the Nazis in 1942. There's quite a story behind it because it was taken from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles and grabbing it back was Hitler's way of thumbing his nose at that treaty.

9points

#27

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The imperial treasures of Japan (Kusangi, the mirror, and the magatama jewel) were supposedly lost beneath the waves during WWII.

Lost Prospector’s Gold Mine, DB Cooper.

Supposedly a ton of gold that Uday Hussain withdrew from the national bank of Iraq right before the US invasion. The US was able to find/seize some of it.

Eledridan , Bjorn Pierre Report

Final score:

21points

POST

Donkeywheel 11 months ago (edited)

« The US was able to find/seize some of it » *steal some of it. There, I fixed it for you

13points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

See Also on Bored Panda

French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#28

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The 1715 Spanish treasure fleet wreck will almost certainly never be 100% recovered, meaning there’s still some out there.

MrLanesLament , Dick Scholten Report

Final score:

19points

POST

DeoManus Argentem 11 months ago

Beautiful picture of the Caribbean!

20points

#29

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Mansa Musa's gold.

Not_a_Courier , Zlaťáky.cz Report

Final score:

18points

POST

Awkward lady 11 months ago

It would be nice if we could have more details in the lists, we don't know who some of these people are. And no, I don't want to have to look up every time on Google!

34points

#30

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down The three brothers

An absolutely beautiful set of jewels that simply vanished from record, which is very surprising as they are beautiful and large!

Lil-Lanata , Samar Ahmad Report

Final score:

15points

POST

Michael None 11 months ago

I thought the three brothers had a cloak of invisibility, the elder wand and the resurrection stone?

50points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

Continue reading with Bored Panda Premium

Unlimited content

Ad-free browsing

Dark mode

#31

30 Historic Treasures We 100% Know Exist But Haven’t Tracked Them Down Great Golden Bell of Dhammazedi

Good chance it's still at the bottom of the river, under feet and feet of silt and mud. Lots of people looked for it, even to this day, but so far have been unsuccessful.

Kuuzie , Swastik Arora Report

Final score:

12points

POST

See Also on Bored Panda

Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#32

The stolen works from Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. Awesome documentary on that!

Lastcoast Report

Final score:

11points

POST

#33

Heirloom Seal of the Realm or the imperial Chinese seal.

Supposedly worth billions.

chenyu768 Report

Final score:

8points

POST

#34

Yamashistas gold. There have been some finds but between alleged booby traps and impossible to decode maps they are lost in jungle of the Philippines.

Cleets11 Report

Final score:

7points

POST

Zaphod 11 months ago

I think Neal Stephenson based part of *Cryptonomicon* on this.

1point

#35

The Atari video game series, Swordquest had a contest for the real life treasures: the Crown of Life, Philosopher's Stone and Sword of Ultimate Sorcery. You can find pictures of them so we know they existed.
There are three theories about what happened to them. The first is they were all melted down after the competition was cancelled. The second, Atari CEO Jack Tramiel kept them for himself. Lately, they are gathering dust somewhere, forgotten.

SteamDecked Report

Final score:

4points

POST

Jo Davies 11 months ago

Oh dear, OP is a little confused about real and legend.

3points