Lost history

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Many significant things throughout history have been lost, inspiring archaeologists and treasure-hunters around the world to try and find them. The existence of some of these places or items, particularly those from ancient history, is legendary and remains in doubt.

1 Previously lost
2 Still lost
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Previously lost

The RMS Titanic (lost 1912, found 1985)
The Lost Legions Of Varus (Battle of the Teutoburg Forest) (last seen 15 AD, found 1987)

[edit] Still lost

The Lost Army of Cambyses - an army of 50,000 soldiers that disappeared in a sandstorm in the Egyptian desert (lost ?? BC)
Noah's Ark (lost ?? BC) – biblical ship
The ancient city Troy (may have been found by Schliemann, though this has been disputed) (lost 12th century BC–14th century BC)
The Ark of the Covenant (lost ?? 1300 BC) – biblical repository for the Ten Commandments
The island of Atlantis described by Plato in 360 BC
The lost dialogues of Aristotle (d. 322 BC)
The Holy Grail (lost 1st century AD) – biblical chalice
The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina (Lost 1587-88) Settlers of the first English colony in the New World vanish; leaving an abandoned settlement and the word "Croatoan," the name of a nearby island, carved into a post.
The Money Pit on Oak Island (dating from before 1795)
The Mahogany Ship (an ancient shipwreck somewhere near Warrnambool, Victoria (Australia)) (last seen 1880)
The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine (lost 1891)
Victoria's Parliamentary Mace (lost 1891)
The Amber Room (lost 1941?)^[1]
Amelia Earheart and her aircraft (lost 1937)^[2]
The Lost Ship of the Desert (lost in the 1600s)