Artifactdiscovered 1961

Coso Artifact

A hard mineral concretion found near Olancha, California, in 1961, initially proposed as containing an impossibly ancient mechanism, later positively identified as a 1920s Champion spark plug.

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Out-of-Place Artifact (OOPArt) Claim
Coso Artifact has proposed explanation Out-of-Place Artifact (OOPArt) Claim.

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