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List of Lost Treasures

I added an external link to a site that lists a lot of lost treasures. The site itself if probably not a RS but we could search for other sources that talks about the listed treasures over there. The User 567 (talk) 14:36, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Juicy. I will look through them for more items. Thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:29, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't the lost FIFA world cup be included here? De leeuw blauw (talk) 21:51, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Clarify meaning of legend vs confirm

I want to know what do Wikimedia mean by leagend vs confirm about exsistance 115.187.47.66 (talk) 16:27, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, clarification is needed. For example, the Ark of the Covenant is listed as "Confirmed" but its existence is only supported by religious texts; it would seem to me that this would make it "Legendary".

In contrast, the following entry Menorah from the Second Temple is also listed as "Confirmed" but is supported not just by religious mythology but also by secular records, e.g. a Roman sculpture depicting Romans looting it [1]. Alex Hajnal (talk) 10:11, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it depends how many historians think the Ark is real.--Jack Upland (talk) 03:20, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It also depends on how one defines historian. Generally historians require unambiguous or corroborated physical evidence to declare something historical; for historians studying the Levant up through Roman times though a single mention in any text is considered sufficient to do so. (I'm partial to the former standard of evidence.) Alex Hajnal (talk) 08:19, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]