Tubes made of unknown materials were discovered in 2002 on Mount Baigong in China's Qinghai province that were dated to around 150,000 years old, a time when humans were not supposed to have reached the region. The tubes were created using materials that did not exist at that time, suggesting the existence of an ancient human society that left no historical trace and may have built structures like pyramids on Mount Baigong that were eroded by the environment over time, leaving scientists unable to explain how given the technology available to humans in that era.