CROP CIRCLES
While the creative force behind then is widely disputed, crop cirlces are most definitely a real phenomenon in which large areas of field-sown crops are flattened into complex geometric patterns, images and coded messages.
The earliest recorded image of a crop circle is depicted in a 17th century English woodcut called the Mowing-Devil. The image depicts the Devil with a scythe mowing a circular design in a field of oats. Modern examples of crop circles were usually simple circular patterns of various sizes. After some years, more complex geometric patterns emerged. While the circles have evolved into complex geometries, the term "circle" has stuck.
Various hypotheses have been offered to explain their formation, ranging from the naturalistic to the paranormal. Naturalistic explanations include man-made hoaxes or geological anomalies, while paranormal explanations include formation by UFOs.
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