History & Archaeology
28 JULY, 2016 - 14:46 MARK MILLERVikings Brutally Slain in 750 AD May Have Been on a Peaceful MissionWhen people think of Vikings going on voyages, many imagine a bloodthirsty crew bent on evil and domination, and armed to the teeth for the looting and pillaging of helpless villagers. That may have...
28 JULY, 2016 - 03:46 MARILOArchaeology Student Discovers Amphora Full of 200 Silver Roman CoinsThe archaeological site of Empúries (Ampurias), located in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain, is a unique site in the Iberian Peninsula which contains both the ruins of a Greek city -the...
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27 JULY, 2016 - 14:50 NATALIA KLIMCZAKThe Mysterious Extra Fingers and Toes of the Pueblo People of Chaco CanyonAncient people of the Pueblo culture of Chaco Canyon, in what is now New Mexico, decorated their houses with six-digit handprints and footprints. Although it is not really known why these images were...
27 JULY, 2016 - 03:42 NATALIA KLIMCZAKOldest Known Evidence of Tobacco Use in North America Found in Ice Age Hunting CampAn Ice Age Hunting Camp replete with the bird bones and tobacco has been found in Utah, USA. It is the oldest known evidence of tobacco use found so far. According to Western Digs , the discovery...
26 JULY, 2016 - 21:43 ANCIENT-ORIGINS600-Year-Old Forbidden City Untouched in Flooded BeijingBy Eva Fu , Epoch Times A 55-hour-long rainstorm pelted Beijing over July 19 and 20—a continuation of floods that have claimed nearly 600 lives and displaced tens of thousands since heavy rains swept...
26 JULY, 2016 - 14:38 ANCIENT-ORIGINSDiscovery of Ancient Tool Unravels Mystery of How Rope was Made 40,000 Years AgoRope and twine are critical components in the technology of mobile hunters and gatherers. In exceptional cases, impressions of string have been found in fired clay and on rare occasions string was...
26 JULY, 2016 - 00:43 ALICIA MCDERMOTTMummies Found in Chile Did Not Let Harsh Life Conditions Get Them DownDespite apparent episodes of food shortage, disease, violence, and severe weather conditions, it seems that, at least for some people, life in Chile between 500-1500 years ago was not that stressful...
25 JULY, 2016 - 21:44 APRILHOLLOWAYBREAKING: Underground Tunnels Found Beneath Pakal Tomb in Maya Site of PalenqueArchaeologists at the world-renowned Maya site of Palenque in Mexico have made a surprising discovery beneath the Temple of Inscriptions, the impressive funerary monument built for Maya ruler Pakal...
25 JULY, 2016 - 15:04 SAM BOSTROMMonumental 4500-Year-Old Statue of an Egyptian Official Discovered at Tel HazorThe monumental statue is a one of series of recent discoveries that proves that Hazor was one of the major cities in the region, heading a league of Canaanite city-states. A team of archaeologists...
25 JULY, 2016 - 03:36 ANCIENT-ORIGINSWhat the world’s oldest calculator tells us about the Ancient Greeks' view of the UniverseWhen we talk of the history of computers, most of us will refer to the evolution of the modern digital desktop PC, charting the decades-long developments by the likes of Apple and Microsoft. What...
23 JULY, 2016 - 22:49 MARK MILLERLargest Ancient Settlement of South Caucasus Discovered from Satellite PhotosA military commander killed in battle with the arrowhead still lodged in his thorax is one of the interesting finds by archaeologists at the largest prehistoric settlement discovered in the South...
23 JULY, 2016 - 18:48 APRILHOLLOWAYBREAKING: New DNA Testing on 2,000-Year-Old Elongated Paracas Skulls Changes Known HistoryThe elongated skulls of Paracas in Peru caused a stir in 2014 when a geneticist that carried out preliminary DNA testing reported that they have mitochondrial DNA “with mutations unknown in any human...
23 JULY, 2016 - 03:51 ANCIENT-ORIGINS2,000-Year-Old Feces from the Silk Road Reveal Spread of Infectious DiseasesOnce travelled by famous historical figures such as Marco Polo and Genghis Khan, the Silk Road was a hugely important network of transport routes connecting eastern China with Central Asia, the...
22 JULY, 2016 - 15:01 NATALIA KLIMCZAKSurprising 5,000-Year-Old Cannabis Trade: Eurasian Steppe Nomads Were Earliest Pot DealersThe nomad tribe known as the Yamnaya, who were among the founders of the European civilization, may have been the first pot dealers, archaeologists say. Moreover, they were responsible for the first...
22 JULY, 2016 - 03:43 MARK MILLERStonehenge and Nearby Stone Circles Were Newcomers to Landscape worked by Ice Age huntersAbout 5,000 years ago, not far from Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in England, some people built a stone circle smaller than its more famous counterpart. But for some reason, sometime after they built...
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Human Origins
In this section we will present how human origins are explained through three different perspectives: a)science and scientific evidence, b) religions and creation stories and c)folklore and mythology.
Looking at things from different angles is vital in better understanding of any situation in life. We will present the facts and the opinions (although we recognise that the boundary between fact and opinion is often very thin) allowing you not only to see that a vital clue is missing in our understanding about human origins, but to realize the possibility that what we already know may be completely wrong.
12 JULY, 2016 - 03:47 RYAN STONEThe Golden Age of the Christian Picts: Evidence for Religious Production at Portmahomack- Part 2(Read Part I) The "Golden Age" of artisan efforts at the Tarbat monastery did not last nearly as long as the monastery of Iona; the industrial locations were burned in a site wide fire in the eighth...
11 JULY, 2016 - 00:49 RYAN STONEThe Golden Age of the Christian Picts: Evidence for Religious Production at PortmahomackSituated on the edge of the Tarbat peninsula on the northeastern coast of Scotland, Portmahomack carries a legacy of a long buried Golden Age of religious industry that was devastatingly altered by...
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20 JUNE, 2016 - 14:45 MARKPINKHAMThe Truth Behind the Christ Myth: The Green Man and the Legend of Jesus – Part IISo how did the oft-used legend of the Green Man eventually become chosen to be the legend of Jesus? Let us begin when it was the life story of the ancient Green Man and work forward to the time of...
20 JUNE, 2016 - 03:34 MARKPINKHAMThe Truth Behind the Christ Myth: Ancient Origins of the Often Used Legend – Part IWhat is the origin of the legend of the Christed Son who was born of a virgin on December 25th? I am sure you are familiar with his legend which states that he was born in a manger surrounded by...
19 JUNE, 2016 - 20:29 DUSTIN NAEFMount Shasta: Sacred Mountain and a Strange Destination for ManyMount Shasta is not the tallest or most beautiful mountain in the Cascade Range; but it is the most legendary. In terms of weirdness and high strangeness, the unusual stories surrounding the mountain...
17 JUNE, 2016 - 14:48 FREDDY SILVAAncient Sacred Sites Triangularly Aligned by the Footsteps of the GodsAncient architects not only placed temples sharing commonalities according to perfect triangles, they did so from the sky and across vast distances. The Hindu Trimurti is the eastern equivalent of...
15 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 DUSTIN NAEFMount Shasta: Mysterious Mountain of CaliforniaMount Shasta, located near the Oregon border in northern California, holds the distinction of being one of the world’s preeminent sacred mountains. It is recognized as an eligible Native American...
14 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 ANCIENT-ORIGINSWhy does culture sometimes evolve via sudden bursts of innovation?Human beings inherit many genetic traits directly from their parents. However, cultural traits – tools, beliefs and behaviors that are transmitted by learning – can be passed on not only by parents...
11 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 JAMES VAN GELDERThe Evolution of Wisdom: A Study of the Evolution of Perception as Understood by Ancient ReligionsTraditionally, the study of evolution observes a slow and unconscious progression of physical adaptations stretched along multiple generations of a species. However, what if a more immediate and...
9 JUNE, 2016 - 00:44 LIZA KNOXDrugs in Ancient Cultures: A History of Drug Use and EffectsThe battle against drugs and drug usage rages on today and for good reason. However, with the near constant limelight that the ‘drug war’ receives today, it can seem like the most common drugs have...
27 MAY, 2016 - 03:47 VINCENT ONGKOWIDJOJOThe Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking AgeThe existence of mystery schools in the Viking Age (800-1200 CE) is deduced from myth and folklore. The poems of the Edda display the structure and content of cultic texts used within the framework...
5 MAY, 2016 - 14:50 FREDDY SILVAThey’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just StoneIt doesn't take much to stimulate the human body's electro-magnetic circuitry, in fact a small change in the local environment is enough to create a change in awareness. People who visit ancient...
14 APRIL, 2016 - 14:53 CHRIS MORGANThe Egyptian Goddess Isis, Found in IndiaOne of the great, largely untold adventure stories of late antiquity is the journey to the East, from Egypt’s Red Sea ports, across the open ocean for 40 days and 40 nights, to the legendary entrepôt...
11 MARCH, 2016 - 00:46 RALPHKing Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Ancient Treasures - Part IIHave King Solomon's Mines really been discovered? Yes, indeed. In fact, they have been known about for centuries, and modern archaeological work on them started way back in the early 19th century...
10 MARCH, 2016 - 00:49 RALPHKing Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Kings and Pharaohs - Part IHave King Solomon's Mines really been discovered? Yes, indeed. In fact, they have been known about for centuries, and modern archaeological work on them started way back in the early 19th century...
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In this section we will present how human origins are explained through three different perspectives: a)science and scientific evidence, b) religions and creation stories and c)folklore and mythology.
Looking at things from different angles is vital in better understanding of any situation in life. We will present the facts and the opinions (although we recognise that the boundary between fact and opinion is often very thin) allowing you not only to see that a vital clue is missing in our understanding about human origins, but to realize the possibility that what we already know may be completely wrong.
12 JULY, 2016 - 03:47 RYAN STONEThe Golden Age of the Christian Picts: Evidence for Religious Production at Portmahomack- Part 2(Read Part I) The "Golden Age" of artisan efforts at the Tarbat monastery did not last nearly as long as the monastery of Iona; the industrial locations were burned in a site wide fire in the eighth...
11 JULY, 2016 - 00:49 RYAN STONEThe Golden Age of the Christian Picts: Evidence for Religious Production at PortmahomackSituated on the edge of the Tarbat peninsula on the northeastern coast of Scotland, Portmahomack carries a legacy of a long buried Golden Age of religious industry that was devastatingly altered by...
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SPONSORED BY REVENUE.COMYou won't believe what DIRECTV does for business.Don't settle for cable when you can give your customers DIRECTV for BUSINESS™. See the difference, with NO contract offers available.
20 JUNE, 2016 - 14:45 MARKPINKHAMThe Truth Behind the Christ Myth: The Green Man and the Legend of Jesus – Part IISo how did the oft-used legend of the Green Man eventually become chosen to be the legend of Jesus? Let us begin when it was the life story of the ancient Green Man and work forward to the time of...
20 JUNE, 2016 - 03:34 MARKPINKHAMThe Truth Behind the Christ Myth: Ancient Origins of the Often Used Legend – Part IWhat is the origin of the legend of the Christed Son who was born of a virgin on December 25th? I am sure you are familiar with his legend which states that he was born in a manger surrounded by...
19 JUNE, 2016 - 20:29 DUSTIN NAEFMount Shasta: Sacred Mountain and a Strange Destination for ManyMount Shasta is not the tallest or most beautiful mountain in the Cascade Range; but it is the most legendary. In terms of weirdness and high strangeness, the unusual stories surrounding the mountain...
17 JUNE, 2016 - 14:48 FREDDY SILVAAncient Sacred Sites Triangularly Aligned by the Footsteps of the GodsAncient architects not only placed temples sharing commonalities according to perfect triangles, they did so from the sky and across vast distances. The Hindu Trimurti is the eastern equivalent of...
15 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 DUSTIN NAEFMount Shasta: Mysterious Mountain of CaliforniaMount Shasta, located near the Oregon border in northern California, holds the distinction of being one of the world’s preeminent sacred mountains. It is recognized as an eligible Native American...
14 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 ANCIENT-ORIGINSWhy does culture sometimes evolve via sudden bursts of innovation?Human beings inherit many genetic traits directly from their parents. However, cultural traits – tools, beliefs and behaviors that are transmitted by learning – can be passed on not only by parents...
11 JUNE, 2016 - 03:49 JAMES VAN GELDERThe Evolution of Wisdom: A Study of the Evolution of Perception as Understood by Ancient ReligionsTraditionally, the study of evolution observes a slow and unconscious progression of physical adaptations stretched along multiple generations of a species. However, what if a more immediate and...
9 JUNE, 2016 - 00:44 LIZA KNOXDrugs in Ancient Cultures: A History of Drug Use and EffectsThe battle against drugs and drug usage rages on today and for good reason. However, with the near constant limelight that the ‘drug war’ receives today, it can seem like the most common drugs have...
27 MAY, 2016 - 03:47 VINCENT ONGKOWIDJOJOThe Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking AgeThe existence of mystery schools in the Viking Age (800-1200 CE) is deduced from myth and folklore. The poems of the Edda display the structure and content of cultic texts used within the framework...
5 MAY, 2016 - 14:50 FREDDY SILVAThey’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just StoneIt doesn't take much to stimulate the human body's electro-magnetic circuitry, in fact a small change in the local environment is enough to create a change in awareness. People who visit ancient...
14 APRIL, 2016 - 14:53 CHRIS MORGANThe Egyptian Goddess Isis, Found in IndiaOne of the great, largely untold adventure stories of late antiquity is the journey to the East, from Egypt’s Red Sea ports, across the open ocean for 40 days and 40 nights, to the legendary entrepôt...
11 MARCH, 2016 - 00:46 RALPHKing Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Ancient Treasures - Part IIHave King Solomon's Mines really been discovered? Yes, indeed. In fact, they have been known about for centuries, and modern archaeological work on them started way back in the early 19th century...
10 MARCH, 2016 - 00:49 RALPHKing Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Kings and Pharaohs - Part IHave King Solomon's Mines really been discovered? Yes, indeed. In fact, they have been known about for centuries, and modern archaeological work on them started way back in the early 19th century...
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