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Spells, Invocations and Divination: The Ancient History of Magical Grimoires
24 October, 2016 - 00:57 marinasohma

Spells, Invocations and Divination: The Ancient History of Magical Grimoires

Grimoires are books containing magic spells and instructions for the making of amulets and talismans, but some of them also contained directions on how to summon and control demons. Grimoires have...
The Powerful Assyrians, Rulers of Empires
9 October, 2016 - 14:49 ancient-origins

The Powerful Assyrians, Rulers of Empires

Much of Assyria's history is closely tied to its southern neighbor, Babylonia. The two Mesopotamian empires spoke similar languages and worshipped most of the same gods. They were often rivals on the...
Hand-colored engraving of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (19th Century)
17 August, 2015 - 01:01 Ryan Stone

The Magnificent Constructions of King Nebuchadnezzar II

Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II remains known as the leader of one of the most powerful ancient empires to have preceded that of the Athenians in Greek's Classical period. However, aside from...
A text describing omens based on eclipses, Assyria
10 March, 2014 - 22:07 dhwty

Omens in the Ancient World

In the ancient world, omens, especially bad omens, were not to be taken lightly. In ancient civilisations, the world was thought to be inhabited by supernatural forces. These forces were capable of...
Marseille Tarot
20 February, 2014 - 12:18 nicholasswift

The Ancient Origins of the Marseille Tarot

The Marseille Tarot is the result of one or more attempts to copy imagery in Sumerian and Babylonian cylinder seals and other artefacts from that civilization. Theosophical Society founder Helena...
Brain Surgery during Ancient Times
27 September, 2013 - 13:33 johnblack

Brain Surgery in Ancient Times

Hippocrates describes many operations of the brain during ancient Greek times. However, it is one thing to have something written and another thing to find concrete evidence that proves that such...

Myths & Legends

Ancient Race of White Giants Described in Native Legends From Many Tribes
Ancient Race of White Giants Described in Native Legends From Many Tribes
Several Native American tribes have passed down legends of a race of white giants who were wiped out. We’ll take a look at a few such legends, including those among the Choctaw and the Comanches of the United States down to the Manta of Peru.
The Sumerian King List still puzzles historians after more than a century of research
Did the Ancients Communicate with Worlds Unknown? Dowsing for Origins in Quantum Reality
The Disturbing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Exposing the Secret History of Giants and the Underground Hyperborean Gallery in Romania
Goddess Ninkharsag—Ancient Powerful Mother who Faded into The Holy Ghost

Ancient Technology

All images courtesy of Dr Rita Louise
The Vajra: An Ancient Weapon of War
The vajra is the most important ritual implement of Vajrayana Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the word vajra is defined as something hard or mighty, as in a diamond. It symbolizes an impenetrable, immovable and indestructible state of knowledge and enlightenment.
They’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just Stone
Ten amazing inventions from ancient times
150,000-Year-Old Pipes Baffle Scientists in China: Out of Place in Time?
The hydraulic telegraph of Aeneas – long-distance communication of antiquity
The Solution to the 5,500-year-old Mesopotamian Clay Ball Enigma

Ancient Places

The Palace at Sayil, a Maya city on the Gulf of Mexico side of the Yucatan Peninsula. Heavily damaged by ancient floods, complete reconstruction is impossible because of scattered stoneworks.
The Maya Controversy: How Did an Advanced Civilization Magically Appear with Science & Engineering Prowess Already Intact?
The oral traditions of Native Americans are historical content that most academics refuse to reference, even in the face of startlingly accurate perceptions of early earth conditions and human occupation.
Ancient Pyramids in an Icy Landscape: Was There an Ancient Civilization in Antarctica?
Merv: In Ruins Today, How Does the Eternal City of the East Live on?
Mysterious Map Emerges at the Dawn of the Egyptian Civilization and Depicts Antarctica Without Ice – Who Made it?
Does a Mysterious Manuscript Describe a Forgotten Malian Mausoleum in Brazil?
The Dark Underworld of the Paris Catacombs

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At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exists countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained.

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View from the Castle Gate (Burgtor). (Public Domain)
Door surrounded by roots of Tetrameles nudiflora in the Khmer temple of Ta Phrom, Angkor temple complex, located today in Cambodia. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cable car in the Xihai (West Sea) Grand Canyon (CC BY-SA 4.0)