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1. Pride of Texas, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

   Texas in the USA is distinctive with a unique history. This American state was once part of the Spanish Empire and the San Antonio Missions and Catholic churches were built by Spanish religious orders. They are recognized as playing an crucial role in the development of Texas and still play an important role in the religious life of San Antonio.

   Ed Whelan - 17/04/2020 - 01:45

2. Rodinia: The Great Unconformity and the Creation of Life on Earth

   The geologic record of Earth’s history is 4.6 billion years long. It contains the history of life on Earth and the formation of the continents and oceans which cover the planet today. There are, however, gaps in this history, usually created by erosion. These are called unconformities. One of the largest of these unconformities is simply called the Great Unconformity. It is called such because as many as 1.2 billion years of Earth’s history are in this gap, about a fifth of our planet’s history. What could have caused this gap?

   Caleb Strom - 26/03/2022 - 21:59

3. Ancient Greek Architects Ensured Disabled Access to Healing Temples

   Disabled access, mobility and compassionate architectural planning are terms that anyone with a public business will know all too well, but a new paper published by researchers at the Department of Classics, California State University, in the journal Antiquity looks at these concepts in terms of ancient Greek architecture.

   ashley cowie - 21/07/2020 - 00:00

4. Buddhism in Ancient Egypt and Meroe – Beliefs Revealed Through Ancient Script

   Did Buddhism exist in Upper Egypt and the Lower Meroitic Empire? The answer appears to be yes. It was in Memphis that English Egyptologist and archaeologist W. M. Flinders Petrie found evidence of Buddhist colony.

   

   Clyde Winters - 16/12/2021 - 00:39

5. Ashley Lambie Cowie

   Ashley Cowie is a Scottish historian, author and documentary filmmaker presenting original perspectives on historical problems, in accessible and exciting ways. His books, articles and television shows explore lost cultures and kingdoms, ancient crafts and artefacts, symbols and architecture, myths and legends telling thought-provoking stories which together offer insights into our shared social history - The People's History.
   

   ancient-origins - 03/01/2013 - 08:14

6. Mystical Mummification: Latest Secret of Scotland’s Covesea Caves

   The Covesea Caves range just short of Inverness on Scotland’s northeastern coast have been known to archaeologists since 1929, but each round of exploration and analysis throws up fresh surprises.

   Sahir - 31/01/2022 - 14:00

7. The Eerie Charm of Sedlec Ossuary: A Gothic Masterpiece of Human Bones

   Deep beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, Czech Republic, a chilling monument to human mortality has been carefully crafted over the centuries. Decorated with the bones of over 40,000 souls, the small Roman Catholic chapel is adorned with bone chandeliers, candelabras crafted from femurs, and even family crests and monstrances. The eerie Sedlec Ossuary is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region, drawing in visitors who are both fascinated and unsettled by the somber displays.

   Joanna Gillan - 11/03/2023 - 21:56

8. Gifts Across the Ages: When Did People Start Giving Birthday Presents?

   For every individual, their birthday is an important and very meaningful date. Whether you’re nine or 90, you can’t help but feel happy and elated on your special day, especially when your friends and family shower you with birthday presents. In today’s culture, the tradition of birthdays and giving presents is very important as it allows those closest to you to express their affection and respect for you by giving you special gifts. But when exactly did this tradition start? Did our ancestors observe the same “rituals”?

   Aleksa Vučković - 07/12/2023 - 17:59

9. The Helmet That Shows Celtic Warriors Helped the Roman Army Conquer Briton

   In 2001, there was a very important find at an old Iron Age shrine in England. It included coins and other items from both the Iron Age and the Roman era. Among the discoveries was a remarkable 2,000-year old Roman cavalry helmet. Having been re-examined, some believe that the helmet throws an interesting new light on the nature of early relations between Britons and Rome and the development of Roman auxiliary forces.

   Ed Whelan - 07/01/2019 - 22:58

10. Roman vs Britons Battle of AD43 Never Happened Says Academic

    An archaeologist has been accused of ´inventing´ an AD 43 battle after digging up skeletons of an ancient Britonic tribe.

    It was recorded as the ´massacre´ of a tribe of Britons in Dorset’s Maiden Castle by a Roman legion, by archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler in the 1930s, but now a Professor of Archaeology at Bournemouth University believes the entire war story was a figment of his imagination.

    ashley cowie - 26/12/2019 - 23:11

11. Herma as Guidance and Protection for Travelers in Ancient Greece

    The herma (more commonly written in English as herm; plural as hermae or hermai) was a form of statuary that originated in ancient Greece.

    dhwty - 09/05/2016 - 14:47

12. Hidden Christians’ Illicit Sacred Vase Brought to Light in Japan

    A centuries-old relic associated with ancient Christian practice in Japan is causing a stir in the Japanese media. The item is believed to be an artifact preserved by Japan’s “kakure kirishitan” or hidden Christians, practitioners of Catholicism who were forced to keep their activities a secret after Christianity was prohibited on the island by culturally repressive leaders in the early 17th century.

    Nathan Falde - 25/05/2023 - 14:53

13. Coded Jewel Found in 300-Year-Old US Tavern Has Secret Message to Overthrow British King

    Brunswick Town, in North Carolina, was once ‘a hotbed of anti-crown sentiment’ where rebellions were plotted and planned.

    Ed Whelan - 12/07/2019 - 13:22

14. Cyril and Methodius - Spiritual Fathers of Slavic Civilization

    In many ways, Eastern Europe owes its cultural and religious shape to the two missionary brothers, Saint Cyril (827-869 AD) and Saint Methodius (826-884 AD). These two brothers were sent as missionaries by the Byzantine Emperor to the Slavic speaking peoples of the Moravia region.

    Caleb Strom - 03/11/2018 - 13:15

15. 8 Forbidden Books That Still Rewrote History

    We hear a lot about censorship in the news today but it’s nothing new. In fact, the word comes from the Latin word censeo, which means to assess. Almost as soon as the printing press was introduced to the West in 1450, those in power began banning books that challenged the status quo or their grip on power. But the banning of books is a tale as old as time and has been around in some form or another for thousands of years. Books and scrolls that weren’t outright banned were often censored into oblivion or simply burnt.

    Robbie Mitchell - 08/10/2023 - 14:51

16. The Fierce Warriors of the Steppes: Who Were the Sarmatians?

    The world of classical antiquity was filled with various tribes, cultures, and diverse peoples that dictated the unfolding events that shaped the world as we know it today. New and emerging cultures were shaped into tribes and nations, and would disappear as quickly as they came into existence.

    Aleksa Vučković - 15/07/2020 - 18:50

17. Bactria - The Bountiful, Sought-after Region of Ancient History

    Bactria was one of the more important historic regions of the ancient and classical world. A central point of more than one defining political event, Bactria experienced thousands of years of important classical history. Empires and kingdoms came and went, but many key cultures were forced to reckon with Bactria. It had a defining impact on the development of Zoroastrianism as one of the key centers of this ancient Iranian religion. Just how early does Bactria appear in documented history, and how and why did it fade away?

    Aleksa Vučković - 02/10/2021 - 14:43

18. The Red Carpet Treatment Goes Back Over 2,000 Years

    Today, the red carpet is associated with VIPs, dignitaries, the heads of state, celebrities, film festivals. It conjures up images of flashing of camera lights and paparazzi, glitzy gowns and make-up, elaborate suits and attire, important dignitaries landing in large airplanes and waving to crowds. This is a very modern conception of what the red carpet has come to symbolize. What is lesser known is that the red carpet’s first mention in popular culture actually goes back to ancient Greece, over 2,000 years ago.

    Sahir - 24/05/2022 - 19:50

19. Christian Missionary Demands Australian Aboriginals Burn ‘Satanic’ Cultural Relics

    A group of extreme Christian missionaries is causing irreversible trouble in outback Wangkatjungka, in Australia, by burning sacred Aboriginal objects because they are “all from the devil”, while believing that dead people can be reanimated.

    ashley cowie - 22/09/2019 - 13:59

20. Underwater Military Ship and Burials Found at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt

    The island-city of Thonis-Heracleion and its famous Temple of Amun was located in Egypt’s Abu Qir Bay, just north of Alexandria, Egypt. Greeks later settled in Thonis-Heracleion during the late pharaonic dynasties and built their own religious sanctuaries beside and around the older Egyptian Temple of Amun.

    ashley cowie - 20/07/2021 - 18:11

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