As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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12 May, 2022 - 14:34
ashley cowie
Hawaiian Drama Over ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Geology and Atlantis!
Deep sea scientists have released a video showing a ‘bizarre’ geological formation that they have already named the Yellow Brick Road. However, the section of seabed making the headlines is nowhere...
3 April, 2022 - 19:00
Sahir
Science Reveals Smells from Ancient Egyptian Tombs
Scents , aromas, and odors are a profound aspect of the human experience and have been so from our very beginnings. Advances in biomolecular and “omics” science now provide scientists with the means...
27 January, 2022 - 00:43
jason and sarah
The Giants of Doddridge County: Burials of a Vanished Race – Part I
(Author’s Note: This article contains reference to an anonymous source. Although we have a rule of not using anonymous sources in our published work, we have made an exception in this case, since we...
9 October, 2021 - 14:58
Nathan Falde
A Powerful New Free Tool Virtually Maps England’s Archaeological Sites
An innovative and groundbreaking digital archaeology tool will give members of the public an opportunity to explore thousands of archaeological sites all around England, visually and by reading...
9 August, 2021 - 15:00
Sahir
2,400-Year-Old Fruit Baskets Found Underwater at Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt!
Recently, while research work was underway at Thonis-Heracleion in the bay of Abu Qir, intact fruit baskets have been discovered that were dated to the 4th century BC! The ancient Egyptian port city...
7 August, 2021 - 02:02
jason and sarah
Titans Under the Earth: Evidence for The Tall Ones, and the Mounds of Pennsylvania
This article is dedicated to the memory of John William Dillon, who kept truth and dreams alive. During the Early Woodland Period (1000—200 BC), the Adena people constructed extensive burial mounds...
19 June, 2021 - 01:33
David Halpin
Thoth’s Storm: New Evidence for Ancient Egyptians in Ireland?
When ancient Egypt and Ireland are spoken about in the same breath it usually results in the rolling of eyes, polite exits and the sound of murmurs citing pseudo-history and new age babble. At least...
14 May, 2021 - 23:01
Irena Velez
The Impact of COVID-19: Archaeological Digs Fall Silent
Several layers of plastic and geotextile membranes protect the remains of a Neolithic settlement called the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney, Scotland. Large tarps cover the area where the archaeological...
14 February, 2021 - 21:55
ashley cowie
Scotland's St. Kilda Inhabited in the Bronze Age, New Discovery Reveals
New evidence has emerged which shows that the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda was inhabited, or at least visited, around 2,000 years ago. During World War I the British Royal Navy took over Village...
9 February, 2021 - 13:58
ashley cowie
Beached Canadian Artwork Sparks Controversy
An archaeologist from the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada is being attacked online for “speculating” that a curious carved stone figure found on a western Canadian beach in British Colombia...
8 February, 2021 - 14:00
Joanna Gillan
7 Amazing Glimpses into the Ancient Lives of Children
Over the centuries, historians have told us in detail about the rise and fall of civilizations, the leaders and rulers of our world, dramatic battles and magnificent monuments, but the history of...
6 February, 2021 - 17:57
B. B. Wagner
Fakes and Controversy on the River Clyde: The Case of Dumbuck Crannog
In 1898 the eccentric artist and archaeology enthusiast William Donnelly (1847 – 1905) discovered the Dumbuck Crannog site on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland . Its excavation proved fruitful...
12 December, 2020 - 09:04
dhwty
The Tiara of Saitaphernes: Wow Antique? Fake? Fine Art? Find Out
Some objects are especially prized because the story about them is so precious. The Tiara of Saitaphernes is certainly one of these “priceless” objects and its story is long and surprising. The Tiara...
29 November, 2020 - 21:56
ashley cowie
Breakthrough Discovery: Karahan Tepe is Older Than Göbekli Tepe
Researchers in Turkey are about to embark on an excavation at the ancient site of Karahan Tepe and they believe it’s much older than Göbekli Tepe, the famous “zero point of world history.” Until now...
13 September, 2020 - 18:45
ashley cowie
Pot Residues Reveal Secrets of Ancient Cuisine
A team of archaeologists from the University of California, Berkeley, have published a new research paper in the journal Scientific Reports , which presents evidence that unglazed ancient ceramics...
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