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Remains from the funerary pyre of Philip II. (Macedonian Heritage / CC BY-SA 3.0)

20 December, 2019 - 22:30 David Grant

Orphic Masks and Burial Rituals: Unmasking King Philip II of Macedon

That is the gods’ work, spinning threads of death through the lives of mortal men, and all to make a song for those to come. Homer The ancient Greek world was steeped in superstition and...

11 October, 2014 - 12:58 lizleafloor

The eerie masks that preserve history and breathe life into the dead

Masks are one of the few things on the earth that connect all of humanity throughout time. We have created masks since our very beginnings in order to disguise, protect, or entertain. They have been...

Myths & Legends

A beautiful wandering wilas. Source: angel_nt / Adobe Stock

Beware the Wandering Wilas of Slavic Mythology

In Slavic mythology, there is a type of nymph, which can only be described as somewhere between a ghost and a fairy.

The Truth Behind the Christ Myth: Ancient Origins of the Often Used Legend – Part I

The Ancient Grotto of the Seven Sleepers

The Origins of the Faeries: Encoded in our Cultures – Part I

‘First Kings’ Myths From Around the World: How Do They Compare?

If Not Valhalla, Goddess Freyja Welcomed Viking Warriors to Folkvangr

Human Origins

Controversy at Hueyatlaco: When Did Humans First Inhabit the Americas?

What happens when an archaeological site is so extraordinary, that it threatens to eclipse everything we knew about history up to that point? Some discoveries are just too hard to fully grasp, and...

The Truth Behind the Christ Myth: Ancient Origins of the Often Used Legend – Part I

The Origins of the Faeries: Encoded in our Cultures – Part I

‘First Kings’ Myths From Around the World: How Do They Compare?

Top Ten Myths about Neanderthals

Neanderthal-Human Sex Caused a Million Covid Deaths

Ancient Technology

Mammoth in the Royal BC Museum in Victoria (Canada). The display is from 1979, and the fur is musk ox hair.

Surprising Stone Age Knowledge Revealed on a Mammoth Bone Bracelet

In Sivershchina, close to the village of Mizyn in Ukraine is one of the oldest and most unique settlements of humans – and it was discovered in a parking lot. The now well-known archaeological site, known plainly as the Mizyn parking lot, dates back 18-20 thousand years.

Britain’s Earliest Humans Found In the Suburbs of Canterbury

1,200-Year-Old Telephone, Amazing Invention of the Ancient Chimu Civilization

Ancient Egyptian Weapons: The Evolution of Warfare

150,000-Year-Old Pipes Baffle Scientists in China: Out of Place in Time?

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Ancient Places

Greek hoplite in armor and with weapons and shield. Source: anibal / Adobe Stock

Soldiers of Bronze: The Greek Hoplite, the Phalanx, and the Battle that Defined Them

Hoplite comes from the Greek word “ta hopla,” which means “tool” or “equipment,” and was the name given to legions of citizen soldiers who were tasked with protecting their territories from outside challengers.

Soldiers of Bronze: The Greek Hoplite, the Phalanx, and the Battle that Defined Them

Aramaic Inscriptions in Palmyra, Syria, Solve Mystery of the ‘Anonymous God’

30,000-Year-Old Baby Mammoth Is The Most Preserved Mammoth Ever Found in America

Buried Beneath the Sand, The Ziggurat of Jiroft May be Largest and Oldest of its Kind in the World

Surprising Stone Age Knowledge Revealed on a Mammoth Bone Bracelet

Opinion

The Coming Gnostic Civilization, and his most recent book, Sedona: City of the Star People.

The Truth Behind the Christ Myth: Ancient Origins of the Often Used Legend – Part I

What 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 shepherds

Library in Stone: The Ica Stones of Professor Cabrera – Part I

Two Sides to Every Story: The North American Martyrs Shrines and Indigenous/ Roman Catholic Relations

The Origins of the Faeries: Encoded in our Cultures – Part I

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The Enigma of the Shugborough Inscription

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Orphic Masks and Burial Rituals: Unmasking King Philip II of Macedon

The eerie masks that preserve history and breathe life into the dead

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