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10 January, 2019 - 22:58 dhwty

From Dividing Biblical Lands to Avoiding Execution In Rome, Public Life Has a Long History of Lotteries

On the 19th of November 1994, the first draw of the UK’s National Lottery took place. The jackpot was worth £5.8 million and was shared between seven ticket holders. The history of lotteries, however...

14 October, 2013 - 12:12 johnblack

Gambling in Ancient Civilizations

When you talk about gambling usually your mind goes to casinos, baccarat, roulette, lottery, dice etc. But have you ever thought about when or how gambling first originating? The fact is that some...

Myths & Legends

The Real Story of Medusa: Protective Powers from a Snake-Haired Gorgon

In ancient Greek mythology, Medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters known as the Gorgons. The earliest known record about the story of Medusa and the Gorgons can be found in Hesiod’s...

Is This the Real Reason Why Pirates Wore Eyepatches?

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

Hyperborea: Mythical Land That Fascinated Writers of the Ancient World

Craniums and Controversies of the Chachapoya Cloud Warriors

The Real Story of the ‘Bearded God’ Named Quetzalcoatl

Human Origins

Representational image of human skeletons. The discovery of anomalous skeletons suggests humanity may be older than we think.

Ancient Anomalous Human Skeletons: Humanity Could be Much Older Than We Think

There are many reported human skeletal finds which are in discordance with current evolutionary beliefs dating back to anomalously ancient geological periods in the distant past, way before it is accepted that human beings ever existed.

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

The Christ And The Buddha: How Can You Explain the Uncanny Similarities?

Rh-Negative Blood: An Exotic Bloodline or Random Mutation?

The Faravahar: The Ancient Zoroastrian Symbol of Iran

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

Ancient Technology

Norimitsu Odachi: Who Could Have Possibly Wielded This Enormous 15th Century Japanese Sword?

The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge sword from Japan. It is so large, in fact, that it was said to have been wielded by a giant. Apart from the basic knowledge of it having been forged in the 15th century AD, measuring 3.77 meters (12.37 ft.) in length, and weighing as much as 14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.), this impressive sword is shrouded in mystery.

Romans Mastered Nanotechnology and Used it for Eye Catching Decoration

Egyptian Blue – The Oldest Known Artificial Pigment

Han Purple: A 2,800-year-old artificial pigment that quantum physicists are trying to understand

The Evidence is Cut in Stone: A Compelling Argument for Lost High Technology in Ancient Egypt

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

Ancient Places

Ancient Pyramids in an Icy Landscape: Was There an Ancient Civilization in Antarctica?

In 2016 the World Wide Web was all abuzz with Google Earth images of Antarctica that appear to show pyramids in the icy landscape. The images show what appears to be three pyramids with four sides...

The Colossal Hand of Hercules, So Where is the Rest of Him?

Unravelling the Lesser-known Laser-sharp Cuts of Megalithic Japan

Ancient Lutetia: The Roman Roots of Paris

Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World

Has the Function of the Great Pyramid of Giza Finally Come to Light?

Opinion

Petroglyphic Features of Portable Rock Art

Paleo rock art from around the world ranges in style, method, and age, and includes cave paintings, petroglyphs, pictographs, polished and engraved stones such as effigies, stone sculptures, and portable ceremonial objects.

The Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking Age

Was There Ever a Trojan War?

Floki and the Viking Discovery of Iceland

Messiah on Temple Mount: Are We Nearing the End of Time?

3 Problems to Remember When Trying to Find Atlantis

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