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6 July, 2015 - 01:08 Mark Miller

Ruins of luxurious imperial Roman villa to share its majesty once again

The ruins of an imperial Roman luxury villa that had heated floors, lavishly decorated rooms and a dramatic marble staircase leading down to a beach, is ready to share its majesty with the world once...

The front of the shipwreck believed to be from a failed 1281 Mongolian invasion on the sea floor off a Japanese island

5 July, 2015 - 22:20 Mark Miller

Second shipwreck from Mongolian invasion of Japan found on seabed

A second ship and many artifacts from the Mongolian fleet that tried to conquer Japan in 1281 have been found on the sea floor, researchers said. Mongolian invasions in 1274 and 1281 AD ended in...

A Hopewell culture burial mound from the Mound City Group in Ohio.

5 July, 2015 - 04:12 Robin Whitlock

Elaborate Native American burial of a bobcat in a funeral mound reserved for humans

About 2,000 years ago, the Hopewell people of western Illinois buried a bobcat on the outer edge of a burial mound that was usually reserved for humans. In a touching gestures, the creature was...

4 July, 2015 - 17:49 ancient-origins

Ancient mummy unearthed from lost medieval civilization near Arctic, claim scientists

By Anna Liesowska / The Siberian Times New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, are to be examined within weeks. The expected but as yet unopened human remains are wrapped in...

Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia

4 July, 2015 - 03:53 pkoutoupis

The Enigmatic and Elusive Virgil

Born on October 15th, 70 BC, Publius Virgilius Maro or Virgil, would be regarded as one of Rome’s greatest poets. His works, preserved in the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid, have helped define and...

Tulum, the coastal paradise city of the Maya

3 July, 2015 - 22:41 Bryan Hill

Tulum: Maya City of the Dawning Sun, a Caribbean Paradise

Eighty miles south of Cancun in Mexico, stands the ruins of an ancient Mayan city called Tulum. Built atop a 12-meter (40-foot) cliff rising abruptly from the Caribbean waters, this place is...

3 July, 2015 - 14:34 Bryan Hill

The Palace of Diocletian: Roman Retirement Home and Palace Fortress of Croatia

Considered to be one of the most imposing Roman ruins, Diocletian’s Palace is the main attraction of the city of Split, Croatia. Spanning more than 30,000 square meters, this extraordinary complex of...

3 July, 2015 - 04:40 dhwty

The Treasures of Priam: Golden Riches from the Legendary City of Troy

Homer’s Iliad is often considered as one of the greatest works of Western literature. For many centuries, Homer’s Troy, the city besieged by the Greeks, was considered to be a myth by scholars...

Chronicles from the Future - Paul Dienach in Bandages

3 July, 2015 - 00:13 Achilleas Syrigos

Chronicles from the future: The Northam-Jaeger Relationship & Confessions

Note: Use the arrows at the bottom to navigate between the pages of the book. August 20 th This morning they removed my bandages. When a gentleman came to see me, not for the first time, whom I now...

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Gold earrings, two knives, a collection of shells, and ceramic containers were uncovered from a flooded Lambayeque tomb.

2 July, 2015 - 21:59 aprilholloway

DNA tests to unravel mystery of Peruvian priestess and burial companions

About 800 years ago, a high status Peruvian woman was buried with seven people and a llama. Some theorize that her burial companions were her relatives, while others maintain they were servants. Now...

2 July, 2015 - 14:49 aprilholloway

Ancient ritual bath found beneath a home in Jerusalem

A 2,000-year-old ritual bath, known as a mikve, was found underneath a family’s living room floor in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, while they were undertaking renovations. The Israel Antiquities Authority (...

2 July, 2015 - 03:55 Jason Jarrell

The Adena People and Prehistoric Colonization of North America

Read Part 1 European scholars have noted evidence of ancient colonization of North America. After studying American Mounds and Earthworks, Dr C.A. Adolph Zestermann (Leipzig) wrote in 1851: “I can...

Postcard image of the Serpent Mound, Ohio

2 July, 2015 - 01:28 Jason Jarrell

Ancient Earthworks of North America suggest pre-Columbian European contact

Long before the Isolationist doctrine of the Smithsonian became an academic dogma, mounds and earthworks in America were routinely compared to those observed in Western Europe. This position was...

1 July, 2015 - 14:34 Mark Miller

4,000-Year-Old Mochica Temple and Tombs Unearthed in Peru

A 4,000-year-old temple and tombs of 14 ancient Peruvians have been excavated at an ongoing archaeological dig in the Lambayeque area. The temple belongs to the mysterious Moche civilization, while...

1 July, 2015 - 04:04 ancient-origins

Mysterious, Giant Face Found on Cliff in Canada—Man-Made or Natural?

By Tara MacIsaac , Epoch Times Parks Canada is trying to figure out how a face, estimated to be about 7 feet tall, appeared on a cliff in a remote region of Canada. It was discovered a few weeks ago...

1 July, 2015 - 00:43 aprilholloway

Ten Legendary Swords from the Ancient World

Swords are not only weapons, but symbols of great power, used over the centuries as offerings, in ceremonies, for coronations, and as precious items for trade. Over the years, a number of swords have...

The holy well or sacred spring of the Great Basilica in Pliska

29 June, 2015 - 21:44 Mark Miller

Tomb of Christian Bulgarian prince martyred by his brother excavated in Pliska

The grave of a prince who was to become the khan of Bulgaria but refused to deny Christ and was then martyred for it by his brother in the year 833, has been excavated in Pliska, Bulgaria. St. Boyan...

28 June, 2015 - 22:02 Mark Miller

Millions of silver coins may have been stored in Parthenon attic

Some of the fantastic riches of the ancient city-state of Athens may have been stored in the form of millions of silver coins in the attic of the Parthenon, a temple to Goddess Athena in the...

Paul Dienach at the hostpital in the Future

28 June, 2015 - 20:17 Achilleas Syrigos

Chronicles from the Future: The Language: English and Scandinavian Blend

Note: Use the arrows at the bottom to navigate between the pages of the book. When I woke up I saw two doctors standing next to me, with a strange look on their faces, waiting for me to regain my...