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13 July, 2015 - 00:48 ancient-origins

Wildman, Chinese Version of Bigfoot: Sightings, Scientific Tests, Theories

By Tara MacIsaac , Epoch Times All over the world are similar reports of a large creature that is ape-like, yet walks upright on two feet and displays other human characteristics. In North America,...

12 July, 2015 - 22:04 Mark Miller

Excavation reveals bizarre Celtic burial with hybrid-animal bone arrangements

The Celtic inhabitants of a small, industrious Iron Age settlement in Dorset, England, are believed to have sacrificed a young woman by slitting her throat, before burying her body in a curious...

Reconstruction drawing of the communal latrines at Housesteads Roman fort (Vercovicium) on Hadrian's Wall. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010).

12 July, 2015 - 14:30 Bryan Hill

Money Does Not Stink: The Urine Tax of Ancient Rome

The ancient Romans have passed many traditions on to modern day society, but they certainly had a different perspective on urine. It was seen as much more useful than today. They used it as a...

The Ride of the Valkyries (1890), William T. Maud

12 July, 2015 - 04:07 Riley Winters

The Powerful Valkyries as Icons of Female Force and Fear

The Valkyries of Norse mythology were women of vast prestige and power. They were one of the few factions of warrior women from ancient lore recognized as having any power over the mortal realm...

Three skeletons discovered in a pit excavated at Bucharest’s University Square.

11 July, 2015 - 21:32 Robin Whitlock

16th Century mass grave linked to campaign of Michael the Brave discovered in Romania

Michael the Brave was a 16 th century prince of the Romanian state of Wallachia. In 1594 he led his countrymen into open revolt against the Ottoman Empire and was able to capture a number of castles...

11 July, 2015 - 14:48 Bryan Hill

Sans-Souci: The Ruined Palace of King Henry I of Haiti

Often called the Palace of Versailles of the Caribbean, the Palace of Sans-Souci, in Haiti, was constructed during the early 19th Century as the royal residence of King Henry I. He was a self-imposed...

11 July, 2015 - 04:09 Robin Whitlock

The ancient city of Susa in Iran is a worldwide treasure

The Biblical city of Shushan, now the modern Iranian city of Shush, has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List along with six...

The long fire pit in the center of the longhouse

10 July, 2015 - 21:21 Robin Whitlock

Viking Longhouse Discovery Rewrites the History of Icelandic Capital City

Archaeologists conducting an excavation in the center of Reykjavik, Iceland were actually looking for a farm cottage from 1799. Instead, they discovered something much older, a Viking longhouse 20...

LiDAR image showing the contral area of El Pilar, and the Citadel to the far right, (east of the core area).

10 July, 2015 - 14:38 lizleafloor

The Mysterious Temples and Citadel of El Pilar Remain Hidden in Thick Jungles of Belize

Thick jungle vines and choking vegetation have not dissuaded archaeologists in their quest to uncover the mysterious past of a hidden treasure nestled in deep foliage straddling the border of Belize...

9 July, 2015 - 20:01 Robin Whitlock

Rediscovered Papyri Fragments Provide Charming Insight into Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

The papyrus fragments rediscovered at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library include a reminder for an invitation to dinner and a letter to a young man’s mother. The invitation calls guests...

The remnants of a Roman street in Legio, a permanent Roman military outpost in Palestine

9 July, 2015 - 14:24 Mark Miller

Archaeologists unearth 2,000-year-old Roman Legion outpost that controlled Jewish uprisings

Rome had its hands full in Palestine in the 1 st and 2 nd centuries AD with two Jewish uprisings against Roman rule. The establishment of a Roman Legion outpost in the Galilee may have prevented the...

Ruins of the Church of the Granite columns, Old Dongola, Sudan

9 July, 2015 - 02:10 dhwty

The rich history of the ancient Nubian Kingdom of Dongola

Following the collapse of the Kingdom of Kush during the 4 th century BC, a political vacuum was left in the region it controlled, now modern day Sudan and southern Egypt. This void was filled by the...

9 July, 2015 - 00:31 lizleafloor

Beautiful and Enigmatic Spirals of Golden Thread Uncovered in Denmark

Two thousand winding spirals of golden metal threads have been discovered by archaeologists in a field in southwestern Zealand, Denmark. The glittering masses of golden metal threads spun into...

A photo of an ancient geoglyph in the shape of a llama found by Yamagata University researchers on the Nazca Plateau in Peru.

8 July, 2015 - 20:39 aprilholloway

Twenty Four more Ancient Geoglyphs Discovered in Nazca, Peru

In a surprising new discovery, researchers from the University of Yamagata in Japan have spotted 24 previously unknown geoglyphs in Peru’s famous Nazca Plateau, adding to the collection of hundreds...

Featured image: A child burial at the abandoned medieval village of Hatch, which was excavated in the winter of 1984 and 1985.

8 July, 2015 - 04:08 Mark Miller

Excavations in village reveal sad fact of high medieval infant mortalities

The infant mortality rate was so high in the Middle Ages that half the burials in a deserted medieval English town excavated by archaeologists in the 1980s were of children. The rate of infant...

During the sack of Rome by the Vandals in the 5th century AD, the Vandals took hostages include Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus’ wife.

7 July, 2015 - 21:56 dhwty

The Strategic Use of Hostages in the Ancient World

The practice of taking hostages is not a new phenomenon but has existed since ancient times, and was a strategic tool employed by various civilizations around the world, particularly during times of...

7 July, 2015 - 14:33 aprilholloway

Wat Tilok Aram: The 500-Year-Old Underwater Temple of Thailand

Submerged beneath an artificial lake in Northern Thailand is a 500-year-old temple known as Wat Tilok Aram. A stone inscription records that King Tilokkarad commanded Chao San Hua, the King of Muang...

The spectacular architecture of Angkor Wat, Cambodia

7 July, 2015 - 03:58 SACHIN KUMAR TIWARY

Tracing Indo-Cambodian relations through Magnificent Stupa Architecture - Part 2

Over the centuries, there was a great influence of art, culture, literature, and architecture from India to Cambodia. But after a certain time, when Cambodia and India become the cultural, religious...

7 July, 2015 - 01:06 SACHIN KUMAR TIWARY

Tracing Indo-Cambodian relations through Magnificent Stupa Architecture

Southeast Asia was under Indian influence from around the 3 rd century BC until the 15th century AD, when Hindu - Buddhist influence was absorbed by local politics. India had established trade,...

The Cave of the Horseman at Beit She'arim

6 July, 2015 - 22:02 Mark Miller

Ancient Jewish necropolis in Israel given worldwide recognition

A UNESCO committee has named an ancient Jewish necropolis outside Haifa, Israel, a World Heritage site, which will afford it special protection. The Necropolis of Beit She'arim is in an ancient town...

Chronicles from the Future - Paul Dienach

6 July, 2015 - 21:14 Achilleas Syrigos

Chronicles from the future: Sleepless

Note: Use the arrows at the bottom to navigate between the pages of the book. August 23rd Yesterday and today were two very quiet days. I spent the day writing or talking with Stefan in the mornings...