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The wild man has many names throughout the legends of the ancient world. Source: warpaintcobra/ Adobe Stock.

13 August, 2019 - 14:01 Sarah P Young

Wild Men of the Ancient World: Legends Across the Globe Tell of a Humanoid Beast – Are They Real?

Man-like beasts appear in myths and legends of cultures around the globe. The best known ‘wild man’ phenomena of today is the Sasquatch or Big Foot of North America, but there are other legends such...

Myths & Legends

‘Mermaid’ (1873) by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. Mermaid tales are popular inspirations for the arts around the world

The Bizarre Tales of Four Lesser Known English Mermaids

Mermaids are half-human, half-marine beings that have been spoken of in shanty tales for hundreds of years. Here are some of the most thrilling of those tales from English folklore.

The Life and Death of Ramesses II

Adventist Adventurer Claimed to Have Found Ark of the Covenant Beneath Crucifixion Site

The Search for Cibola, the Seven Cities of Gold

Baphomet: Was the Diabolical Demon Really Worshipped by Knights Templars?

The Story of Ragnarok, The Ancient Norse Apocalypse

Human Origins

Could the origins of Jewish New Year really lie in the coronation of Akhenaten? Source: On the left Jon Bodsworth. Background image Arthur Szyk / CC BY-SA 4.0

Surprising Links Between Pharaoh Akhenaten and the Jewish New Year

The origin of Jewish New Year celebrations has long been shrouded in mystery. Families around the world celebrate it during autumn with sweet delicacies, joyous prayers, and the blasting of the shofar ram’s horn.

Romulus and Remus, Osiris and Moses: Are the Storytelling Similarities a Mere Coincidence?

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals of the supernatural

From jewel-capped teeth to golden bridges – 9,000 years of dentistry

The Nephilim: Giant Offspring of the Sons of God and the Daughters of Man?

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.

Ten amazing inventions from ancient times

Secrets Behind the Creepy Plague Doctor Mask and Costume

The Discovery that Revealed Ancient Humans Navigated the Seas 130,000 Years Ago

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

Where Death Rings in the Hour: The Amazing Medieval Astronomical Clock of Prague

Ancient Places

Representations in the Boxer Codex of two of the ethnic groups of people living in the Pre-Colonial Philippines - A Zambal Couple (Public Domain) and Pintados of the Visayas (Leyte or Samar). (Public Domain)

The Rarely Told Story of Pre-Colonial Philippines

The Philippines were ruled by Western powers - first the Spanish and later the United States, for some 350 years.

Kyffhäusen Castle, Germany: When the Ravens Vanish, Barbarossa Will Return

Bardsey Island – A Small Land for 20,000 Holy Souls

The Haunted Ruins of Khara Khoto, The Black City of Mongolia

Chichen Itza: Ancient Maya City Built Above A Gateway to the Underworld

The Aokigahara Forest of Japan: Many Enter, But Few Walk Out Alive

Opinion

3 Problems to Remember When Trying to Find Atlantis

It is perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery of all time: Did the lost city of Atlantis actually exist? And if it did once exist, where was it located before its watery demise? Fortunately, the...

Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes?

The Nephilim: Giant Offspring of the Sons of God and the Daughters of Man?

Mount Shasta: Spirits and Danger on a Sacred California Mountain

Mysterious Worlds: Travels to the Faerie and Shamanic Realms

Pharaoh Akhenaten: An Alternative View of the Heretic King

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