pathogen

(B) the child’s mummified body prior to the autopsy, (C) the pockmarked face and (D) this rash as evident on the arm.

6 January, 2018 - 13:48 Alicia McDermott

Child Mummy Unlocks a Secret by Unravelling 450 Years of the Hepatitis B Virus

Scientists examining the mummy of a child who died in the 16th century have confirmed that the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been causing human health issues for centuries. Strangely enough, it seems...

31 March, 2014 - 23:05 aprilholloway

Study of Black Death skeletons reveals plague may have been airborne

An analysis carried out on 25 skeletons of plague victims discovered by railway engineers beneath London last year, has revealed that the Black Death was even more lethal than previously thought...

Myths & Legends

Marduk: Babylonian King of Gods and Reportedly Liberator of the Jews

Most people have heard of Zeus, Odin, or Jupiter, but not many have heard of Marduk. Born to the mother and father of all Babylonian gods, Marduk clawed his way to the top becoming the head of the Babylonian Pantheon.

The Powerful Symbol of the Swastika and its 12,000 Year History

Scota: Mother of Scotland and Daughter of a Pharaoh

Secret Lives of Elves and Faeries: The True Story of Rev Robert Kirk

The Disturbing True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

Thoth’s Storm: New Evidence for Ancient Egyptians in Ireland?

Human Origins

Silhouettes (Public Domain) in front of blood cells (Public Domain) and a gene.

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

Most people who have the Rh blood type are Rh-positive. There are also instances, however, where people are Rh-Negative. Health problems may occur for the unborn child of a mother with Rh-Negative blood when the baby is Rh-Positive.

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

Thoth’s Storm: New Evidence for Ancient Egyptians in Ireland?

It Need Not Be Religion VS Science: Extra-Terrestrial Life and Religious Beliefs Combine

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

The Incredible Powers of the Ancient Siddhars

Ancient Technology

The evolution of stone tools. Source: andrey gonchar / Adobe Stock.

Taking a ‘Knapp’ With Our Ancient Ancestors - Stone Tools Through the Ages

The process of creating lithic tools took our hominin species millions of years to perfect. However, we often dismiss stone tools as simplistic primitive technology.

Ten amazing inventions from ancient times

Secrets Behind the Creepy Plague Doctor Mask and Costume

Boggling Bannerstones of Ancient Americans: Were They a Function of Flight or More a Flight of Fancy?

Unknown Weapons of the Samurai: The Forgotten Warrior Arsenal from Feudal Japan

Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked!

Ancient Places

Charlie Lake Cave: A Gully of Buried Treasure 10,500 Years Old

Although the vast majority of archaeologists agree that ‘Paleoindian’ cultures were well-established throughout the Americas dating to the end of the last glacial period (about 12000 BC), when their ancestors first arrived across the Bering Straits, is still debated.

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond: Waters that Reflect the History of South Korea

Niumatou Site: An Archaeological Preservation of Taiwan’s Lost Aborigines

Eridu: The Sumerian Garden of Eden and the Oldest City in the World?

Niah National Park, Where the Caves Continue to Give 40 Thousand Years On

The White Slaves of Barbary

Opinion

Nephilim - Giants - Sons of God And Daughters Of Man

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

Who were the nephilim ? The word nephilim appears twice in the Old Testament of the Bible. They are first mentioned in chapter 6 of the book of Genesis and then again in Number 13:33. But their brief...

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

Changing Colors and Scampering Across the Night Sky: What Did the Ancients Say about Sirius?

Cracking the Code to Discover Ancient Tarot Symbolism and Forgotten Universal Knowledge

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