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Archaeologists have discovered a range of mysterious man-made stones submerged beneath the surface of Lake Constance. Source: Thurgau Archaeology

2 October, 2019 - 01:53 ashley cowie

Swiss Archaeologists Discover 5,500 Year Old Submerged Monument

Ancient stone alignments and cairns have been discovered in Switzerland’s Lake Constance and researchers say they are 5,500 years old. The unusual man-made pile of stones were discovered 15 feet (4.6...

14 July, 2019 - 14:46 Nathan Falde

The Mars Rat and Other Unexplained Features on the Martian Planet

In September 2012, a photograph snapped by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity caught the attention of Internet sleuths everywhere. This picture appears to show a large rat hiding among some Martian rocks,...

14 June, 2019 - 11:03 ancient origins

Ancient Origins of the Moon: Was it Once Part of Earth?

The origin of the Moon has been a subject of research for many years and theories about its creation abound. Hypotheses vary from non-scientific proposals, such as that the Moon is a spaceship, to...

Inbuilt rock house of Monsanto, Portugal.

30 January, 2018 - 18:59 Riley Winters

Monsanto: The Thriving Medieval Town Built Around Giant Boulders

In most parts of Europe, the medieval period ended around the fourteenth century, right around the time Giotto introduced perspective into the art of pre-Renaissance Italy. Yet for the twelfth...

13 September, 2017 - 18:59 Anthony Adolph

The Rocks, Stained Red with Blood: A Son of Hercules Slew Giants at Salcombe, Devon?

The myth of Brutus of Troy is well over a thousand years old, yet it continues to fascinate and current scholarship seeks to find new truths hidden in its mossy folds. John Clark’s excellent paper ‘...

Mynydd Preseli hills and Waldo Williams memorial stone. The famous hills from where the bluestones of Stonehenge originated, pictured with the memorial monolith to poet Waldo Williams, 1904-1971

17 July, 2017 - 22:59 Theodoros Karasavvas

Millennia-Old Quarry Site for Stonehenge Stones Damaged and Looted

BBC reports that archaeologists and conservationists have been extremely concerned lately and keep reminding visitors to the Preseli Hills located in Wales to leave ancient sites and monuments as...

25 November, 2016 - 14:54 Brad Yoon

The Great Salt Lake Enigma: Science Shows Anomalies – Evidence of a Global Flood?

When the first American settlers reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake in the middle of the 19th century, many of them believed that this vast inland sea was a remnant of the floodwaters that had...

24 September, 2016 - 00:48 lizleafloor

Dozens of Large, Mysterious Rings and Rock Piles Identified in Peru

Dozens of circular geoglyphs have been mapped by archaeologists in Peru, near the ancient town and archaeological site of Quilcapampa. The glyphs have been dated to between 1050 and 1400 AD, and are...

16 January, 2016 - 03:49 charbruns

Exploring the Megaliths of Magnetic Rock – Guidepost for Ancient Man?

Near Copper Harbor, Michigan, USA, at the northern tip of the Keewenaw Peninsula, a large and long protrusion of rock emerges far up the hillside in deep forest. Many petroglyphs cover this rock. It...

13 September, 2014 - 23:41 lizleafloor

Does Bimini Road Lead to The Lost Civilization of Atlantis?

Off the coast of Bimini lies an ancient stone formation submerged beneath crystal blue waters. The mysterious path makes many wonder if it is remnants of the mythical lost land of Atlantis...

29 July, 2014 - 02:59 Hugh Newman

The Forgotten Stones of Karahan Tepe, Turkey

Read Part 1 - Forgotten Stones: Secrets of the Megalithic Quarries: Göbekli Tepe Read Part 2 – The Forgotten Stones of Baalbek, Lebanon Karahan Tepe is the sister site to the enigmatic Göbekli Tepe,...

19 July, 2014 - 14:05 Hugh Newman

The Forgotten Stones of Baalbek, Lebanon

Read Part 1 - Forgotten Stones: Secrets of the Megalithic Quarries ‘The Stone of the South’ at Baalbek, Lebanon is the largest worked monolith on Earth, weighing in at a staggering 1242 tons. It is...

12 July, 2014 - 14:26 aprilholloway

Painted Pictish Pebbles - Sling-shots or charm stones?

Painted pebbles are a class of Pictish artifact found in northern Scotland dating from the first millennium AD. They are small rounded beach pebbles made of quartzite, which have been painted with...

30 June, 2014 - 14:19 dhwty

The Great Forbidden City of China

The Forbidden City is the imperial palace that was once home to the emperors of China during the final two imperial dynasties, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. The complex covers an incredible...

6 May, 2014 - 23:46 aprilholloway

Remarkable megalithic site of Gunung Padang must be preserved

Gunung Padang is a remarkable archaeological region located 120 kilometres south of Jakarta in Indonesia, known for having the largest number of megaliths in the country. It has been the subject of...

16 April, 2014 - 15:48 aprilholloway

Village in Morocco is built on 4,500-year-old rock avalanche

For more than a century, geologists have been puzzled by the giant pile of boulders that sit underneath the village of Arroumd in the High Atlas of Morocco. However, according to a report in Live...

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For thousands of years, nilometers measured the water level of the Nile River during the annual flood season. This, in turn, was used to predict the fortunes of the annual harvest, the taxes to be imposed (which determined the revenues of the state), as well as the prices of foodstuffs.

Egyptian Blue – The Oldest Known Artificial Pigment

The sophisticated water technologies of the ancient Nabataeans

150,000-Year-Old Pipes Baffle Scientists in China: Out of Place in Time?

Beyond the Pyramid Ramp: Unravelling Egypt’s Most Elusive Enigma

The revolutionary invention of the wheel

Ancient Places

Why Was Such a Colossal Bath Tub Built for Tsar Alexander I?

Babolovo (known also as Babolovka) Palace is a historical building located near the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. This palace was built in towards the end of the 18th century, during the reign of Catherine II of Russia (also commonly known as Catherine the Great).

Liu He and the Tomb of Two Million Coins

The Dark Secret Behind the Hidden Room of Glamis Castle

Hy-Brasil: The Legendary Phantom Island of Ireland

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

The Punctilious Planning, Design, and Construction of the Ancient Round City of Baghdad

Opinion

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

Mount Shasta: Mystery Mountain and Sacred Destination

Atlantis: Examining the Legendary Tale of Plato

New Masked Carving in St Albans Cathedral Restoration is Distasteful

Shakespeare’s Ghosts Live! What Secret Messages do The Spirits Reveal about the Nature of Reality?

Is Bigfoot Real? Let’s Look at Emerging Scientific Evidence

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