royal burial

Close up of a longboat, similar to the Sutton Hoo ship. Source: Alex Stemmer / Adobe Stock.

11 December, 2019 - 20:33 Ed Whelan

3-D Modeling Will Allow the Sutton Hoo Ship to Sail Again

Researchers in Britain are hoping to recreate a ship from over 1,300 years ago. They are planning to reconstruct the famous ship that was discovered in the Sutton Hoo burial in England using a 3-D...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a previously unknown tomb and several artifacts. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities

11 October, 2019 - 14:13 Ed Whelan

Industrial Zone Found In Luxor’s Valley of the Monkeys

Archaeologists in Egypt have made two remarkable discoveries at the Valley of the Monkeys in Luxor . They have found evidence of industrial areas or zones, where workers lived and worked. Then they...

Myths & Legends

Detail of a bowl from the Hildesheim Silver Treasure featuring a seated Athena, 1st century BC.

The Hidden Identity of the Woman Glorified as Athena: Her Link to the Pre-Flood World

Here is that woman in all her splendor, reconstructed in the imitation Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, based on the original in her ancient temple atop Athens’ Acropolis —the high place of the...

The ancient origins of the legendary griffin

Legendary Black Knights: Mysterious Medieval Entities of Neutrality

The Dogon’s Extraordinary Knowledge of the Cosmos and the Cult of Nommo

The Real Story of Medusa: Protective Powers from a Snake-Haired Gorgon

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Pterodactyl of New Guinea

Human Origins

Little Human Subspecies: Where’s the Evidence?

From the lush oases of Africa’s Ethiopia, across the planet to the sweltering jungles of Mexico, beyond the horizon to the primordial coasts of Hawaii, and back again to the gardens, olive groves, and marble columns of ancient Greece, an obscure common thread of small human subspecies endures.

Footprints, Fairies and even a Foreskin: 10 Bizarre Relics from History

Did Ancient People Really Have Lifespans Longer Than 200 Years?

Optical Illusions: The Challenge of Tracing Human Origins

Are the Distinctive Kalash People of Pakistan Really Descendants of Alexander the Great’s Army?

Ancient Technology

The Man Who Stopped a Desert Using Ancient Farming

Desertification is a serious problem facing numerous countries in the world today. Various measures have been taken to counter the negative effects, with some providing better results than others. A farmer in Burkina Faso looked to his ancestors and came up with an innovative solution.

Han Purple: A 2,800-year-old artificial pigment that quantum physicists are trying to understand

Catapult: The Long-Reaching History of a Prominent Medieval Siege Engine

6 Advanced Ancient Inventions Beyond Modern Understanding

Eight Impressive but Terrifying Cases of Ancient Surgery

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

Ancient Places

Pavlopetri: 5,000-Year-Old Town Discovered Underwater in Greece

Nothing sparks the imagination of history enthusiasts quite like underwater discoveries, ranging from sunken cities to the millions of shipwrecks still unexplored on the seabed. The bottom of the...

Ten enduring mysteries of the Longyou caves

The Ancient Rock City of Sigiriya

The tragedy of Queen Ankhesenamun, sister and wife of Tutankhamun

The Great Serpent Mound of Ohio, the Largest Earthen Effigy in the World

5 Pyramids of the Ancient World that You May Not Have Heard About

Opinion

Unearthing Ancient Magic in The Runes –Messages with Hidden Symbols and Powerful Numbers

The etymology of the word “rune” means: “to carve, or to cut.” In Low German the word is “raunen.” As the runes were cut and carved into wood, metal or stone, the word “rune” was analogous to the rune letters themselves.

Petroglyphic Features of Portable Rock Art

The Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking Age

Was There Ever a Trojan War?

Floki and the Viking Discovery of Iceland

Messiah on Temple Mount: Are We Nearing the End of Time?

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