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1. Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Did Christians Ban The Ancient Olympics?

   

   Every two years, when the Winter or Summer Olympics comes around, we hear about how the games staged at Olympia in Greece since 776 BC came to a sudden end in the late fourth century AD.

   ancient-origins - 22/02/2018 - 01:45

2. The Strange Life of Al-Khidr, the Legendary Immortal Prophet, Mystic, Trickster and Sea Spirit

   

   In ancient Islamic legend, there exists the wonderful, contrary figure of Al-Khiḍr, an immortal prophet who kills a youth out of mercy and who scuttles a boat of some travelers to deny the greed of a king. He is described as God’s special servant, a protector, trickster, saint, and mystic, who has been identified with various ancient deities.

   Mark Miller - 22/12/2015 - 03:53

3. Ending the Historical Atrocity of Virginity Tests?

   

   Since medieval times, many Muslim communities have regarded the hymen, the tiny piece of skin known as the vaginal membrane, as proof of virginity and a woman’s moral virtue. Even today in the United Kingdom, girls and young women are being charged between £150 and £300 (about $200 to $400) for “certification of their purity,” and up to £3,000 ($4074) for “hymen reconstruction operations.”

   ashley cowie - 18/01/2021 - 23:55

4. Religious statues from Cyprus show evidence of astronomical writing

   

   An analysis of five late Bronze Age Terracotta religious statues, dating back around 3,300 years and found at various sites in Cyprus, has revealed the presence of astronomical ‘writing’, which has also been found on a number of other much older

   aprilholloway - 17/01/2014 - 06:24

5. Nutmeg Poisoning: A Deadly Addition to the Kitchen Cabinet?

   

   A low-cost, high-risk drug hiding in plain sight – in your kitchen cabinet! This is a highly aromatic spice that can change the trajectory of your food, and is sometimes used as a healing agent in traditional medicine. It’s nutmeg, a commonly used spice that comes from the nutmeg tree, indigenous to Indonesia, utilized in spiced desserts, eggnog, and even savory meat and vegetable dishes!

   Sahir - 17/07/2022 - 23:01

6. The Earliest Known Human Ancestor is a What?!

   

   For those that believe human beings were created in God’s own image, the idea that we have monkeys in our evolutionary history is a little hard to swallow, so it is likely to cause even more upset than scientists have now announced they’ve found the earliest known ancestor, and it’s a rat!

   aprilholloway - 07/11/2017 - 18:56

7. Nourisher of Mind and Mayhem: The Oracle of Trophonius and the Cave of Nightmares

   

   ... is heavily associated with the Olympian god of light, art, prophecy and health, Apollo. Together with his brother ...

   Riley Winters - 01/10/2017 - 13:43

8. Cooper Creek’s Boomerang Study Finds A Multitude of Uses

   

   ... in Australian Creek Study Reveals Rare Aboriginal Rock Art’s Link With Sorcery and Magic Between 2017 and 2018 a ...

   ashley cowie - 07/11/2021 - 13:57

9. Ancient Ritual Bath Found At Biblical Garden of Gethsemane

   

   While constructing a tunnel near the garden of Gethsemane east of Jerusalem, builders uncovered an underground cavern that was later identified as a mikveh, or ritual bath, that was apparently used during the Second Temple era (516 BC to 70 AD). The bath was unearthed at the foot of the Mount of Olives, the ridge where the exalted garden of Gethsemane is located.

   Nathan Falde - 23/12/2020 - 17:58

10. Odysseus, Off Course in the Baltic Sea

    

    Homer’s Odyssey tells of the adventures of the ancient seasoned mariner, Odysseus, hero of the Trojan War, who offended Poseidon and as a result was cursed to sail the seas and prolong his journey home to the isle of Ithaca and his queen Penelope, with 10 years.

    Roberto Volterri - 23/08/2019 - 20:50

11. Daring new search of ancient Antikythera wreck begins today

    

    The Antikythera wreck in the Aegean Sea is a world-famous underwater archaeological site thrown into the spotlight in 1900 when researchers discovered an incredible mechanical device, now known as the Antikythera mechanism, which dates back more than 2,000 years.  The device consists of a complex combination of gears that took decades for scientists to decipher.

    aprilholloway - 15/09/2014 - 03:10

12. Machu Picchu Re-opens With Ancient Incan Thanksgiving Ceremony

    

    Major archaeology and cultural sites are starting to re-open across the world. Machu Picchu, one of the most famous archaeological sites in all of Latin America, has reopened with the spectacle of an ancient Inca ceremony.  It had been closed for nearly 8 months due to the current covid-19 pandemic and the restriction imposed to curtail its spread.

    Ed Whelan - 03/11/2020 - 22:31

13. Stardust and Stellar Consciousness

    

    Have you ever wondered why your spirits are lifted on a sunny day and not in a hot bright room – or paused to consider that the energy of your life is itself the recycled light of the Sun? Have you spent more of your life thinking about suntans, sunglasses and sun block than about the nature of the star in your movie – the movie of Life? As you read these words, the energy that moves your eyes and the energy with which you comprehend their meaning is the light of our Sun being expressed through a new medium: you.

    ancient-origins - 12/10/2013 - 12:50

14. Craco: The Abandoned Medieval Ghost Town of Italy

    

    For nearly fifty years, the town of Craco in southern Italy has stood uninhabited. Here, dark windows look out at potential travelers like empty eye sockets and the streets and buildings of this medieval town seem to have literally been vacated overnight, left to crumble in decay.

    Bryan Hill - 20/10/2021 - 01:58

15. Ice Wall Blocked Americas Land Route Until 13,800 Years Ago Says Study

    

    A long-standing debate about the peopling of the Americas has been whether the first humans arrived there over the Siberia-Alaska land mass called Beringia or by traveling along the Pacific coast in small boats.

    Sahir - 23/03/2022 - 17:47

16. 3,000-Year-Old Tablet Has Noah’s Ark Built Based On “Fake News”

    

    A new translation of 3,000-year-old tablet reveals 'fake news' was employed by an ancient Babylonian god to trick ‘Noah’ and his followers into building his ark.

    ashley cowie - 26/11/2019 - 19:14

17. ‘Non-Human’ Bodies Presented at Mexican Congress

    

    At a recent Mexican Congress UFO hearing, scientists and pilots have shared their experiences with “anomalous phenomena”, in an attempt to shed light on the escalating global discussion surrounding unidentified flying objects and their potential extraterrestrial origins. The headline grabbing presentation today involves two, quintessentially Spielberg-style extraterrestrial looking, ‘non-human’ bodies, allegedly found near Cuzco, Peru.

    Gary Manners - 13/09/2023 - 18:51

18. Firefighters in Arizona Make Dramatic Rescue of 1,000-Year-Old ‘Medusa Mother Tree’

    

    Firefighters in the American state of Arizona had a very different rescue mission on their hands - in order to save not people but a historic tree in a national park. The tree is up to 1000 years old and it is one of the most famous in the South-West United States.

    Ed Whelan - 24/06/2019 - 18:59

19. The environmental impact of the Maya civilization is still visible today

    

    A new study has found that the Maya civilization of Central America had a considerable impact on the surrounding environment, the effects of which are still visible. Activity from 2,000 years ago contributed to the decline and continues to influence us today.

    Robin Whitlock - 09/09/2015 - 03:56

20. Ancient coffin rescued from tomb raiders in Inner Mongolia reveals remains of aristocratic woman

    

    Chinese archaeologists rescued an ancient coffin from tomb raiders trying to break in to a grave site via a 10 metre hole in a pasture region of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.  The 1,500-year-old coffin contained the silk-wrapped body of an aristocratic woman.

    aprilholloway - 15/03/2014 - 21:49

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