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Delving into the Depths of Japan’s Mysterious Tonkararin Tunnels
Within the sloping mountains of Japan lies a mysterious ruined tunnel structure known as the Tonkararin Tunnels. This ancient ruin likely dates to the 5th or 6th century of Imperial Japan, although its true age remains unknown. Archaeologists, scientists, and locals constantly argue about why this tunnel system was built.
Elizabeth Moore - 11/10/2020 - 13:58
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Song of the Nibelungs: The Epic Germanic Tale of Love, Death, and Revenge
... Unknown. The Nibelungenlied . trans. A. T. Hatto (Penguin Books: London, 1969.) Song of the Nibelungs: The Epic ...
Riley Winters - 08/04/2020 - 20:19
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Qidan, The Lost City of King Ad: Hoax or Reality?
... Methuen, 1947 The Road to Ubar by Nicholas Clapp, Marine Books, 1999 Qidan, The Lost City of King Ad: Hoax or Reality? ...
David Millar - 22/05/2020 - 01:41
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Mary Queen of Scots Received Luxury Treatment in Prison
One of history’s most famous queens, Mary Stuart, better known as Mary Queen of Scots, reigned over Scotland between 1542 and 1567, until her infamous forced abdication in favor of her one-year-old son. A lesser known fact is her voracious appetite and palette, which veered towards the decadent.
Sahir - 07/11/2022 - 18:00
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This Too Shall Pass: Will Jinichi Kawakami Be the Last of the Ninjas?
... Shinobi Hiden and Other Ninja Scrolls . CA: Blue Snake Books. Gordon, Andrew. 2008. A Modern History of Japan: from ...
Riley Winters - 08/07/2017 - 14:01
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Underground Cities Around the World – Myths and Reality
... has also been used within subterranean fiction novels in books such as At the Earth’s Core by Edgar Rice Borroughs, ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/08/2022 - 01:56
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English Nursery Rhymes with Unexpected and Sometimes Disturbing Historical Origins
Many people associate nursery rhymes with reading happy stories to children, or remember being children themselves and chanting them while they play. However, the popular explanations for the origins of several English nursery rhymes shows that they may be more complex and at times more disturbing than they first appear.
Alicia McDermott - 11/08/2015 - 02:33
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The Evolution of Ancient Communication Methods
... of the Printing Revolution . This was when printed books became widely available and could be distributed to a ...
Avery Fleming - 16/03/2024 - 00:00
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Lost in the Mists of Time: The Ancient Sao Civilization in Central Africa
... 2009. Chad in Pictures. Minneapolis: Twenty First Century Books . Lost in the Mists of Time: The Ancient Sao ...
dhwty - 26/09/2015 - 04:01
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Why is Odin the New God of Choice for White Supremacists?
... Scott, N. 1995. A History of Pagan Europe . Barnes & Noble Books: New York. Smiley, Jane. 2001. Sagas of the Icelanders ...
ancient-origins - 15/08/2017 - 23:00
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Ragnar Lothbrok: A Real Viking Hero Whose Life Became Lost to Legend
... must have invented a time travel machine that the history books don’t tell us about. The failed Viking siege of Paris ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 07/04/2019 - 22:12
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Magnificent Tham Lod Rockshelter Sheds Light on Earliest Humans in Thailand
... T. (2008). The lost temple . New York: Thomas Dunne Books. Higham,C.,O’Reilly,D.,2004. Social aspects of the ...
Gisele Santos - 22/09/2018 - 02:17
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Beware the Wandering Wilas of Slavic Mythology
... 1993. Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore. Hippocrene Books: New York. Maclaren, A. 2011. The fairy family; a ...
Riley Winters - 25/06/2022 - 01:56
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Kesh: The Caves of Legends And Ireland’s Beautiful Entryway To Middle Earth
The sons of Milesius, the ancestors of the modern Irish, are said to be some of the earliest settlers of Ireland. There is evidence that two or three waves of colonization had already reached the island from origins unknown.
Michelle Freson - 14/10/2018 - 22:58
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The Mysteries of Machu Picchu and Archaeological Obsession
... . The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided Tour . Johnson Books. The Mysteries of Machu Picchu and Archaeological ...
johnblack - 05/03/2022 - 00:57
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Archaeologists Have Dates Wrong for North American Indigenous History
Columbus famously reached the Americas in 1492. Other Europeans had made the journey before, but the century from then until 1609 marks the creation of the modern globalized world.
ancient-origins - 06/05/2020 - 02:02
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The Tragic Tale of Welsh Goddess Branwen and her Death by Broken Heart
... as Morrigan and Brighid. She appears in some movies and books, but most people who mention her name are those related ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/07/2016 - 00:44
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The long goodbye to Scandinavian Paganism and the Christianization of three realms
... Sprague. Sweden: An Illustrated History (Hippocrene Books: New York, 2005.) By Ryan Stone The long goodbye to ...
Riley Winters - 16/10/2014 - 14:10
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Hastein: A Notoriously Vicious Viking Raider…Not So Good At Navigation
Described as “fierce, mightily cruel, and savage, pestilent, hostile, sombre, truculent, given to outrage, pestilent and untrustworthy, fickle and lawless” by his contemporaries, Hastein was one of the most successful, and infamous, Vikings of all time (despite sacking one wrong city). He was born into a family of ruthless raiders leading him to invade all over Europe and North Africa and he may have even fought his way through England. Certainly, when his name was whispered in Medieval towns, it was one to be feared.
Veronica Parkes - 15/08/2018 - 18:52
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The Adena Giant Revealed: Profile of Prehistoric Mound Builders
... with the Paracas People. Her work has appeared in the books of Brien Foerster and L.A. Marzulli and has been ...
Jason Jarrell - 08/12/2015 - 14:53