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Aliens: The Complete History of Extra Terrestrials: From Ancient Times to Ridley Scott

... of the universe and a pervasive presence in movies, books, comics and advertising throughout the past century. ...

ancient-origins - 24/02/2018 - 03:04

Freyr and Gerd: Lovesick Norse God Seeking Giantess

... on an estate. According to the Gylfaginning, one of the books in the Prose Edda , as the maiden opened the door of ...

dhwty - 01/03/2018 - 01:57

Lady of Interest: Nefertiti Was no Pharaoh, Says Renowned Egyptologist

... Face: the Creation of an Icon , published by Profile Books this week (25 January) – tells the story of the ...

Gary Manners - 24/01/2018 - 18:55

Akhenaten, the Savior of Karnak: Sun God Vs the Hidden One - Part I

... been composed by Akhenaten himself. (Photo: Meretseger Books) “That Akhenaten was a ruler of rare intellect goes ...

anand balaji - 26/02/2018 - 22:53

Politics Behind The Jewish-Roman War: Vespasian Versus Izates Manu

... our understanding of biblical history. He has written 13 books, including King Jesus: From Egypt (Kam) to Camelot ...

ralph ellis - 02/04/2021 - 21:26

Codex Mendoza: A Glimpse into the Aztec World

... the first printing press in the New World, which printed books and documents in Spanish and Nahuatl. The codex was ...

Lex Leigh - 02/04/2023 - 18:56

The Enigma of the Anasazi

... The Wanderers of the Fourth World Who were the Anasazi? Books The Enigma of the Anasazi ...

joannak - 29/04/2013 - 18:35

Fort Diamant, A Little French Gem in South America

The presence of France has been documented in the Caribbean and Latin America for centuries. Today, French Guiana, located in South America, is part of France and the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country.

Ed Whelan - 09/08/2019 - 01:16

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

... is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our ...

ancient-origins - 23/09/2017 - 03:11

Eight Historic Lies about the Ancient World that will Blow Your Mind

Our understanding of the past is fluid. Very often things we think we know about the past turn out to be false or highly distorted. Historians aren’t perfect; sometimes they make mistakes, other times they outright lie. There’s a long list of historical facts that we take for granted that aren’t true. Here are eight of the most commonly spread historic lies that are still being repeated today.

Robbie Mitchell - 22/12/2022 - 13:58

Orion, Cygnus And The Mysteries Of The North Sky

... debatable as well). It is impossible to condense all the books and scholarly articles written about the astronomical ...

jim willis - 03/08/2020 - 18:51

The Gesture of Sight – The Splendor of Prehistoric Rock Art

What desire led to the birth of this art?

ancient-origins - 16/04/2018 - 02:54

AI Bot Will Sniff Out Historic Smells to Recreate Ancient Smellscapes

... the creation of artificial intelligence to scan history books that are crammed with evidence of smells and bring them ...

ashley cowie - 18/11/2020 - 21:56

The Many Legends Accounting for the Mysterious Trethevy Quoit

Cornwall, a truly beautiful region in the British Isles, has a distinct regional identity. It is also home to many remarkable stone age monuments, of which Trethevy Quoit is one of the most famous. This well-preserved portal dolmen dates far back to 3500 BC, the Neolithic period, and has a mysterious history.

Ed Whelan - 07/08/2020 - 02:02

Poseidon’s Wrath: The Scourge of the Sea Peoples

Perhaps 3,000 years from now archaeologists will be debating the reasons for the diaspora that occurred in the lands around the Mediterranean Sea during the early 21st century. What would have accounted for the mass migration from the near Middle East and Africa to far northern European countries, they might ask?

micki pistorius - 19/04/2024 - 17:42

King Minos of Crete

... Myths of Knossos Apollodorus Library Minotauros Related Books Related Videos King Minos of Crete ...

johnblack - 10/03/2013 - 15:30

The Most Influential Medical Book of the 16th Century (Video)

... who forever changed the course of medical knowledge. Books Bound in Human Skin – The Practice Isn’t As Rare As ...

Robbie Mitchell - 20/07/2023 - 20:55

Botallack Mine, Clinging to the Cliffs of the Wild Tin Coast

Cornwall, in south-west England, has a distinctive regional character. Much of the landscape was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of copper and tin mining. Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Botallack Mine is a superb example of a mining operation from the past and is part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. In 2006 it was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ed Whelan - 12/08/2020 - 01:45