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Revealing the Face and Identity of the Controversial Mummy KV55
Ever since mummy KV55 was discovered in 1907, it has generated deep interest, debate, and controversy. The big issues have been identifying the KV55 mummy in ancient Egyptian history and combining its most probable identity with that person’s proposed age of death.
Alicia McDermott - 19/03/2021 - 14:02
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Trephination: The Oldest Evidenced Surgery Still in Use Today?
Trephination (known also as trepanning, trepanation, trephining, or making a burr hole), is a surgical procedure, which involves the drilling of a hole in the skull of a living person. Trephination is considered to be one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world, and evidence for this practice is found as early as the Neolithic period.
dhwty - 16/03/2020 - 18:05
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Was there a Common Writing System used by Pacific Islanders?
In 2016 two tourists found engraved petroglyphs on a Hawaiian Beach. This was an important find because it suggested that the ancient Polynesians had a common writing system which was used from Hawaii to Easter Island.
Clyde Winters - 06/10/2021 - 01:56
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The discovery of a pyramid-shaped tomb in Japan that adds to mystery in Asuka
Several months ago, archaeologists in Japan discovered that a large mound in the village of Asuka in Nara Prefecture contains a pyramid-shaped tomb underneath.
aprilholloway - 15/08/2014 - 02:55
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Following the Magical Journey to Poland by John Dee and Edward Kelley
... Enochian: The Mysterious Lost Language of Angels The Enigma of the Voynich Manuscript: History or Hoax? Holy ...
Natalia Klimczak - 22/05/2016 - 21:59
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Footprints, Fairies and even a Foreskin: 9 Bizarre Relics from History
... its authenticity, the Shroud of Turin remains a perplexing enigma, challenging both scientific inquiry and religious ...
Aleksa Vučković - 12/04/2024 - 13:09
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Ten Enduring Mysteries of China’s Longyou Caves
... Longyou Caves of Zhejiang province in China truly are an enigma and here we will explore ten enduring mysteries that ... of research, very few answers have emerged to explain the enigma of the Longyou Caves . Our ancient ancestors have ...
aprilholloway - 18/12/2021 - 17:57
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The Acropolis' Cyclopean Wall, Sages and Our Deeply Connected Past
The Athenian Acropolis. This rocky citadel sits alone, striking out imposingly against the backdrop of the dry, blue Mediterranean sky. Towering 490 feet (150 meters) over the modern cityscape, the outcrop spans a combined area of 7.4 acres, leaving more than enough space for the construction of some of the most iconic historical buildings left standing from the ancient world, including the cyclopean wall.
Freddie Levy - 12/02/2020 - 19:03
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Beneath a Celestial Dome, A Land Unlike Any Other in the History of Earth. Questioning the Global Flood: Part I
... Land Doomed to Destruction – Part I The Great Salt Lake Enigma: Science Shows Anomalies – Evidence of a Global ...
Brad Yoon - 20/01/2018 - 13:53
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Baltinglass Hill: Ireland’s Forgotten Gobekli Tepi?
Resting high upon the hills of Wicklow lies buried one of the most remarkable Neolithic sites in all of Europe. Strangely, even today many people are unaware of its existence.
David Halpin - 14/12/2021 - 15:18
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Interpreting the Murals of Egypt through the Eyes of the Hopi
There has to be something missing in our explanation of the murals of Egypt. Why are there so many symbols— snakes, birds with human heads, feathers, buzzards, life symbols, monkeys, scarabs, balances, a young man, two twins, and masked individuals— that only a select few can understand?
Thomas O. Mills - 30/10/2016 - 00:50
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Dealing in the Past: How Did Ancient Egyptians Get Nicotine and Cocaine?
... ancient Egypt and the Americas, which could explain the enigma of the cocaine mummies , some researchers point to ...
Joanna Gillan - 17/02/2024 - 21:44
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Study Unveils Just How Scribes Compiled the Famous Domesday Book
New research has cast light on how and why the iconic Domesday Book was created. The study shows that the work of the medieval scribes was so efficient and sophisticated that they accomplished what a University of Oxford professor calls “one of the most remarkable feats of government in the recorded history of Britain.” The information taken from the survey served a variety of purposes over the years and you could say that the Domesday is a lasting medieval database.
Alicia McDermott - 13/01/2021 - 21:52
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Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology
Semar is probably one of the oldest characters in Indonesian mythology who was said to not have been derived from Hindu mythology. He was made famous by performances of Wayang (Shadow Puppets) in the islands of Java and Bali as a rather unattractive, short man with breasts, great sized behind, and uncontrollable urge for farting. However, underneath his peculiar appearance, Semar plays a major part in the Indonesian creation myth as the elder brother of the supreme god Batara Guru (the Hindu god Shiva).
MartiniF - 28/07/2016 - 01:53
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Aboriginal Rock Shelters Could Have Been Saved from Blasting
Two culturally and archaeologically significant rock shelters were destroyed by a mining company in Western Australia. The caves were ruined by blasting carried out by Rio Tinto, who remarkably did it with the full backing of the law. But new information reveals that there were alternative mining plans, that were hidden from the land’s traditional owners, which could have avoided the destruction of the sacred sites.
Ed Whelan - 07/08/2020 - 18:44
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Mithridates VI of Pontus: The Poison King of Pontus and Aggravation to Rome
Mithridates (spelled also as Mithradates) VI, whose full name is Mithridates VI Eupator Dionysius, was a famous king of Pontus, a Hellenistic kingdom in Asia Minor of Persian origin. Mithridates lived between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. He is best known for his conflict with the Roman Republic in the three Mithridatic Wars, in which the Pontic king fought against three prominent Roman generals – Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Lucius Licinius Lucullus, and Gnaeus Pompey Magnus.
dhwty - 07/06/2016 - 03:43
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The Megalithic Temple of Malinalco: Could these Magnificent and Complex Rock-Cut Structures Actually Pre-Date the Aztecs?
The little town of Malinalco lies at the margins of the Valley of Tepoztlan, some 115 kilometers (71 miles) to the southwest of Mexico City. Since Prehispanic times, its name has been associated with magic and sorcery: Malinalxochitl, goddess of snakes was worshipped on the Cerro de los Idolos, a hill overlooking the entire valley and the town below. In 1470, a temple was built on the hill as a sanctuary and a center of initiation for the military elite of the Aztec empire, the Eagle and Jaguar warriors.
Marco M. Vigato - 18/08/2017 - 18:48
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Is Marco Polo a Fictional Character? Challenging the Historical Tale of the Merchant Traveler
Based upon historical analyses, it is unlikely that a person named Marco Polo who visited China in the 1200’s existed.
Ken Jeremiah - 05/11/2016 - 02:15
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Why Are There Carvings of Women Flashing Their Genitals on Churches Across Europe?
The last place one would expect to see an image of a woman flashing her genitals is a church wall, but across Europe, most notably Ireland and Britain, there are dozens of them. Most are old women demonstrating rather exaggerated features. Sheela na gigs are a type of architectural grotesque (in this context, a carved stone figure), which were once deemed too indecent to merit any scholarly attention. In recent times, however, this stigma has disappeared, and sheela na gigs have become a subject of academic interest.
dhwty - 29/11/2017 - 18:56
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Thinking Critically about UFOs: Are They Really Piloted by Extraterrestrials?
Although it seems that it is taboo to speak openly about them, unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are a part of our planetary history. Evidence of their existence is found in some of the earliest human records, including cave paintings in various countries that depict humanoid figures alongside flying craft. One of them, found at Palatki, which is just outside Sedona, Arizona, clearly shows a humanoid figure wearing some type of helmet, and an airplane-like craft in the sky above. Some petroglyphs like this one are more than 20,0
Ken Jeremiah - 17/09/2016 - 02:03
