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... the Bible and other sources. The head represents a royal enigma.” An art historian who examined the small head has ...
Alicia McDermott - 09/06/2018 - 22:57
Just south of Awendaw, South Carolina, in the Francis Marion National Forest, is an example of a type of architectural artifact that still baffles archaeologists. For every explanation someone offers up, there are many more that refute it. Here's the story:
jim willis - 25/08/2017 - 15:39
To enter the famous European caves of Lascaux, Chauvet, Altamira, Pech Merle and many others is to enter another world. You are greeted by a whole menagerie of hauntingly beautiful representations of animal images. Bison, bear, deer and mammoths abound, painted in such a way that the very rock formations of walls and ceiling accentuate their features. The famous Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux is a gallery that will easily accommodate fifty people.
jim willis - 30/05/2017 - 18:50
Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we evolve to be the way we are?
Traditionally, we tend to answer these questions by aligning ourselves with one of three different camps:
The Religious Camp: These are the folks who refer all answers to the mysterious mind of a God who lives outside our perception realm. Faith, not understanding, is their watchword.
jim willis - 26/07/2017 - 15:32
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Robbie Mitchell - 09/02/2024 - 20:09
In 1987, a captivating discovery was made by the University of Chelyabinsk's archaeological expedition: an ancient fortified settlement belonging to the Sintashta culture, nestled in Russia's Southern Urals, dating back to 2,000 – 3,000 BC.
johnblack - 10/05/2023 - 15:00
The remarkable civilization of the Nok was first discovered in 1928 when a wealth of unique terracotta artifacts was unearthed by tin miners in the southern part of Kaduna state in central Nigeria. Since then, extensive archaeological excavations and research into the Nok have revealed that they may have been one of the first complex civilizations in West Africa, existing from at least 900 BC until their mysterious disappearance in around 200 AD.
Joanna Gillan - 05/03/2023 - 21:53
The story of father Crespi is one of the most enigmatic stories ever told - an unknown civilization, unbelievable artifacts, massive amounts of gold, depictions of strange figures connecting America to Sumeria, and symbols belonging to an unknown language. The account of what occurred reveals once again a conspiracy to hide the truth from the eyes of the public.
johnblack - 04/01/2014 - 10:08
Along the river of the Mississippi Valley where its banks form the boundary between Illinois and Missouri, there exists thousands of ancient pictographs carved or painted on rocks, on walls in cave shelters, and beneath overhanging cliffs. For hundreds of years these images have been described in the journals of explorers, heard about through whispers of townspeople, scrawled in old town records and in innumerable reports of ethnologists and archaeologists.
gregsorrell - 16/03/2014 - 12:43
... century and a half, have been approaching this anatomical enigma from the wrong perspective. Previous work has compared ...
aprilholloway - 22/11/2014 - 12:44
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the British colonial administrator, is commonly regarded as the founder of modern-day Singapore. Yet, the history of this island nation stretches to well before the arrival of Stamford Raffles. Due to its strategic location, Singapore, which was known in an earlier period as Temasek, was claimed by various regional powers, such as Srivijaya, Majapahit and Siam.
dhwty - 27/02/2015 - 12:53
Over the centuries, there was a great influence of art, culture, literature, and architecture from India to Cambodia. But after a certain time, when Cambodia and India become the cultural, religious and political part of each other, the movement started from Cambodia to India. The purpose of this movement was religion and politics. Even today one can see the pilgrims that are regularly visiting Indian Buddhist sites bringing with them goods and offerings from their home countries.
SACHIN KUMAR TIWARY - 07/07/2015 - 03:58
The Tayos caves of Ecuador are a legendary vast natural underground network of caves spanning many kilometres, very little of which has been officially explored. The Tayos caves (Cueva de los Tayos) reached worldwide attention in 1973 when Erich von Däniken released his bestselling and controversial book The Gold of the Gods, in which he claimed that Argentinian-Hungarian entrepreneur Juan Moricz discovered gold, unusual sculptures, and a library of metal tablets in a series of artificial tunnels within the caves.
ancient-origins - 05/10/2015 - 21:33
Pharaoh Akhenaten is one of the most mysterious kings of Ancient Egypt. Researchers have discovered three tombs dedicated to him - all full of even more secrets. These tombs do, however, provide fascinating hints about the enigmatic pharaoh’s life.
Natalia Klimczak - 22/07/2016 - 21:53
Dance of the Four Winds recounts the adventures of the American psychologist Alberto Villoldo as he journeys to Peru to explore the visionary ceremonies of the native shamans. Here Quecha masters use the jungle plant ayahuasca to further their spiritual progress along the four paths of the Medicine Wheel. Entering a magical realm of enigmatic sorcerers and powerful animal totems, Villoldo confronts the hidden powers of his own mind as he unlocks the secrets of the human psyche.
ancient-origins - 19/08/2016 - 02:30
One man’s journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur
ancient-origins - 06/01/2017 - 15:38
... but King Tut had such [a] bed. It is intriguing.” Enigma of the Heartless Pharaoh: Who Stole the Heart of King ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 02/08/2017 - 23:01
Peru has a rich and mysterious history. With extant indigenous groups such as the Uros, Quechua, Aymara, and the Jivaro, which are known for their head-shrinking techniques, and historical populations like the Wari and the Chancay, known for their amazing mask-making skills, Peru is an anthropologist’s dream. Some of the ancient Peruvians were wiped out when the Inca invaded, and others moved out into Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake, never to return. The Inca built (or at least added to pre-existing) large, enig
Ken Jeremiah - 15/08/2017 - 18:56