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1. Mexico’s Haunted City of Thunder – El Tajin: Surprising Connections Between Cultures Worlds and Eras Apart

   El Tajin is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the North of the state of Veracruz, near the Gulf Coast of Mexico. The city, one of the most flourishing of the Classic and early Post-classic period, was only rediscovered in 1785, immediately capturing the imagination of European travelers with its imposing jungle-covered ruins and unusual architecture.

   Marco M. Vigato - 17/11/2017 - 13:57

2. Analyzing Mummy Genes: Were Ancient Egyptians closely Related to Middle Easterners?

   ... had many unambiguously indigenous civilizations including Mali, Great Zimbabwe, Aksum, the Swahili city-states, and ...

   Caleb Strom - 17/08/2017 - 18:52

3. For Sale In Britain: A Small Ancient Man With A Colossal Penis

   While metal detecting in a field, a British couple thought they found an ancient cart wheel piece, but it turned out to be a small human figure with a large bronze, hinged penis.

   ashley cowie - 02/03/2023 - 17:59

4. The Marvelous Mayan Zoomorph Monoliths of Quiriguá

   Elaborate designs adorn unique monoliths in an ancient Mayan site in Guatemala. There are immense stelae hailing past rulers and huge stones carved with majestic beasts and curious creatures. The stelae help tell the stories of Quiriguá, but the zoomorphs also hint at forgotten mystical Mayan beliefs.

   Quiriguá is an ancient Mayan site situated in the southeastern Guatemalan department of Izabal. This site is renowned for its Mayan stone monuments, which may be divided into two groups – stelae and zoomorphs.

   dhwty - 21/02/2018 - 13:59

5. Culling the World: The Catastrophic Conquests of the Black Death

   Medieval history is seldom kind. The decades and centuries slumbered onwards, each one bringing its own share of wars, crime, poverty...and disease. Happiness and prosperity were rare and almost unknown for the lower classes, and the common man’s future looked about as bright as a bottom of a barrel.

   Aleksa Vučković - 02/01/2020 - 14:00

6. Man Angry at His Girlfriend Smashes Ancient Greek Artifacts Worth $5 Million!

   ... spiritual harmony in Senufo villages in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso, the mask was worn at funerals, ...

   ashley cowie - 05/06/2022 - 14:58

7. Demonic Evil Meets Human Evil: When Evil Was Released into the World

   “There is no good, and there is no evil. There is only the flesh and the patterns to which we submit it.” At least that was one of the things which the character Pinhead was supposed to say according to a proposed script for one of the Hellraiser movies based on the writings of Clive Barker. Even though the line was not used in the film, to a certain extent, there is some truth to that.

   Phoenix Vald - 12/02/2022 - 22:00

8. Ancient bamboo medical books uncovered in China belonged to legendary Bian Que

   Last year, archaeologists unearthed 920 bamboo strips at a construction site in the south-western city of Chengdu in China, containing recipes for treating ailments that date back 2,000 years.  The bamboo strips, which were once widely used as a writing material, were reportedly found along with other relics of the Western Han Dynasty, which came to power in 260 BC. Archaeologists speculated that the traditional Chinese remedies may have been written by the successors of Bian Que, reported to be China’s earliest known physician.

   aprilholloway - 12/05/2014 - 22:20

9. Nahuatl, The Language of the Aztec Nation

   Today, Spanish is the dominant language of Mexico and most central and South American countries. There was a time, however, when Nahuatl, a language spoken by the indigenous inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico, was the language of art, science, religion, and high culture in the part of Mesoamerica ruled by the Aztec Empire.  Despite colonization by the Spaniards, Nahuatl remains a spoken language with numerous dialects and currently 1.6 million speakers.

   Caleb Strom - 01/08/2018 - 01:56

10. Have Archaeologists Found Lyobaa, the Zapotec Land of the Dead?

    Beneath monumental stone structures discovered at the archaeological site of Mitla in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, it has long been believed that the ancient Zapotec people built a huge and complex labyrinth of chambers and passageways.

    Nathan Falde - 30/06/2023 - 14:55

11. Oldest Human Bone Engraved and Painted By Hominid Found In China

    In China a team of archaeologists has made a significant discovery after examining a human bone that may be up to 125,000 years old. They found a small bone that shows signs that it was cut and then painted with ochre.

    Ed Whelan - 16/07/2019 - 14:05

12. 17th Century Sickle Burials Reflect Belief that Demons Stalked War-Torn Poland

    Poland during the 17th century was a nation torn by war, social upheaval, pestilence, famine and Catholic clerics inciting the populace with tales about the devil and witchcraft. The imaginations of many were beset by demons and vampires stalking the land.

    Mark Miller - 10/12/2015 - 03:54

13. Female Ruler Sporting Rare Diadem Unearthed at Bronze Age Palace

    Archaeologists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have discovered Western Europe’s first Bronze Age palace in Murcia, Spain. The site also holds a unique burial including a probable female ruler who sported her rare silver crown-like object, a diadem, all the way to her grave.

    Alicia McDermott - 11/03/2021 - 00:00

14. Humanoid Skull Like No Other: Mainstream Rejection of Starchild Skull

    It was back in the 1930s when an American teenager discovered an abandoned mine tunnel in Mexico’s Copper Canyon region. Inside it she found a human skeleton and, clutching onto its arm, was the hand bone of another skeleton buried mostly under the earth. It was described as being small and misshapen. The teenager returned to the site the following day only to find that a flash flood had washed most of the bones away.

    aprilholloway - 05/01/2022 - 14:00

15. Big Bend National Park Petroglyphs Irreparably Damaged by Vandals

    Big Bend National Park in Texas on the Mexican border is home to enormous diversity and crucial Native American history. Native Americans left behind many abstract geometric designs and petroglyphs (carvings or incisions on the rock’s surface as a form of rock art) within the boundaries of this huge national park. Recently, the National Park Service reported that 3,000-year-old petroglyphs at Big Bend National Park have been damaged irreparably by vandals.

    Sahir - 11/01/2022 - 18:00

16. Pre-dating the Minoans: The Cycladic Civilization and Their Unusual ‘Modern’ Art

    The Cycladic culture (known also as the Cycladic civilization) is an early Bronze Age culture located in the Cyclades. This culture thrived from around 3200 to 1100 BC, and predated two other major Bronze Age cultures in the Aegean, namely the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures. The Cycladic culture is best-known for its art, in particular its unusual marble figurines, which are arguably the most exquisite artifacts from the period.

    dhwty - 07/02/2019 - 01:52

17. For 3.3 Million Years Stone and Crystal Traditions Have Shaped Our Destiny

    Magpies pervade European folklore for their compulsive urge to collect sparkly things. Similarly, humans share this affinity with shiny gemstones and sparkling crystals. All over the world ancient people wore talismans and amulets for good luck too. But to get to the ancient origins of these stone and crystal traditions we must begin our questioning at a time before humans had even evolved on earth.

    ashley cowie - 20/09/2018 - 19:10

18. Goddess… or Demon? Hidden History of Vinayaki, the Mysterious Elephant-Headed Woman of Hindu Myth

    In one of the shrines of the Thanumalayan temple in Kanyakumari district, India, is the stone sculpture of a four-armed deity sitting cross-legged in Sukhasana (“easy pose” - similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position) holding a battle-axe, a large shell, a vase and a staff around which the deity entwines a long trunk. At first glance, one would think that this is the famous elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha, except that this deity is clearly female.

    MartiniF - 30/10/2017 - 14:37

19. The Lead Books of Sacromonte: Historic Forgery or a True Christian Relic?

    The Lead Books of Sacromonte, also known as the Libros Plúmbeos or the Sacromonte manuscripts, are a collection of purportedly ancient religious texts that were supposedly discovered in the 16th century in the Sacromonte hills near Granada, Spain. These texts were said to be inscribed on lead plates and contained valuable information about early Christianity and the history of the region.

    Aleksa Vučković - 07/11/2023 - 17:51

20. New X-Ray Scanning Method Reveals Pharaoh’s Hidden Mysteries in Egyptian Paintings

    Ancient photoshopping? Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings, along with artistic processes and alterations made to historical masterpieces over 3,000 years ago, have been uncovered by archaeologists studying ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging technology. This technology has helped uncover, quite literally, what lies under the visible surface of a painting.

    Sahir - 13/07/2023 - 18:52

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