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The Mystery of Krishna: Was He Man or Myth?
For thousands of years, the people of India have believed in the divinity of Sri Krishna. But questions have constantly haunted their consciousness as to whether Sri Krishna was a historical character or a mythical one and whether the history of India and the story of Krishna and the Pandavas, as told in the Mahabharata, (one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa), actually took place or were they only figments of Vyasa’s fertile imagination?
Vanamali Mataji - 28/05/2018 - 15:35
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The Ancient Celtic Thresholds Of Liminal Time And Space
The ‘Veil of Isis’ is an ancient metaphor and allegorical motif of mythology where nature is personified as the goddess Isis covered by a veil representing the mystery and inaccessibility of nature's infinite secrets. In mythology and religion liminal deities, like Isis, were gods or goddesses who presided over thresholds, gates, or doorways: the crossers of boundaries.
ashley cowie - 20/08/2021 - 18:45
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The Establishment Has Already Acknowledged a Lost Race of Giants - Part 2
Following our overview of discoveries of gigantic humanoid skeletons in the burial mounds and associated graveyards of the Adena-Hopewell, Archaic Cultures, and Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, we will now document the discovery of the Unique Physical Types (UPT) even after the institution of the mainstream policy of denial, or “post cover-up”.
Jason Jarrell - 24/05/2015 - 03:10
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The Many Burials of Hernan Cortes: Locating the Gravesite of a Conquistador
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who was instrumental in the fall of the Aztec Empire. After death, his body was buried in Seville, but later it was re-buried many times, in some cases to protect it from those who were angered by his brutal treatment of the indigenous people of Mexico. Over the centuries, the location of his real tomb became lost to the pages of history, only to be rediscovered again in 1946.
Natalia Klimczak - 24/01/2016 - 21:22
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Understanding the Crusades from an Islamic Perspective
What if the Crusades’ history was told from an Arab perspective? In fact, in 2016 al-Jazeera TV did just that. It released a four-episode documentary on the Crusades, and the trailer introduced the subject in the following words:
“In the history of conflict between East and West. The mightiest battle between Christianity and Islam; a holy war in the name of religion. For the first time, the story of the Crusades from an Arab perspective.”
ancient-origins - 22/07/2018 - 18:59
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Humans and Neanderthals Have More in Common than Polar and Brown Bears
Ancient humans and Neanderthals, and Denisovans, were genetically closer than polar bears and brown bears, and so, like the bears, were able to easily produce healthy, fertile hybrids according to a study, led by the University of Oxford’s School of Archaeology.
ancient-origins - 04/06/2020 - 00:48
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The Twin Tragedy of Tutankhamun: Death of a Dynasty
Tossed away callously in a dark corner of the lavish Treasury in the subterranean tomb of Tutankhamun was possibly the most poignant remnant of the boy king’s short life.
anand balaji - 25/11/2021 - 01:00
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Particle Physics Experiments Reinforce Evidence of New Force of Nature
An experiment recently completed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in suburban Chicago has produced strong data suggesting that a new force of nature may have been discovered.
Nathan Falde - 08/04/2021 - 15:00
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The Infamous Eagle Warriors: Elite Infantrymen of the Aztec Empire
The eagle warriors, or eagle knights as they are sometimes known, were a group of elite infantrymen in the army of the Aztec Empire. Those who belonged in this warrior society were either members of the nobility or commoners who had distinguished themselves on the battlefield.
dhwty - 30/05/2016 - 03:48
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Tombs and Shrines in the City of 333 Saints Restored after Violent Destruction in Timbuktu
... whose echo can be heard well beyond the borders of Mali,” writes BBC News . “Your endeavor to safeguard essential elements of your history is proof of Mali’s recovery, rallying and regained confidence,” ...
lizleafloor - 22/07/2015 - 00:47
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Ancient Human Brains Found Preserved Through Millennia
In a revelation that is stirring the archaeological community, a recent study has demonstrated that human brains can survive the test of time far better than previously believed. This finding, led by forensic anthropologist Alexandra Morton-Hayward and her team from the University of Oxford, reveals a surprising resistance of human brains to decomposition, a stark contradiction to earlier assumptions.
Gary Manners - 20/03/2024 - 22:47
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Ancient Nubia: The Melting Pot of Egypt and Black Africa
The archaeological site of Sedeinga is located in Sudan, a hundred kilometers to the north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the river's western shore.
ancient-origins - 07/03/2018 - 01:57
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The Teeth Have It: Tracing the Denisovan Legacy Around the World
A dental trait found in the Xiahe Denisovan jawbone as well as in some ancient and modern human populations now provides a rare opportunity to track the geographical reach and perhaps even the final fate of the Denisovans.
Andrew Collins - 25/07/2019 - 22:56
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Kindred Skies: Ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw Constellations in Common
Look up on any clear night and you can see myriad stars, planets, and the Milky Way stretching across the sky. The chances are that you know some of the constellations.
ancient-origins - 14/04/2017 - 02:03
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Lost Pre-Hispanic City Near Acapulco Yields Astounding Petroglyphs
A find near the Mexican city of Acapulco, in the depths of a sprawling pre-Hispanic city, spanning 334 hectares includes 38 petroglyphs, circular calendars, and a beautiful representation of a rain deity. What has now exceeded all expectations is that, amid the remnants of the forgotten city, archaeologists have unearthed a petroglyph depicting a monkey, strikingly similar to one found in Peru's distant Nazca culture.
Sahir - 06/09/2023 - 18:49
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1000-Year-Old Chinese Couple Vanish Making Way For New Motorway
A 1000-year-old “Chinese couple” were pulled out of their brick-walled graves in an ancient cemetery to make way for a motorway.
ashley cowie - 27/05/2020 - 19:13
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Breakthrough Discovery of Earliest Cancer Case from Bronze Age China
An examination of the skeletal remains of a man from Bronze Age China has produced some astonishing results. Work conducted by the international research team resulted in experts finding one of the earliest examples of cancer in East Asia. Such discoveries are very rare. Potentially this could help specialists to better understand the disease, which is one of the leading causes of death around the globe.
Ed Whelan - 31/10/2020 - 00:00
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The Mont’e Prama Giants: A Massive Archaeological Mystery
1974, Sinis region, Sardinia (Oristano): the plow of a farmer being blocked by a piece of stone marked the beginning of a series of excavations in the area of Mont'e Prama, near the village of Cabras. Unable to continue plowing, the man got off the tractor and perplexedly examined an outcropping of stone. Digging with his hands, he pulled a huge head out of the ground. It had double-carved eyes, something he had never seen before and which no one else had laid eyes on for many centuries.
Pierluigi Tombetti - 29/02/2020 - 13:37
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Two Mysterious Cavities Found Inside Great Pyramid May Be Secret Rooms
A team of researchers that have used cutting edge technology to scan the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt have discovered two previously unknown cavities inside the world-famous monument. Are they secret rooms or passages that have long been rumored to lie within?
Natalia Klimczak - 19/10/2016 - 00:46
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Stonehenge Builders Had Ancient Knowledge of Pythagorean Geometry
A new book, Megalith, claims ancient Britons built Stonehenge “and other stone circles with a knowledge of Pythagoras' theorem, 2,000 years before the Greek philosopher formalized geometry.”
ashley cowie - 21/06/2018 - 22:57