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Mice Remains Indicate a Viking Visit to Madeira
In a recent article on the Vikings in South America, it was indicated how scientists had put forward an untenable theory to account for the presence in Chile of the Bundsö dogs from Denmark before Columbus. I was proposed that this had been done in order to protect the academic dogma that Columbus was first to the Americas.
Geoffrey Brooks - 03/07/2020 - 22:42
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Fuckebythenavele: Historians uncover oldest known use of the F-word in 1310 court records
... in court records dating back to 1310, in relation to a man named Roger Fuckebythenavele. The written record of the ... court case held in the County court of Chester in which a man named Roger Fuckebythenavel was outlawed on 28 September, ...
aprilholloway - 15/09/2015 - 15:01
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Is This Where John the Baptist Was Condemned to Death?
A courtyard uncovered among the ancient ruins at Machaerus, a fortified hilltop palace in Jordan, may have profound historical significance.
Nathan Falde - 06/01/2021 - 01:04
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The Secret Identity Of Christopher Columbus: A Celtic-Jewish Spanish Pirate?
... person, and the more one studies this incredible man, the more incredible his narrative becomes. The ... person, and the more one studies this incredible man, the more incredible his narrative becomes. The man who sailed in 1492 for the New World was a mystic, an ...
davidchildress - 01/07/2022 - 21:52
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Chaos and Cover-ups: What Evidence Exists of an Ancient Pole Shift?
Magnetic pole shifts are in the news a lot recently because our Magnetic North Pole is racing towards Russia while the Earth’s magnetic field strength is falling fast. The European Space Agency said this could be the beginning of a magnetic pole shift. Evidence suggests the rotational axis will also shift to stay aligned with the magnetic field.
David Montaigne - 19/04/2018 - 18:51
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The Macabre Capela dos Ossos: Why was it Decorated with the Dead?
... woman and her child. As they had been cursed by a powerful man, they were refused burial in the local cemeteries, and ... another story, the adult corpse belonged to an adulterous man, and the child his infant son, both of whom were cursed by the man’s enraged wife. The deciccated bodies hanging at Capela ...
dhwty - 13/11/2017 - 13:44
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Konye-Urgench, Protected After Genghis Khan’s Destruction
In an area of protected landscape of Turkmenistan lies an abandoned city that once played a critical role in the history of Central Asia.
Ed Whelan - 07/02/2020 - 01:47
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Oxygen Deprivation Led To Altered States For Subterranean Artists
Getting stoned, or high, has always been a way to escape the pressures of day-to-day reality.
ashley cowie - 09/04/2021 - 18:56
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5,000-Year-Old Rock Art Suggests a Nativity Scene 3,000 Years Before Jesus’ Birth
About 5,000 years ago an artist in Egypt painted an apparent nativity scene onto the rocks of a small cave—a tableau similar to crèche scenes that depict Jesus being laid in a manager in a cave or barn. The Egyptian scene, the oldest one known, includes two adults, a baby between them ascending, some animals and a dot above them and to the right, possibly indicating a star in the east.
Mark Miller - 20/12/2023 - 17:52
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What Did a Medieval Archer Do After His Arrows Were Spent? (Video)
... the motto: "Have faith. Keep Faith. First with the man next to you and then with God." Their unity was their ...
Robbie Mitchell - 08/09/2023 - 01:59
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Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics
It is hard to imagine that the gruesome topic of bodysnatching and the ghastly, gory and gorgeous world of relics would be a main focus of religious veneration throughout the Middle Ages. Through time it has been a human instinct to revere physical objects that have been infused with the character or persona of the person who previously owned or touched them. Within family histories valued heirlooms or mementos are passed down many generations; a prince’s crown, a scientist’s microscope, a baseball star’s bat.
Dr Marion Dolan - 02/05/2022 - 20:35
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The Neolithic Revolution: A Journey of Triumphs and Tribulations (Video)
The Neolithic era was a time of profound transformation, where humanity witnessed remarkable changes that both elevated and challenged their existence. With the advent of agriculture, civilizations flourished, boasting impressive populations, technological advancements, artistic endeavors, and bustling trade networks.
Robbie Mitchell - 01/06/2023 - 21:00
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The Satanic Temple in America: Ancient Good and Evil in an Online Battle for Followers
The great goat-headed, horned and winged beast towered over them all. Seated on a throne, with children gazing at him adoringly, as if waiting for his words of wisdom, Baphomet made his very long-awaited and controversial entrance. The message had been clear to the 700-strong attendees of the Baphomet statue’s unveiling at the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple back in 2015; triumph was at hand. The monumental bronze statue, dripping with symbolism, made it clear that the time of Satan had come.
Or had it?
lizleafloor - 16/10/2018 - 18:45
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Charybdis: The Terrifying Whirlpool Monster of Greek Mythology
Greek mythology is full of fascinating monsters. One of the most powerful and dangerous of these was the sea monster, Charybdis. Charybdis was not just a monster, she was a force of nature who repeatedly appeared in Greek mythology as a roadblock in several Greek heroes' journeys. Like many Greek monsters, Charybdis had a tragic backstory, turned into a monstrosity by the very gods she had once served. So what was Charybdis and why was she so powerful?
Robbie Mitchell - 15/10/2022 - 01:58
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Ancient Burial Rituals Prove You Can Take it With You ... and What You Take Says a lot
... of the Ancient Berbers, Lords of the Desert Tollund Man – the preserved face from Prehistoric Denmark and the ...
ancient-origins - 13/01/2016 - 14:53
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The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology
... fragments. Of Nine Worlds, I Remember Voluspa 2 Níu man ek heima, níu íviðjur, mjötvið mæran fyr mold ... encountering the god Heimdallr as they carry a dead man to Valhalla (1906) by Lorenz Frølich. ( Public Domain ) ...
Vincent Ongkowidjojo - 08/10/2016 - 01:50
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Treasures Found Within Very Valuable Viking Hoard Finally Revealed
Around the time the Irish were stamping out the Viking presence in their country, local lore says the Scots and Vikings also fought a battle near Galloway, Scotland. In 2014, a metal detectorist took that legend, swept the area, and discovered a hoard of 100 “strange and wonderful objects” that were about 1,000 years old.
Mark Miller - 27/03/2016 - 00:19
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The Giant Anaconda: Is There a Monster in the Amazon?
... creature using satellite photography in 2009. A Peruvian man named Juan Carlos Palomino claims to have seen and killed ...
Lex Leigh - 08/03/2022 - 21:56
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Wooden Furniture of Herculaneum Preserved by Vesuvius (Video)
Robbie Mitchell - 28/03/2024 - 19:52
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The mysterious ancient coral reef city of Nan Madol
... Beher (Wikipedia Commons) Rule was maintained by one man, the Saudeleur, at Nan Madol. The land, its contents, and ...
aprilholloway - 02/02/2014 - 22:59