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1. Part II: The End Comes Slowly - The Last Han Dynasty Emperors

   Read Part I Here

   dhwty - 18/05/2018 - 02:02

2. 5 Pyramids of the Ancient World that You May Not Have Heard About

   The Great Pyramid of Giza is undoubtedly one of the most well-known icons of the ancient world. But thousands of other pyramids exist, not just in Egypt, but across the entire globe, including Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.  The reason why so many ancient civilizations, many of which had no contact with each other, were constructing pyramids at around the same time remains a bit of a mystery. Nevertheless, many of these impressive monuments remain as legacies of these rich, ancient cultures.

   aprilholloway - 07/10/2017 - 18:51

3. The Secret of Gobekli Tepe: Cosmic Equinox and Sacred Marriage - Part 1

   ... crescent-star motifs on Gokturk state coins. In modern-day Mongolia (an old Proto-Turkish region) the state flag ...

   Ozgur - 04/04/2015 - 03:40

4. Evidence of Camel Hybridization Found in Ancient Temple in Hatra, Iraq

   ... The Haunted Ruins of Khara Khoto, The Black City of Mongolia Footprints Reveal Passage of Early Humans From ...

   Nathan Falde - 26/01/2022 - 00:00

5. Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Death by Immurement

   Immurement is a practice whereby a person is enclosed within a confined space with no exits. Normally, a person who is immured is left in that space till he/she dies, either of dehydration or starvation. In cases where a person is buried alive, asphyxiation may be the cause of death instead. 

   dhwty - 22/06/2021 - 22:56

6. Tara – Goddess of Compassion and Savior of the Suffering

   ... their path towards enlightenment. It may be added that in Mongolia , there is a popular form of White Tara known as ...

   dhwty - 05/01/2020 - 00:53

7. The Origins of the Top 5 Most Ancient Martial Arts that are Still Practiced Today

   Movies, television shows, and cartoons are populated with dazzling martial artists ranging from the Kung-Fu antics of Hong Kong Phooey the crime fighting dog, to the mesmerizing Jeet Kune Do of Bruce Lee; not to mention the secret arts of ninjutsu, applied by those deadly black-clad ninjas.

   ashley cowie - 25/11/2018 - 18:34

8. Corpse Recycling at Gobekli Tepe: The True Purpose of its Ancient Stone Circles?

   ... Tepe . Sky burials are still practiced in Tibet and Mongolia, as well as by the Parsis of Iran and India whose ...

   Stephen Childs - 23/10/2021 - 18:49

9. The Truth About the Holy Grail: Magical Chalices Around the World

   ... to Nicholas Roerich when he traveled across China and Mongolia in the 1920s. Buddhist monks informed Roerich that ...

   MarkPinkham - 09/12/2021 - 13:59

10. From Sumerian Gods to Modern Day: The Long History of Slavery and Lost Children

    The recent film Sound of Freedom is a fictionalized account of the true story of Tim Ballard, a former US Department of Homeland Security agent who founded the nonprofit organization Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). O.U.R. works with law enforcement to rescue children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.

    beth - 22/09/2023 - 15:00

11. Horses of Antiquity, Their Ancient and Sacred History

    ... the Navajo, but who can say from whence it sprang? Maybe Mongolia and before that Sumeria. But possibly it came from ...

    Gerald Hausman - 18/10/2016 - 00:42

12. The Sivatherium of Kish: Did Sumerians Tame a Prehistoric Giraffe?

    The world is big. Even in this modern day and age, we still don’t have a clue about what lurks in the remote corners of this planet. The oceans, vast and enigmatic, have only been partially explored - and what lurks in those blue depths is full of mystery. Could the same be said for land? Could we still be surprised to discover unique fauna species that we thought were long gone?

    Aleksa Vučković - 06/02/2022 - 14:00

13. The Australian Yowie: Mysterious Legends of a Tribe of Hairy People

    ... Himalayas, the "Chi- Chi” in China, the “Almas” in Mongolia, “Kapre” in the Philippines, “Forestmen" in ...

    Bryan Hill - 15/08/2018 - 19:12

14. The Copper Age: When Metallurgy Came to Rule the World

    ... of the Afanasievo culture of Siberia into the western Mongolia, copper metallurgy became more widespread in East ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 03/04/2021 - 14:42

15. The Khachkar Stones of Noratus and a Peculiar Resistance of the Invasion of Tamerlane

    The ancient village of Noratus, in the Gegharkunik region of Armenia, is a hidden gem with a number of historical monuments.

    Sarah P Young - 01/07/2019 - 23:04

16. The Secret Strategic Plans of Darius the Great

    To the north of the Persian Empire, around both sides of Caucasus Mountain, various Scythian (Palaeo-Slavian / Staroslavianskje) tribes lived. They were nomadic, i.e. not yet permanently settled in agricultural communities, whereas their neighbors had been settled into sedentary societies since Neolithic times (mainly in Mesopotamia).

    nickospoulianos - 16/08/2018 - 19:14

17. Atypical Nourishment – Hematophagy, Cannibalism and Necrophagy

    The character Renfield from Bram Stoker's “Dracula" admitted the importance of blood, saying that “The blood is the life." This idea is not new, for example, Maya kings attempted to obtain the good will of the gods by giving blood offerings.

    Phoenix Vald - 22/01/2022 - 01:00

18. Unmasking the True Identity of the Jersey Devil

    The legend of the Jersey Devil comes to us from the State of New Jersey, USA and neighboring states. The Jersey Devil’s history places it at the very top of baffling crypto- zoological mysteries. It is a very elusive cryptid that has baffled and mesmerized the public for hundreds of years. The biggest conundrum to dismissing the beast as pure myth is that numerous reputable people, both past and present, have claimed to have seen it.

    Steve Pearse - 04/08/2018 - 19:02

19. The Afaq Khoja Mausoleum And The Legacy Of A Great Uyghur Leader

    The Afaq Khoja Mausoleum is a tomb complex located in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwestern China. For the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs (or Uighurs) who inhabit the region, this mausoleum is considered to be their holiest local site. The mausoleum was built during the 17th century, and, in spite of its name, was not originally built for Afaq Khoja, but for his father.

    dhwty - 23/02/2021 - 01:02

20. Sumo Wrestling: From Ritual Origins to Honorable Sport

    It is hard to think of Japan without sumo wrestling. This unique and very old sport has been one of the indivisible aspects of Japanese identity for over 1,500 years or more! Granted, sumo wrestling is a little strange and exotic: big, chunky, heavy men wearing “diapers” and grappling one another in a struggle that is challenging, tense, and honorable. It is without a doubt a one-of-a-kind sport, and the Japanese people simply love it!

    Aleksa Vučković - 18/12/2021 - 22:00

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