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Pre-Columbian Murals and Norse Sagas Suggest Vikings Met the Aztecs, and the Outcome Was Not Pretty

Did the Vikings visit Pre-Columbian Mexico? The depiction of white people on Chichen Itza murals in the Temple of the Warriors probably represent Vikings - the major European navigators around the time this temple was built. This suggests the tradition of the “White Lords” who had visited Mexico before the Spanish were the Vikings.

Clyde Winters - 27/11/2016 - 14:50

Ancient Marvels: Ten Amazing Inventions Created Before Their Time

Dating back thousands of years are numerous examples of amazing inventions and ancient technology that leave us awe-struck at the knowledge and wisdom held by people of our past. They were the result of incredible advances in engineering and innovation as new, powerful civilizations emerged and came to dominate the ancient world.

Joanna Gillan - 26/12/2023 - 01:02

Ancient Vanishings: The mysterious and supernatural disappearance of Romulus

... Deriv; Solar Eclipse (Flickr/ CC BY 2.0 ), and Roman Statue (Flickr/ CC BY 2.0 ) By Valda Roric References Rodney ...

valdar - 01/12/2015 - 00:20

Oldest Artifacts In Mexican Basin Were Walked Over Daily at Chapultepec

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a layer of tools, utensils, and otherworldly figures in an ancient ceramic layer. For more than three thousand years, the artifacts remained undisturbed under the surface of the forest, even though hundreds of thousands of people passed over the fragmented ceramic vessels and human figurines every day.

ashley cowie - 02/09/2022 - 18:39

Piecing Together the Lost Mitanni Empire

... III fell ill, Shuttarna sent him a get-well gift: a statue of the goddess Shaushka. The statue supposedly had the power to cure diseases. This period ...

Robbie Mitchell - 30/09/2022 - 01:53

The Helpful Harappan Explains How Ancient Indus Valley Technology Could Solve Many of Today’s Problems

... screens monitoring the area. Top Image: Indus priest/king statue found at Mohenjo–Daro, Pakistan. Some ancient Indus ...

ancient origins - 19/11/2018 - 02:09

The Rise and Demise of the Seleucid Empire

... against the Seleucid Empire. The construction of the of Statue of Zeus at Olympia, erected in the Temple of ...

dhwty - 19/09/2019 - 02:01

Anahita and Ishtar: Connections to the Planet Venus

Anahita was a goddess associated with water, fertility, wisdom, warfare, and eventually the planet Venus. During the Achaemenid dynasty in Persia, she became incorporated into the Zoroastrian religion as a Yazata, a type of minor divinity. Her association with warfare and the planet Venus was not very prominent before the Achaemenid Period, leading some to conclude that her cult and persona may have become influenced by the goddess Ishtar.

Caleb Strom - 05/12/2016 - 03:47

4,500-Year-Old Double Tomb for Pharaoh Purifiers Revealed On Giza Plateau

... have also been found in the tomb, with a limestone statue depicting one of the tomb’s owners, his wife, and ...

Alicia McDermott - 04/05/2019 - 19:57

10 Ancient Festivals That Were Far From Innocent

... the child on the outstretched arms of a bronze or iron statue of Baal, heating the statue until it glowed, and then allowing the child to fall ...

Aleksa Vučković - 16/11/2023 - 21:52

Oldest Recorded Solar Eclipse Helps Date the Egyptian Pharaohs

... and enable us to date them precisely. Top Image: Ancient statue of Ramesses II. (BigStockPhoto) and a solar eclipse. ( ...

ancient-origins - 30/10/2017 - 18:01

What Went Wrong? The Real Story of the Battle of Thermopylae

... land forces but also in naval affairs a few weeks later? Statue of Leonidas I at Thermopylae. (Dennis Jarvis/ CC BY SA ...

nickospoulianos - 04/07/2019 - 18:04

Is This the Real Reason Why Pirates Wore Eyepatches?

... pirates used an eyepatch can only enrich it. Top image: Statue of pirate with eyepatch. Source: Public Domain By ...

Caleb Strom - 19/01/2021 - 20:23

Rome’s Forgotten General: Upstart Poor Boy Becomes Military Conqueror – Part I

... The Roman-Parthian Wars 66 BC-217 AD -- Top Image: Statue of Roman Soldier ( Public Domain ), and recreators of ...

Cam Rea - 15/11/2017 - 15:31

The Rocks, Stained Red with Blood: A Son of Hercules Slew Giants at Salcombe, Devon?

... a Vanished Race – Part I Carnac parish church, with its statue to St Cornèly half way up the tower (Photo: Anthony ...

Anthony Adolph - 13/09/2017 - 18:59

3,500 Year Old Metallic Hand Leaves Deep Fingerprint In Swiss Criminal Investigation

... mounted on a staff of some kind,” perhaps a scepter or a statue. The ancient origins of Prosthetics New Revelations ...

ashley cowie - 26/09/2018 - 22:57

Steamy Fresco Discovered In Pompeii Bedroom Depicts The Seduction Of Queen Leda By A Swan

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered an “excellently" preserved and highly-colorful detailed fresco in an ancient Pompeii bedroom depicting an erotic scene in which a god disguised as a swan copulates with a famous Greek mythological queen of Sparta.

ashley cowie - 20/11/2018 - 23:01

Cataphracts: Armored Warriors and their Horses of War

... that each of them looked like “a man made of iron or a statue fashioned with hammers”. Heliodorus also provides a ...

dhwty - 27/06/2018 - 13:36

French Treasure Hunter Caught With 27000 Illegal Artifacts In Belgium!

A French treasure hunter identified only as “Patrice T” is accused of being among the greatest archaeological criminals in European history after being arrested with over 27,000 ancient illegal artifacts. When he was arrested this week, he told Belgian officials that he dug up 14,154 Roman coins “by chance.” He said they were “all” recovered from two fields near Gingelom, a Flemish town about 40 miles (64 km) east of Brussels.

ashley cowie - 19/12/2020 - 00:46