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Huge Hoard of 1000-year-old Yotvingian Weapons Unearthed in Poland

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient weapons at a cemetery site in the Suwałki region of eastern Poland . Dating back around 1,000 years, archaeologists have recovered over 500 swords,...

Myths & Legends

The Real Story of Medusa: Protective Powers from a Snake-Haired Gorgon

In ancient Greek mythology, Medusa is the most famous of three monstrous sisters known as the Gorgons. The earliest known record about the story of Medusa and the Gorgons can be found in Hesiod’s...

Craniums and Controversies of the Chachapoya Cloud Warriors

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

The Bizarre Tales of Four Lesser Known English Mermaids

Is This the Real Reason Why Pirates Wore Eyepatches?

The Powerful Symbol of the Swastika and its 12,000 Year History

Human Origins

Representational image of human skeletons. The discovery of anomalous skeletons suggests humanity may be older than we think.

Ancient Anomalous Human Skeletons: Humanity Could be Much Older Than We Think

There are many reported human skeletal finds which are in discordance with current evolutionary beliefs dating back to anomalously ancient geological periods in the distant past, way before it is accepted that human beings ever existed.

The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

Rh-Negative Blood: An Exotic Bloodline or Random Mutation?

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

The Faravahar: The Ancient Zoroastrian Symbol of Iran

The Christ And The Buddha: How Can You Explain the Uncanny Similarities?

Ancient Technology

Norimitsu Odachi: Who Could Have Possibly Wielded This Enormous 15th Century Japanese Sword?

The Norimitsu Odachi is a huge sword from Japan. It is so large, in fact, that it was said to have been wielded by a giant. Apart from the basic knowledge of it having been forged in the 15th century AD, measuring 3.77 meters (12.37 ft.) in length, and weighing as much as 14.5 kg (31.97 lbs.), this impressive sword is shrouded in mystery.

Romans Mastered Nanotechnology and Used it for Eye Catching Decoration

Egyptian Blue – The Oldest Known Artificial Pigment

Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked!

Han Purple: A 2,800-year-old artificial pigment that quantum physicists are trying to understand

150,000-Year-Old Pipes Baffle Scientists in China: Out of Place in Time?

Ancient Places

The Colossal Hand of Hercules, So Where is the Rest of Him?

The Hand of Hercules is the name given to a massive fragment of an ancient statue that was unearthed by archaeologists in Amman, the capital of Jordan. This fragment is believed to have once been a...

Ancient Pyramids in an Icy Landscape: Was There an Ancient Civilization in Antarctica?

Unravelling the Lesser-known Laser-sharp Cuts of Megalithic Japan

Mule Canyon: Ancestral Pueblo Village of the Anasazi

Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World

Has the Function of the Great Pyramid of Giza Finally Come to Light?

Opinion

Petroglyphic Features of Portable Rock Art

Paleo rock art from around the world ranges in style, method, and age, and includes cave paintings, petroglyphs, pictographs, polished and engraved stones such as effigies, stone sculptures, and portable ceremonial objects.

The Northern Mysteries Current: Futhark and Mystery Schools of the Viking Age

Was There Ever a Trojan War?

Floki and the Viking Discovery of Iceland

Messiah on Temple Mount: Are We Nearing the End of Time?

3 Problems to Remember When Trying to Find Atlantis

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