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11 January, 2021 - 22:43 ashley cowie

Saving the Forgotten Craft of Dry Stone Walling in Scotland

Dry stone wall building is one of Scotland’s oldest crafts, dating back as far back as 5,000 years ago, during the Neolithic period. Unfortunately, this ancient construction technique is disappearing...

20 August, 2013 - 08:02 aprilholloway

Archaeologists discover Assyrian fortifications from a legendary battle

About 3,000 years ago during the Iron Age, the Assyrians were a major power in the Middle East and North Africa. Their military might was terrifying. And now, a new archaeological finding reveals...

Myths & Legends

King Arthur monument in Tintagel, Cornwall.(left), Excalibur in Brocéliande Forest, Brittany, France.(right)

Has the King Arthur Gene Been Traced?

If stories of King Arthur and his knights are based on real people their DNA markers should still be with us today. New DNA research has perhaps found the King Arthur gene.

The Astronaut of Casar Is An Unsolved Mystery, But Can We Explain It?

Are Mermaid Myths Inspired by a Rare Medical Condition?

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

The 1,500-Year-Old Love Story Between a Persian Prince and a Korean Princess that Could Rewrite History

The Sumerian King List still puzzles historians after more than a century of research

Human Origins

A Neanderthal skull shows head trauma, evidence of ancient violence. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Were Other Humans the First Victims of the Sixth Mass Extinction?

300,000 years ago, nine human species walked the Earth. Now there’s just one. The Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis, were stocky hunters adapted to Europe’s cold steppes.

The Gristhorpe Man: A Bronze Age Skeleton with a Story to Tell

Garden of Eden Depicted in Ancient Greek Religious Art

3: The Perfect Number - Trinity Symbolism in World Religious Traditions

The Faces of Ancient Hominids Brought to Life in Remarkable Detail

Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?

Ancient Technology

Uncovering Ancient Pyramid Science at Teotihuacan, Where Men Become Gods

Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings, a television special, took an hour long look at the great city, its inhabitants, and the excavation of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl, (also known as the Feathered Serpent Pyramid.) The program revealed evidence of advanced engineering built into a tunnel system, and placed directly underneath the Pyramid.

Beaver's teeth 'used to carve the oldest wooden statue in the world’

Catapult: The Long-Reaching History of a Prominent Medieval Siege Engine

The Evidence is Cut in Stone: A Compelling Argument for Lost High Technology in Ancient Egypt

Data Testing Julian Cope’s Dunnideer Hill Alignments Theory

Caucasus Societies Developed an Aversion to Gold “Bling,” Says Study

Ancient Places

The Accidental Mummy: the discovery of an impeccably preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty

When most people think of mummies, they picture the Egyptian culture, and sophisticated mummification procedures intended to create a bridge between life and death, resulting in preservation of the...

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

Uncovering Ancient Pyramid Science at Teotihuacan, Where Men Become Gods

Masyaf Castle, the Seat of the Assassins

The Great Boat of Khufu: The ‘Black Box’ to the Construction of the Pyramids

The Neolithic Builder of the Aberdeenshire Recumbent Stone Circles

Opinion

Deriv; Hawaiian Tiki carvings and Easter Island statues with Rongorongo script

Was there a Common Writing System used by Pacific Islanders?

In 2016 two tourists found engraved petroglyphs on a Hawaiian Beach. This was an important find because it suggested that the ancient Polynesians had a common writing system which was used from...

3: The Perfect Number - Trinity Symbolism in World Religious Traditions

They’re Alive! Megalithic Sites Are More than Just Stone

The Legendary Hyperborea and the Ancient Greeks: Who Really Discovered America?

Astonishing Human Heads: Do Satellite Photographs Now Prove Existence of Humans on Antarctica…6000 Years Ago? – Part I

The Great Salt Lake Enigma: Science Shows Anomalies – Evidence of a Global Flood?

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