The Mayan calendar molded her life. It decreed when she would ascend Mayan pyramids and become the first woman to rule in her own right. In misty tropical jungles 1500 years ago, at the height of Mayan civilization, a royal girl with...Read more
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Friday, May 27, 2016 - 20:51
An investigation into the discoveries of Lewis and Clark and other early explorers of America and the terrible acts committed to suppress them
- Provides archaeological proof of giants, the fountain of youth, and descriptions
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Friday, May 27, 2016 - 20:50
The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region,...Read more
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 17:34
“A book that brings people together on the firm grounds of shared values, reminding us why the Dalai Lama is still one of the most important religious figures in the world.” —Huffington Post, “Best Religious Books of 2011”
Ten...Read more
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 17:33
The first English-language translation of the work of a Guatemalan master, this groundbreaking achievement of "ethnographic surrealism" promotes cross-cultural understanding. A liberating, avant-garde recreation of popular tales and...Read more
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 17:30
Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of Christ and his saints.
Thomas Mathews explores the...Read more
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 17:29
We should remember that for the ancients, the underworld was both infernal and Elysian; it was a dual realm, part hell, and part heaven. Like marriage. Like any relationship that lasts longer than three months. Sacred Mysteries explores...Read more
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 17:21
Our world is filled with mystery, magic, and the bizarre, making the expression, "truth is stranger than fiction" a phrase that everyone knows. In Strange But True, Corrine Kenner and Craig Miller have selected some of the most amazing...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:29
The original account of the 1992 bombshell news story that revealed reports of werewolf-like creatures in southeast Wisconsin.
The small town of Elkhorn, Wisconsin made national headlines in the early 1990s with reports of a...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:27
Loren Coleman's highly-praised, 1983 classic work, Mysterious America, has been thoroughly updated for this revised edition. This new edition contains an invaluable, never-before-published index; two completely new chapters, "Giant...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:26
The Lost Books of the Bible: The Great Rejected Texts - Eighteen of the most sought after books available, which shed light on the evolution of our faith, our theology, and our church. Translations and commentary by the author of the...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:24
Geometry is one of a group of special sciences - Number, Music and Cosmology are the others - found identically in nearly every culture on earth. In this small volume, Miranda Lundy presents a unique introduction to this most ancient and...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:22
Following up on his two recent, widely acclaimed studies of the history and social life of ancient Israel, William Dever here uses archaeological and biblical evidence to reconstruct the folk religion of ancient Israel. Did God Have a...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:20
On the last Tuesday of November 1095, Pope Urban II delivered an electrifying speech that launched the First Crusade. His words set Christendom afire. Some 100,000 men, from knights to paupers, took up the call--the largest mobilization...Read more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:19
Where did the Incan civilization come from? It was brought to Peru from the lost continent of Mu, more than 20,000 years ago.
A booklet of 8,595 words and 13 photographs about the cradle of civilization, the legendary continent of...Read more
Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 00:00
In "American Indian Prophecies", Kurt Kaltreider PhD, has written a uniquely fascinating work that brings together indigenous American culture, values and spirituality as seen as through Indian prophecies, visions and dreams. This work...Read more
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 23:58
With this book Immanuel Velikovsky first presented the revolutionary results of his 10-year-long interdisciplinary research to the public, founded modern catastrophism - based on eyewitness reports by our ancestors - shook the doctrine...Read more
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 23:56
A view into the sophisticated and highly advanced civilization that preceded the world of the pharaohs
- Presents historical evidence of the civilization ruled by the “gods” that the Egyptians claimed preceded their own
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Friday, May 6, 2016 - 23:55
It is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer has one final ambition—the throne. Only one...Read more
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 23:53
‘Hidden valleys, chalk streams and peaceful villages.....a fabulous place to unwind and enjoy the English countryside at its best’ is how modern guide books describe the Yorkshire Wolds. But, there is also a much darker side to this part...Read more
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Greek Mythology
As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
One of the most fascinating stories of ancient Greek mythology is the story of the Argonauts and the Quest for the Golden Fleece.
In the historical upheaval orchestrated by Pharaoh Akhenaten, the once polytheistic tapestry of Egyptian beliefs unraveled.
Out of all the amazing archaeological discoveries made each and every day around the world, my favorites have got to be those that emerge from the depths of the ocean.
The Roman emperor Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. During his rule, he was disdained by his people because of his vanity and inadequacies as leader.
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A recent archaeological discovery in Pakistan has unveiled an unbelievable hoard of copper coins, believed to be over 2,000 years old, within the ruins of a Buddhist stupa (shrine) at the ancient site of Mohenjo-Daro!
Myths & Legends
Throughout the long ages of our collective history, gods and goddesses have been revered, worshiped, and feared. Ancient mythologies from around the world are rife with deities who instilled awe and dread in the hearts of their followers.
Human Origins
Our existence as Homo sapiens is a solitary chapter in the intricate narrative of hominin evolution.
Ancient Technology
Did you know that the ancestor of smartphone apps can be traced back to the Middle Ages? The volvelle, a paper-based interactive device, had a multifaceted role during its historical use.
Ancient Places
Archaeologists in Mexico were digging at a high-altitude village from the Early and Middle Preclassic periods (2500-400 BC).
Opinion
How old is the Tarot? This is a question that seems easy to answer today. As playing cards, we can confidently map the Tarot to the early 15th century. Mystery solved? Well, it’s not quite that simple.
Our Mission
At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained.
The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe.
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By bringing together top experts and authors, this archaeology website explores lost civilizations, examines sacred writings, tours ancient places, investigates ancient discoveries and questions mysterious happenings. Our open community is dedicated to digging into the origins of our species on planet earth, and question wherever the discoveries might take us. We seek to retell the story of our beginnings.
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