In the ancient Maya world of towering stone cities surrounded by dense tropical jungles, a strong-willed young woman struggles to preserve her family dynasty. Sak K'uk, daughter of the first woman Mayan ruler, is more fit to accede than...Read more
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 05:36
New York Times bestselling author David Wilcock has become one of the leading writers exploring ancient mysteries and new science. With his latest book, The Ascension Mysteries, David will take readers on a surprising and enthralling...Read more
Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 05:34
Step back in time to the birth of a revolutionary new republic and discover how the utopian ideals of a visionary secret society laid the foundation for the most powerful nation on earth. Follow George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John...Read more
Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 05:29
Masterful retelling of Irish and Welsh stories and tales of the Ultonian and Ossianic cycles, the voyage of Maeldun, and the myths and tales of the Cymry (Welsh). Favorite and familiar stories of Cuchulain, King Arthur, Deirdre, the...Read more
Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 16:23
The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to this...Read more
Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 16:16
An excellent translation of Nizami's 12th century poetic masterpiece of the legend of the romantic fool. Tale of the ideal lover, and allegory of the soul's search for God.
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 15:30
Columbus Discovered America . . . But Who Discovered Europe?
Were the ancient Egyptians black? Did Egyptian explorers land in Greece some 4,000 years ago? Did they plant colonies, establish royal houses, and bring civilization to...Read more
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 15:29
The real history of the New World and the visitors, from both East and West, who traveled to the Americas long before 1492
• Provides more than 300 photographs and drawings, including Celtic runes in New England, Gaelic...Read more
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 15:28
On the 20th of January 1526, the Santiago left Lisbon bound for Africa with a cargo of brass and tin bracelets, round bells, barber basins and cloth; by early October the ship was back in Portugal with a very different cargo, 108...Read more
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 15:24
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric...Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 16:48
Compiled by one of the first foreign diplomats in Japan, this famous collection of classic tales covers an engrossing array of subjects: ghost stories, fairy tales, folklore, a fascinating eyewitness account of a hara-kiri ceremony, and...Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 16:47
This book is a tribute to the life and work of Zecharia Sitchin. He was a pioneer who left a great legacy behind regarding our ancient past and the origins of mankind. He taught us to think in new ways based on his breakthrough research...Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 16:44
Icelandic folklore is rife with tales of elves and hidden people that inhabited hills and rocks in the landscape. But what do those elf stories really tell us about the Iceland of old and the people who lived there? In this book, author...Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 16:35
The epic poem of honor and bravery. Written by an anonymous fourteenth-century poet, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is recognized as an equal to Chaucer’s masterworks and to the great Old English poems, Beowulf included. A green-skinned...Read more
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 16:33
At the Tabard Inn in Southwark, in the London of the late 1300s, a band of men and women from all walks of life have gathered to begin a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury. To relieve the tedium of the journey, the...Read more
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 01:48
We’re all familiar with the pop culture depictions of Norse mythology that are shallow and trite at best, and often downright misleading. They owe far more to puerile fantasies of being a macho superhero than they do to the ways in which...Read more
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 01:46
An insider’s look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin’s books as well as an in-depth overview of his theories and discoveries
- Includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series as well as
...Read more
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 01:45
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Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings
- Use parallels between
...Read more
Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 04:17
One of the oldest and most cherished of all Indian classics, filled with deep spiritual wisdom, it is the story of five heroic brothers who were destined to rule a vast kingdom.
Originally composed in Sanskrit sometime between 400...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.
The tale of John Rackham, often known as Calico Jack, paints a vivid picture of a less celebrated pirate from the Golden Age.
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.
Top New Stories
Archaeologists excavating in a 17th-century hospital crypt in Milan, Italy, recovered the skeletons of nine people.
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.
We’re the only Pop Archaeology site combining scientific research with out-of-the-box perspectives.
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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