Tlachtli

Mesoamerican ballgame latterly known as ‘Ulama’, using ‘Hipball’ rules

25 September, 2017 - 23:00 Theodoros Karasavvas

Playing Ball in Ancient Belize: 1,300-year-old Stone Panels Depicting Mayan Ballplayers Revealed

Archaeologists have deciphered two 1,300-year-old stone panels that depict ancient Mayans playing with large balls while carrying impressive fans. The panels were found at the archaeological site of...

1 June, 2015 - 03:45 Bryan Hill

Ulama, The Mesoamerican Ball Game: Deadly Sport of the Ancient Americas

The Mesoamerican ball game is the oldest known team sport in the world. It was practiced by ancient Pre-Columbian cultures of Central America and played almost a millennium before the establishment...

Myths & Legends

Statue of the god Moloch, Turin Cinema Museum.

Was Moloch really Ba’al, the Ancient God Who Demanded Child Sacrifice?

Moloch, or Molech, is well known in the Bible for being the god to whom child sacrifices appear to have been made in a shrine outside the city of Jerusalem.

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

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

Batman Existed in Mesoamerican Mythology and His Name Was Camazotz

Lilith: Adam’s First Wife in Eden or a Diabolical Demoness?

Exposing the Secret History of Giants and the Underground Hyperborean Gallery in Romania

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.

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

The origins of human beings according to ancient Sumerian texts

Facing the Facts: Just How Accurate Are Facial Reconstructions?

Easter Island’s Birdman Cult: A Story of Struggle and Survival

Kosher Female Figurines in Judah During The Biblical Period?

Ancient Technology

Roman weapons were vital to protecting and conquering the ancient world.

Roman Weapons: Sharp Blades to Conquer the Ancient World

The Romans were arguably one of the most successful conquerors of the ancient world.

Both a Princess and a Priestess, What Did the First Known Author Have to Share with the World?

Ten amazing inventions from ancient times

Secrets Behind the Creepy Plague Doctor Mask and Costume

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

The revolutionary invention of the wheel

Ancient Places

Ottoman Warrior. Credit: ahmetnkececi / Adobe Stock

The Ottoman Empire: 600 Years of Domination

The Ottoman Empire was one of history’s largest and longest-lasting empires. It was founded around the end of the 13th / beginning of the 14th century and lasted for about six centuries.

Seahenge: A Subaquatic Monument of the European Bronze Age

The Templar Tunnel: Knight’s Strategic Passageway Was Lost for 700 Years

The White Slaves of Barbary

The Macabre Capela dos Ossos: Why was it Decorated with the Dead?

Was Göbeklitepe An Ancient Temple of Sacrifice?

Opinion

Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes?

Halfway up a near-vertical ravine in the Andes, someone carved an inverted V-shaped entrance into the mountainside. Then they sliced the bedrock with great precision to create a shallow door that...

The Nephilim: Giant Offspring of the Sons of God and the Daughters of Man?

Mount Shasta: Spirits and Danger on a Sacred California Mountain

Mysterious Worlds: Travels to the Faerie and Shamanic Realms

Pharaoh Akhenaten: An Alternative View of the Heretic King

Changing Colors and Scampering Across the Night Sky: What Did the Ancients Say about Sirius?

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