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The Tomb of Duke Jing of Qi and his 600 Horses
15 April, 2019 - 10:30 mrreese

Excavations Launched at the Tomb of Duke Jing of Qi and his 600 Sacrificial Horses

In 1964, a surprising discovery was made in China – a tomb containing the remains of hundreds of horses, arranged neatly in rows. Such a complex burial and large sacrifice clearly indicated that the...
Swastika
1 April, 2019 - 02:02 johnblack

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

The swastika is a symbol that was used in the 20 th century by of one of the most hated men ever to have lived, a symbol that now represents the slaughter of millions of people and one of the most...
Pocahontas
2 March, 2019 - 23:36 mrreese

The True Story of Pocahontas as NOT told by Disney

Pocahontas is remembered as the Native American Powhatan princess who saved the life of Englishman John Smith, married John Rolfe and fostered peace between English settlers and Native Americans. In...
Aztec ritual human sacrifice portrayed in the Codex Magliabechiano
10 December, 2014 - 09:28 lizleafloor

Aztec Death Whistles Sound like Human Screams and May Have Been Used as Psychological Warfare

When odd, skull-shaped grave items were found by archaeologists decades ago at an Aztec temple in Mexico, they were assumed to be mere toys or ornaments, and were catalogued and stored in warehouses...
Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara
10 December, 2014 - 00:45 dhwty

The Magnificent Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara

The Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza is arguably the most famous of all pyramids in Egypt, or in the world for that matter. Yet, this was not the first pyramid that was built by the ancient Egyptians...
Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland, newly arrived in Reykjavík
9 December, 2014 - 22:08 Mark Miller

New study shows Viking women accompanied men on voyages to colonize far-flung lands

The reputation of the Scandinavian Vikings presents the men as brutal warriors that went off marauding and pillaging from the 800s to 1100s AD along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean...
The tell-tale marks on this Early Bronze Age man’s bones reveal cancer is not necessarily a modern phenomenon only
9 December, 2014 - 11:42 lizleafloor

Researchers find oldest known case of cancer in 4,500-year-old remains of Siberian man

The earliest known case of cancer has been identified in the skeleton of a Siberian Bronze Age man. The 4,500-year-old bones have significant marks and holes, alerting researchers to the devastating...
Coligny Calendar: The 1,800-Year-Old Lunisolar calendar banned by the Romans
8 December, 2014 - 23:19 mrreese

Coligny Calendar: The 1,800-Year-Old Lunisolar calendar banned by the Romans

In 1897, the Gaulish Coligny Calendar was discovered in Coligny, Ain, France. The bronze calendar was found broken into 73 pieces, which together form a 5 foot wide, 3.5 foot high bronze tablet. When...
The Lost Treasure of Oak Island
8 December, 2014 - 10:59 mrreese

The Lost Treasure of Oak Island and the Centuries-Old Quest to Find It

From a distance, Oak Island, located on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, appears to be just another island. Located approximately 200 feet from the shore, the tree-covered island rises to no...
The Man in the Iron Mask
7 December, 2014 - 12:07 Federico Cataldo

The Story of the Man in the Iron Mask

L'Homme au Masque de Fer ( The Man in the Iron Mask ) is the name given to a prisoner arrested in c. 1669, and condemned to the cruel fate of having his head clamped within an iron mask, or so the...
High-tech pottery center discovered at Bronze Age China site
5 December, 2014 - 21:28 lizleafloor

High-tech pottery center discovered at Bronze Age China site, 3,000 years before Industrial Revolution

High-tech pottery crafting methods have been discovered at the Erlitou Bronze Age site in China, dating the mastery of delicate celadon ceramics back 3,000 years before Europe. This ancient, high-...
Arbatel: An Occult Grimoire with a Positive Message
5 December, 2014 - 11:52 mrreese

Arbatel: The Magic of the Ancients – An Occult Grimoire with a Positive Message

The Arbatel de magia veterum ( Arbatel: Of the Magic of the Ancients ) is a Renaissance-period grimoire – a textbook of magic – and one of the most influential works of its kind. Unlike some other...
23,000-year-old statuette found in France adds to mysterious collection of ‘Venus figurines’
28 November, 2014 - 11:49 aprilholloway

23,000-year-old statuette found in France adds to mysterious collection of 'Venus figurines'

Archaeologists in France made a rare and important discovery when they unearthed a statuette of a woman dating back some 23,000 years during excavations in Amiens. The precious relic, which matches...
Roman dodecahedra
27 November, 2014 - 12:28 Federico Cataldo

The enigma of the Roman dodecahedra

The Roman dodecahedron is a small, hollow object made of bronze or (more rarely) stone, with a geometrical shape that has twelve flat faces. Each face is a pentagon, a five-sided shape. The Roman...
The Green Children of Woolpit
21 November, 2014 - 12:41 aprilholloway

The Green Children of Woolpit: the 12th century legend of visitors from another world

The Children of Woolpit is an ancient account dating back to the 12 th century, which tells of two children that appeared on the edge of a field in the village of Woolpit in England. The young girl...
Three enormous statue heads unearthed at Banteay Chhmar temple, Cambodia
21 November, 2014 - 01:43 aprilholloway

Three enormous statue heads unearthed at Banteay Chhmar temple, Cambodia

A renovation of Banteay Chhmar temple in Cambodia left workers astounded after three enormous Angkorian-era statue heads were found under half a metre of soil – two intact and one broken. The heads...

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