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3 June, 2018 - 12:52 razzmatazz

Looking for book recommendations for Christian/Jewish/Kabbalah etc mythology

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Hi. I’m new and I wasn’t sure where to post this so sorry if this is in the wrong place. I am looking for recommendations for books or anything else that are good for learning about biblical stories and mythologies, jewish mysticism, angels etc. I have watched Evangelion and read the Mortal Instruments series and am especially interested in angelic hierarchy, demons, christian mythology and stories and everyone else that relates to them.. This has made me interested in exploring those topics.

Artist's depiction of the sunken city of Atlantis

22 May, 2018 - 18:02 aprilholloway

Rare orichalcum metal said to be from the legendary Atlantis recovered from 2,600-year-old shipwreck

A team of marine archaeologists have discovered several dozen ingots scattered across the sandy sea floor near a 2,600-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily. The ingots were made from orichalcum...

Araucaria over a Nothofagus forest, Araucania Region, Chile.

18 May, 2018 - 13:56 ancient-origins

Critically Endangered South American Forests were Planted by Ancient Peoples

Critically endangered South American forests thought to be the result of climate change were actually spread by ancient communities, archaeologists have found. Huge swathes of land in Chile, Brazil...

30 April, 2018 - 04:28 Open mind 2

Stone softening

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Ancient Technology

FIrst post on this Forum for 2018. Not expecting much traffic. But anyways, have been very intersted in stone softening for a couple years now. Fascinated by the prospect and am interested if there’s any people who have building experience and have fallen down the rabbit hole on this?

Image illustrates the difference in skull and nose shape in the three human species tested: Neanderthal, Modern Human, and Homo heidelbergensis.

27 April, 2018 - 23:00 ancient-origins

Professor Lends Anatomy Expertise to Solve Ancient Mystery

Scientists have long wondered why the physical traits of Neanderthals, the ancestors of modern humans, differ greatly from today's man. In particular, researchers have deliberated the factors that...

Scene from the movie, Troy, loosely based on Homer’s Iliad. (Troy)

21 April, 2018 - 13:56 ancient-origins

Toxic Masculinity Fostered by Misreadings of the Classics

Homer’s Iliad has been used by some men to hail the virtues of traditional masculinity in the 21st century. Typically, the famous work of literature serves as a sort of manual of manliness . Scholars...

Episodes in the book of Genesis. Oil painting by a Spanish painter. Iconographic Collections.

19 April, 2018 - 01:54 Dean Talboys

Can the Babylonian Calendar Help Explain the Ages of Patriarchs Recounted in the Book of Genesis? - Part 2

The ages of Adam and his descendants in the Book of Genesis appear incredulous when compared to the average lifespan of Man throughout history. Though there have been several attempts to justify the...

A modern human, left, and Neanderthal woman, right.

29 March, 2018 - 22:56 aprilholloway

Research Confirms that Neanderthal DNA Makes Up About 20% of the Modern Human Genome

Though it was disputed for many years, there is conclusive evidence that Neanderthals bred with modern humans (Homo sapiens). The first complete mapping of a Neanderthal genome took place about five...

The famous Great Wall of China has an underground companion.

29 March, 2018 - 01:41 ancient-origins

Hidden For A Thousand Years – China's “Underground Great Wall”

By The Epoch Times In ancient Chinese history it is recorded that The Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) battled for 200 years with the Liao and Jin Dynasties, which at the time were ruled by...

5 February, 2018 - 13:23 datsafer

Story Of Ancient Stone

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The 385000-year-old stone tools from the Attirampakkam archaeological site in India were made with a sophisticated Levallois technique that experts thought had arrived much later in India.