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.
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Jason Sherman
Jason Sherman is a resident and business owner in Historic Holmesburg and Tacony of Northeast Philadelphia. He has been a filmmaker for well over 8 years and in 2011 he won an Audience Choice award for his first feature film. He is a published author, journalist for two publications and an established technology entrepreneur.
Jason is an avid historian and loves to explore the rich and vibrant history of Northeast Philadelphia. His passion should be apparent with how much work he has been putting into this documentary. You can learn much more about him on his personal website JasonSherman.org
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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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