The above Dali illustration is of Dante and Beatrice from the Divine Comedy. Dali has been described a mystic Catholic by some and a superstitious Catholic by others. In 1957, the Italian government approached Salvador Dali to produce a series… Continue Reading
The Local reports that a cooking pot filled with oil lamps has been uncovered at the site of Vindonissa, a first-century A.D. Roman legion camp. Each of the 22 lamps was decorated with an image of the moon goddess Luna,… Continue Reading
It seems that Italians do their best to make sure that I am continually in love with them and their country. Well they out did themselves this time. An Italian town now has a 24/7 fountain that dispenses wine instead… Continue Reading
In 1900, photographer Edward Curtis embarked on a journey that would inspire his life’s work: He decided to accompany anthropologist George Bird Grinnell on a trip to Montana to photograph the Sun Dance, a ritual of the Blackfoot Indians. From… Continue Reading
As a child growing up, one of my fondest memory is flying in a collector’s plane that was a similar to the plane that Amelia Earhart flew. Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937… Continue Reading
The cottage was discovered near Lower Black Moss reservoir in the village of Barley, in the shadow of Pendle Hill. Archaeologists brought in by United Utilities to survey the area found the building under a grass mound. Historians are now… Continue Reading
They ruled the vast grasslands of Eurasia for a thousand years, striking fear into the hearts of the ancient Greeks and Persians. But they left no cities or settlements behind, only massive grave mounds, called kurgans, dotting the steppes from… Continue Reading
Northeast Laos is home to one of the world’s most wondrous archaeological sites: the Plain of Jars. The awe-inspiring site is littered with thousands of enormous 2,000-year-old stone jars nestled among unexploded Vietnam-era bombs. The site largely remained a mystery because… Continue Reading
Check out the video of a beautiful Hindu Temple that’s under water near Bali. http://pparihar.com/2015/12/10/5000-years-old-underwater-hindu-temple-at-bali-indonesia/
Archaeologists claim to have proved that Julius Caesar set foot on what is now Dutch soil, destroying two Germanic tribes in a battle that left about 150,000 people dead. The tribes were massacred in the fighting with the Roman emperor… Continue Reading