The Daily Mail has hopped onto a story about research being done on what electromagnetic properties Khufu’s pyramid at Giza might have. As it is built of limestone the fact that it has any would seem somewhat far fetched and… Continue Reading
England’s Daily Mail reports on new archaeological finds in Alexandria, Egypt. Their report begins: “A mysterious ten foot (three-metre) long black sarcophagus has been opened in Alexandria, found on the northern coast of Egypt and founded by the legendary leader of… Continue Reading
I think most of y’all will agree that ceremonial magicians, especially of the Thelemic stripe, are stone-bibliophiles. Thus I think at lot of folks will go SQUEE checking out this little video documentary of a facility dating to the 17th… Continue Reading
Simon & Schuster recently published Matthew Kneale’s Rome A History in Seven Sackings in the U.S. The pubisher’s site says: “Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City—from the early Roman… Continue Reading
The BBC just ran a story about Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, who made peace with Viking raiders and laid the foundations for England — and has just about vanished from popular British history. Read all abouddit! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-44069889. Thanks to Soror… Continue Reading
Research has shown that using ancient scripture as a source for determining historical fact is a tricksy pursuit. While millenia old literary sources can tell you a lot about how the author(s) viewed themselves and their relationship to the enviroment,… Continue Reading
National Geographic reports on archaeological finds indicating large scale sacrifice of children and animals during the reign of the Chimu. Their story begins: “Evidence for the largest single incident of mass child sacrifice in the Americas— and likely in world… Continue Reading
The Guardian posted a story reporting on archaeological findings published in the scholarly journal Antiquity about a brutal massacre that occurred in Sweden during the 5th centurary EV. The story begins: “Archaeologists in Sweden have uncovered startling evidence of a massacre more… Continue Reading
Media the world over recently covered the unveiling the latest archaeological finds uncovered during excavations connected to work on a new subway line in Rome. In this case what was found were well preserved remains of a large house, likely… Continue Reading
Ya know, when yr the adherent of a religious creed that expresses shades of deity with the archetypes of the ancient Gods and Goddesses of Khem, the Black Land, new discoveries in Egyptian archaeology tend to be of interest —… Continue Reading