This business card-sized papyrus contains a line that says, “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife…” Written in Coptic, an Egyptian language, the papyrus is now considered to be a modern-day forgery. Credit: Photo courtesy of Harvard Divinity School… Continue Reading
Recent excavations on the outskirts of Pompeii in southern Italy have revealed more victims of the volcanic eruption that buried the ancient city in ash nearly 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of four people, including one teenage… Continue Reading
Thousands of years ago, stone constructions built as tombs may have served another purpose — one with an unexpected celestial connection. Astronomers suggest these ancient structures may have been used for observing the night sky and tracking the movements of… Continue Reading
The Guardian reports that Serbian archaeologists have found tiny metal scrolls inscribed with what they believe to be magical spells. The article begins: “Archaeologists in Serbia are trying to decipher magic spells etched on to tiny rolls of gold and… Continue Reading
The Great Pyramid of Giza may be a Wonder of the Ancient World, but it’s not perfect: Its base is a little lopsided because its builders made a teensy mistake when constructing it, new research reveals. The west side of… Continue Reading
Thanks to high-tech scanning, 2,000-year-old inscriptions on the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek “computer,” can be read more clearly than ever before, revealing more information about the device and its possible uses. Ever since the first fragments of the device… Continue Reading
In magical technology, names are crucially important. The name and sigil/emblem of a spirt, celestial or infernal, is not merely a matter of assignation, it’s an active communications link and in fact an essential part of their existence. In Egyptian… Continue Reading
A group of mysterious benefactors from the Far East have restored to its previous splendor a part of the 16th-century Villa Giulia that formerly attracted the likes of Giorgio Vasari, Michelangelo and other intellectuals of the period. The “small miracle”… Continue Reading
The Viking ring fortress of Trælleborg is located on the island of Sjælland (Zealand) in Denmark. Situated in the proximity of the small town of Slagelse, the fortress is one of the five of its kind built in Denmark during… Continue Reading
Öndörkhaan Construction workers employed in road building near the Onon River in the Khentii province of Mongolia, have discovered a mass grave containing the remains of many dozens of human corpses lying upon a large rudimentary stone structure. Forensic experts and archaeologists were called on the… Continue Reading