An archaeologist working with a brewery is recreating ancient beers from around the world, including Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Denmark, Honduras and China. Alcohol archaeologist Patrick McGovern thinks he may even be able to recreate a drink from Egypt that is… Continue Reading
At the end of the 17th century Spanish novel Don Quixote de La Mancha, the author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra warns a plagiarizing rival author “to let Don Quixote’s weary and moldering bones rest in the grave, and not seek,… Continue Reading
If you thought what Greenpeace did was bad, it pales into comparison the damaged being done in the name of commerce. http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-nazca-archaeological-sites-in-danger-near-ica-peru-101436
An enigma spanning thousands of years, the Green Man is a symbol of mysterious origin and history. Permeating various religious faiths and cultures, the Green Man has survived countless transformations and cultural diversities, enduring in the same relative physical form… Continue Reading
Iceland has a reputation as a unique and exotic country with its jarring mix of hot springs and glaciers and such singular attractions as hotels fashioned from ice. But even there the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft stands out… Continue Reading
A team of experts is beginning a scanning survey of the Bent Pyramid of ancient Egyptian King Snefru in Giza using scanning technology which uses non-invasive Muon particles. The scanners are being used to search for possible hidden chambers within… Continue Reading
Bored because of winter, how about a drinking game, although I personally don’t recommend all of them. http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/learn-6-historical-drinking-games/
The first ancient human fossil found in Taiwan may indicate the presence of an unknown archaic species of humans who lived in Asia during the Pleistocene era, possibly hundreds of thousands of years before modern humans arrived. – See more… Continue Reading
A small Roman bronze figure representing Silenus, the mythological companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus, has been found on the Danish island of Falster. The miniature bust dates back nearly two millennia and, while it is unknown exactly… Continue Reading
This month, Chronicle Books published the 20 anniversary revised edition of The Book of Going Forth by Day aka the Papyrus of Ani, coordinated and overseen by noted occult author, James Wasserman. Like the original 1994 edition, a crucial difference… Continue Reading