When explorers began making maps as they explored the world a couple of millennia ago they included land masses that later could not be found. As recently as 2012 an expedition went to one of these phantom islands expecting to… Continue Reading
Rapa Nui / Easter Island inhabitants must had contact with South American cultures. http://news.sciencemag.org/archaeology/2014/10/epic-pre-columbian-voyage-suggested-genes
The Amarna period, roughly 1353-1336 BCE, introduced a new form of art that completely contradicted what was known and revered in the Egyptian culture. The pharaoh Amenhotep IV not only changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten, and the religion… Continue Reading
A team of archaeologists are discovering new finds on a tiny island just off the Black Sea coast near Sozopol, Bulgaria—finds that may shed additional light on the location and features of a lost temple to Apollo erected by Archaic… Continue Reading
An enormous wealth of knowledge locked within hundreds of ancient papyrus scrolls scorched by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, may now be revealed thanks to new technology which may enable the texts to be read. The new… Continue Reading
The Neolithic Hongshan culture has revealed itself to researchers through its long-preserved bounty of jade artifacts, its ceremonial monuments, its burial traditions, and its influence in the origins of the Chinese civilization. The Hongshan underground Goddess Temple housed beautiful and… Continue Reading
The Flood is a collaboration between vocalist/composer Stef Conner, Andy Lowings (instrument-builder, harpist and creator of the Gold Lyre of Ur – a reconstruction ofa 4500-year-old instrument excavated by Leonard Wooley in the early 20th century at Ur) and Mark Harmer (sound engineer,… Continue Reading
Ukok Princess demonstrates its cultural depth and beauty through tattoos. http://siberiantimes.com/culture/others/features/siberian-princess-reveals-her-2500-year-old-tattoos/ She also died from breast cancer http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/iconic-2500-year-old-siberian-princess-died-from-breast-cancer-reveals-unique-mri-scan/
The Temple Mayor an amazing statue of the goddess, Tlaltecuhtli was found along with offering to her. http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2015/offering-to-goddess-reveals-reach-of-late-15th-century-aztec-empire
The Global Heritage blos details the amazing work that locals did to repair ancient architecture: “Global Heritage Fund and its NGO partners Prince Claus Fund and Gram Bharati Samiti have carried out an investigation on how to address threats to… Continue Reading