One of the great continuing mysteries of Mediterranean archeology has been reading the Minoan Liner A script. This was the precursor to the Mycenaean Greek Linear B. Now it appears a serious step has been made in deciphering it. Some archaeologists… Continue Reading
A number of outlets including the Guardian recently published accounts of recent discoveries in the necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt, near the pyramid of King Teti. The article begins: “Egypt has announced the discovery of a new trove of treasures… Continue Reading
Israel’s daily paper Haaretz recently published an article regarding a particular class of archaeological artifacts found in the region – small figurines of naked women holding their breasts. The headsline reads: “An Archaeological Mystery: Why Ancient Hebrews Made Figurines of… Continue Reading
The Guardian ran a feature on a huge trove of prehistoric art discovered in Colombia dating to at least 10,000 years ago. The article begins: “Hailed as ‘the Sistine Chapel of the ancients’, archaeologists have found tens of thousands of… Continue Reading
An obsession with what was being discovered about Pharaonic Egypt’s religion, monumental architecture, funerary practices and magick was endemic to British culture in the early 20th century and an obvious influence on the Prophet of the Lovely Star in embellishing… Continue Reading
Netflix recently released a new film Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, a documentary about recent discoveries at Saqqara, site of an ancient necropolis dating to Egypt’s Pharaonic period which boasts the Stepped Pyramid, Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid – the… Continue Reading
In Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden explores the history of magic―an ancient and currently often overlooked aspect of human behavior and its present day resurgence. I learned about… Continue Reading
A trove of early Christian apocrypha have been translated and compiled by Tony Burke with the second volume New Testament Apocrypha More Noncanonical Scriptures having been recently published. LiveScience ran a story about this book and discusses some of the more interesting… Continue Reading
Thelemites, by and large, subscribe to the notion of “Scientific Illuminism” – so ya figure we’re all down with science per se. So… The Daily Mail ran a story on studying Mediaeval scat to determine how eating habits in the… Continue Reading
A number of outlets are reporting on the discovery of 13 wooden coffins at the famed necropolis of Saqqara – the site of some of the first monumental pyramids built by ancient Egyptians. This new find is of more recent… Continue Reading