There are a number of different ways to mummify a body. A peat bog will work, extreme dry, or extreme cold. A deliberate mummification process existed in ancient Egyptian culture, while another was practiced by the Chinchorro people of coastal Peru and… Continue Reading
On Friday, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge made this announcement on he/r FB page “We have spent today feeling so, so rewarded and blessed by all the best wishes. So much LOVE is generated by you all, our beauty FULL tribe, our… Continue Reading
This is an audio-visual presentation by Douglas Blake of epigraphy and accompanying translation of the Egyptian funerary offering stela of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu from a perspective of contemporary Egyptology. Nuff said.
For Associated Press, Alberto Arce reports: “Leonel Mendoza fishes every day in a reservoir surrounded by forest and mountains in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. But in recent days, he also has been ferrying curious passengers out to see… Continue Reading
Smithsonian reports that the earliest known draft of the King James Bible has been unearthed at the University of Cambridge by American scholar Jeffrey Alan Miller. “Forty-seven translators and scholars produced the King James Bible, which was first published in 1611.… Continue Reading
AOL.com reports: “According to a deacon at the church where Lucas Leonard, 19, was beaten to death in a “counseling session” last week, the incident was brought on by the dead teen’s practice of witchcraft. “Daniel Irwin, 24, who wasn’t… Continue Reading
According to Culture24, treasured books from the lost Library of Tudor polymath John Dee will part of a special exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians Museum in January 2016. “Among the curiosities are Dee’s astrological textbooks; he was once… Continue Reading
A year ago, Vice.com ran a piece on the Yaziki that’s a neat introduction to this ancient and — to most — baffling religious sect. To wit: “In the eyes of IS [the Islamic State], the Yazidis are Devil worshippers… Continue Reading
BBC.com recently posted an article on temples in India prominently featuring highly erotic art, dating back a millenium. This stands in contrast to more conservative attitudes on sexuality that have been prevalent over the past few centuries, as the article… Continue Reading
Popmatters.com has posted a very provocative piece on Yoga – it’s both ancient and contemporary, tracking the introduction of much theory and practice considered “essential” to innovations introduced a mere 150 years ago, some by the Yoga popularizer Swami Vivekananda… Continue Reading