The Nabataean kingdom

The Nabataean kingdom was one of the wealthiest of the Client States which were a prominent feature on the Roman frontiers, especially in ...

No evidence for Clovis catastrophe, archaeologists say

Distinctive spearpoints made by the so-called Clovis culture have been found at sites throughout the contiguous United States, as well as ...

Huge Pre-Stonehenge Complex Found via "Crop Circles"

Etched into crops, the outlines of Bronze Age burial mounds surround a roughly 190-foot (57-meter) circular Stone Age temple site about 15...

"Lost" Amazon Complex Found; Shapes Seen by Satellite

The crop circles of Santa Teresinha, Brazil, are seen in an undated photograph. John Roach for National Geographic News January 4, 2010 Hund...

CITADEL OF JERUSALEM

View of the citadel of Jerusalem. The ancient city of Jerusalem (in Arabian Al-Quds and in Hebrew Yerushalaim, meaning city of peace) was ...

Lost Civilization Under Persian Gulf?

A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa...

Temple at Tarxien

Sir Themistocles Zammit’s excavations at Tarxien, the most complex of the Maltese temples, produced significant information regarding the ...

Fertile Crescent farmers took DNA to Germany

Artistic impression of a neolithic farmer in Central Europe. Held in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Sour...

Early human ate young Neanderthal: study

The research strengthens the argument that competition from modern humans contributed to Neanderthal extinction, say researchers (Source: ...

Neanderthals sang like sopranos

Jennifer Viegas Discovery News Neanderthals had strong, yet high-pitched, voices that the stocky hominins used for both singing and speaki...

Big finger gives away naughty Neanderthals

Neanderthals outperformed their human counterparts when it cae to sexual relations (Source: erix/Flickr) Neanderthals may have been underde...

Prehistoric Julia Roberts found

Jennifer Viegas Discovery News Bulgarian archaeologists have found what they claim is Europe's oldest skeleton, which they have named ...

Viracocha

The Incas’ leading culture hero, believed to have escaped a world-class deluge that obliterated everyone else in his kingdom. He hid in th...

Wotan

His name derived from the German wut, “to rage,” which defined his identification with the dynamic forces of creation and destruction over...

The Overseers

Standard of Dolichenus Bronze standard from Mauer, second century AD. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Several triangular standards, no t...

Hill of Tara

The hill of Tara (Irish, Teamhair na Rí, “Hill of the King”) is a low limestone ridge standing at 646 feet (197 m) running near the river ...

Manchac Swamp, Louisiana

The Manchac Swamp, a.k.a. the “haunted swamp,” near New Orleans is a Southern Gothic fan’s dream. An imprisoned voodoo queen is said to ha...

The Holy Lance Church

These are photos from the church in Armenia, ex part of Soviet Union, now a separate country. They have those unique churches that were ca...

The Temple of Borobudur

The colossal pyramid temple at Borobudur, on the island of Java, is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments. Constructed in the eighth cent...

Mapmaking 101

Karl Musser hosts a page where Arthur describes the principles in fantasy mapmaking. You will find many useful hints on his pages. While y...

Wari Archaeological Complex

Wari vase Pikillacta The Wari people were the first to use military force to conquer the surrounding states. After conquering another peop...

Ancient Town 'Sevtopolis', Submerged on a Lake Bottom to be Reconstructed

Association ‘Preserve the Bulgarian' starts action for the realizing of ‘Sevtopolis' project. At first the organizators will collec...

The Richat Structure, near Ouadane, Mauritania

Image Source The Richat Structure is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane. It has attracted attent...

McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica)

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The terrain looks like some...

Kauai, Hawaii

Image Source Kauaʻi is the oldest of the main Hawaiian islands, it is the fourth largest of the main islands. Seaside lava ledges make for...

Little Ice Ages

The 500-year-long Little Ice Age prevailed from about 1350 to 1880, throughout the entire Earth, with temperatures averaging 1° lower than t...

Grail story?!

The fact that no consistent ‘Grail story’ emerges from the romances is frustrating, and has undoubtedly contributed to the number of specula...

Cosmo-mythologies 2

Mesopotamian cosmology was essentially a mythological tale, and the tale has some similarities with that told in Egypt. The universe was r...