Minotaur in the Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a monstrous creature with the head of a bull on a man’s body. Like many other mythological monsters, t...

The Green Legend

The very first emerald in the universe belonged to Lucifer. According to legend, it was the chief jewel of his heavenly crown, glowing bril...

Ebstorf map

According to Denis Wood, “maps are about relationships. In other words, they are about how one landscape—a landscape of roads, of rivers, ...

Oak Island

In the summer of 1795 a young Nova Scotian boy called Daniel McGinnis landed on one of the many small islands in Mahone Bay. He found signs ...

The Queen of Sheba

The mystical figure known as the Queen of Sheba is recorded in the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament. It states that around the tenth...

Nazca Lines Redux

The "Giant"  The Hummingbird  IN THE 1930S, when air travel was gaining popularity as the easiest way to cross the high altitude p...

The Black Pharaohs

After capturing city after city along the Nile River in 730 B.C., troops commanded by King Piye of Nubia storm the great walled capital of...

AP ENTERPRISE: Grisly theory for Holy Land mystery

A reconstruction This undated aerial photo shows Rujm al-Hiri By MATTI FRIEDMAN - Associated Press RUJM AL-HIRI, Golan Heights (AP) — A new...