Was there an unknown ancient civilization in the Amazon?
From above, the Amazon can look like a single, unbroken organism: canopy, rivers, and not much else. That view helped cement an old assumption that large, settled societies could not…
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Ivan Petricevic
Ivan Petricevic is an investigative journalist and researcher with more than a decade of experience covering ancient history, UAP phenomena, space, and science. He writes about space, science, and history for Večernji list and has appeared as an expert on Discovery Channel and History Channel. He founded Curiosmos, where he reports from primary sources, archaeological research, and field investigations.
Why are pyramids everywhere? A global pattern or universal logic
Why are pyramids everywhere? In the Egyptian desert, the pyramids stand still under a shifting sky. Their limestone blocks, weathered and pale, still hold their lines after more than four…
This repeating space signal is coming from deep space — and no one knows why
The repeating space signal that astronomers have studied over the past decade arrives without warning. It lasts just milliseconds, yet the energy it releases can outshine entire stars. Unlike most…
The underwater structure off the coast of Japan — natural or engineered?
In the shallows off Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island, the sea floor drops away into shadows. A few meters down, the reef opens to reveal something vast. It doesn’t resemble a…
This ancient artificial island in Micronesia still defies archaeology
From the shoreline of Pohnpei, dark stone walls rise from the lagoon like the ribs of a drowned city. The ancient artificial island in Micronesia, known as Nan Madol, stretches…
The structure under Antarctica that satellites keep detecting remains a scientific mystery
In the icy interior of East Antarctica, satellite instruments have picked up something buried far below the surface. There are no unusual features visible on the ground above. No exposed…
The mysterious orbs pilots keep seeing — and no one can explain
Across oceans, cities, and open skies, U.S. military pilots continue to encounter something unusual. Not discs or flashing lights, but smooth, fast-moving metallic orbs. These objects appear without warning, hover…
The desert lines that only make sense from the sky — and we still don’t know why
There are many desert lines that only make sense from the sky, but why? Across deserts and high plains, ancient cultures carved massive lines into the Earth. Geometric shapes, animal…
How scientists are hunting for alien technology in Earth’s oceans
The idea of alien technology arriving on Earth has often belonged to science fiction. But now, some scientists are hunting for alien technology in Earth’s oceans with real expeditions, physical…
The gods who descended from the stars and the civilizations that believed them
For many ancient civilizations, the sky was not a distant backdrop. It was the place from which authority, order, and sacred knowledge first arrived, and that belief shaped how people…
This sunken structure is older than the pyramids and no one agrees on who built it
A few hundred meters off Israel’s Carmel coast, Atlit Yam lies on the seabed in shallow Mediterranean water. Archaeologists describe it as the earliest known permanent coastal settlement yet identified,…
Could Life on Earth Have Come From Space? What the Evidence Shows
Meteorites and samples returned from asteroids contain organic molecules used by life. That raises a fascinating question: did space supply some of the ingredients from which life began on Earth?…
Loulan and the Silk Road City the Desert Buried
Set near Lop Nur on the northeastern edge of the Tarim Basin, Loulan occupied a narrow strip between survival and collapse. The land around it now reads like an argument…
The forgotten empire of Peru that existed before the Inca — and left no writing behind
Long before the Inca, another empire ruled Peru’s northern coast — a civilization so powerful it built the largest adobe city in the Americas. The now-forgotten empire of Peru was…
The vanished supervolcano that may have changed human history
About 74,000 years ago, a vanished supervolcano in what is now Sumatra erupted with such force that it left a mark on the entire planet. The explosion created a massive…
Scientists mapped a forgotten continent — and it’s hiding under Europe
Beneath Europe’s southern edge lies something few people have ever heard of, and fewer still could imagine. It’s not a buried city or an ancient kingdom. It’s not Atlantis. It’s…
Before Machu Picchu, Chan Chan Ruled Peru’s Northern Coast
Before Machu Picchu became Peru’s shorthand for ancient grandeur, another city had already risen and ruled on the coast. Chan Chan was older, vastly larger in area, and built not…
Chankillo is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory on Earth
In the dry valleys of northern Peru, a line of thirteen stone towers still does exactly what it was built to do more than 2,300 years ago: mark the passage…
Before Pompeii: The Minoan city a volcanic eruption tried to erase
An ancient disaster buried Akrotiri, the Minoan city long before Pompeii. The name Pompeii is known around the world. Its sudden burial under volcanic ash offers a snapshot of Roman…
What Ancient Myths Have in Common
Before history was written down, it was remembered. Ancient myths were more than stories, they were cultural memory. Told by firelight, preserved in chants, carved into walls, and passed down…
Civilization May Have Begun Before Cities Ever Rose
The first chapters of civilization no longer begin where older textbooks placed them. Across Upper Mesopotamia and the southern Levant, archaeologists have uncovered towers, ritual buildings, carved pillars, and carefully…
Stone Circles Were Marking the Sky Before Writing
Long before Sumerian writing was clearly in use after about 3200 BCE, people in parts of Africa and Eurasia were already arranging stone in circles, lines and enclosed plans that…
Did the Garden of Eden point to Egypt — and was the Great Pyramid the Tree of Life?
For generations, the search for the Garden of Eden has captivated scholars, explorers, and the faithful. Somewhere, perhaps, beyond myth and scripture, a real place inspired the story of paradise.…
These ancient temples predate the pyramids — and no one knows what their symbols mean
Across Turkey and Malta, prehistoric builders cut animals, signs and human forms into stone centuries and sometimes millennia before writing took hold, leaving a record that can be described but…