10 Facts About El Caracol, An Ancient Observatory Where the Maya Studied the Stars
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Hidden in the Yucatan rainforest are many ancient structures, many of which were built thousands of years ago. Throughout the…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Circular Pyramids of Guachimontones
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Many pyramids exist in present-day Mexico. The most famous are perhaps the structures located in the ancient city of Teotihuacan…
10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Kukulkan—The Feathered Serpent
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Among ancient civilizations such as the Maya, Aztec, and other pre-Hispanic cultures, Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl) is manifested as a deity with…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Pyramid of El Cerrito
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There are thousands of pyramids scattered across the globe. Wherever we look, we will find that ancient civilizations erected these…
Ancient Gadgets: The Instruments that Shaped Humanity
The ability to create and use tools was a defining mark in the evolution of humans. Over time, many of…
10 Facts About The Quinametzin — The Giants of Aztec Mythology
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Descriptions of giants are common in religious books and historical texts around the world, including in Central America. Giants such…
Who Was Viracocha – One Of The Most Prominent Ancient Deities In South America
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Inca mythology is a bit confusing as there are different versions. In general, the gods and legends of the Andean…
The Handbag Of The Gods: An Unexplained Symbol Depicted in Ancient Monuments Worldwide
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More and more convincing evidence found over the last two or three decades proves that humanity is a species with…
The Story of the Crystal Skulls And How To Distinguish Facts from Legends
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If we are to believe the ancient legends, crystal skulls carry the “Holy Knowledge”. The commonality in all myths is…
10 Mind-Boggling Ancient Sites You Should Visit in the Yucatan Peninsula
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The Yucatan Peninsula was once inhabited by some of the most advanced Pre-Colombian Mesoamerican civilizations. Therefore, it should come as…
Chavin de Huantar: The Ancient Peruvian Citadel You Likely Never Heard Of
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Chavin was an ancient native culture from the northern mountainous part of present-day Peru, which existed in the period 1200-300…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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As a child, Jean Champollion was a miracle. He learned to read at an incredibly early age and mastered language…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Ancient Olmec Civilization
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Several Southeastern tribes have long said that their ancestors received immigrants from Mesoamerica and that these immigrants introduced many cultural…
10 Ancient Monuments You Probably Didn’t Know Are Oriented Towards the Solstices
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For most, the summer and winter solstices are nothing more than regular days that mark the longest and shortest days…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Ancient Astronomical Complex of Chanquillo
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The thirteen towers of Chanquillo are considered the oldest astronomical complex in the Americas. Thousands of years ago, complex cultures…
10 Reasons Why Göbekli Tepe Changes the Historical Mainstream Narrative
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If you ask anyone which ancient monument impresses him the most, chances are they will say the pyramids. It doesn’t…
10 Things You Should Know About the Submerged Yonaguni Monument
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At a depth of 25 meters off the coast of the western Japanese island of Yonaguni are mysterious underwater pyramids…
The Ancient Worship of the Sun; 5 Ancient Civilizations That Venerated It
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Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This is no surprise since the sun is the…
How The Largest Pyramid on Earth Compares to Egypt’s Great Pyramid
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The most famous pyramid on the planet’s surface is, without a doubt, the Great Pyramid of Giza. According to Egyptologists,…
5 Things We Think Are Unique to “Modern Society” But Already Existed in Ancient Rome
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When we think about ancient civilizations and cultures, many of us wrongly believe that these ancient societies were far from…
5 Epic Ancient Flood Stories That Predate Noah’s Great Flood And You Probably Never Heard About
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Noah’s story of the great flood was assumed to be the earliest story until the Epic of Gilgamesh began to…
Did Ancient Romans Travel to Mexico? Curious Facts About the Calixtlahuaca Head
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In the fascinating world of archaeology, few artifacts have sparked as much debate and intrigue as the Tecaxic-Calixtlahuaca head. Unearthed…