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Are there pyramids in America? Yes—but U.S. Indigenous platform mounds differ from stepped temple pyramids in Mexico, Guatemala and Peru. Explore the sites and their distinct building traditions.
Now that UFOs have become a “thing,” it is important to look back into the past. By doing so, we can reanalyze some of the most reported UFO sightings in…
After the COVID-19 pandemic and the global market crisis, 2020 has been amongst the most potent candidates for the title of the worst year in human history. Nonetheless, not only…
To simplify the many definitions of ‘universe’, we can say that it is a term that unifies all existing matter and space (also known as the cosmos) – which means…
In 524 BC, King Cambyses sent an army of 50,000 soldiers to enslave the city of Ammonians (Modern day Siwa in Africa). However, they never reached their destination. The entire…
In the Early 1900, there were frequent incidences of soapstone seals, stone sculptures, pottery, and human figurines popping up around the ancient Indus Valley area in British India. The artifacts…
Who was Saint Augustine? Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine was a theological philosopher from the Imazighen, an ethnic group of indigenous North Africa. He was also a bishop of…
When it comes to forming the new world and the events that changed modern history, people don’t always consider the seriousness and the importance of historical events before the beginning…
Although there has been a great discussion around the roots of the New World in America, along with the domination of the Europeans in the world that they discovered during…
When it comes to the history of the human race, it is more than essential to understand that, regardless of the primary and the secondary sources that exist, historians have…
Ancient art is not a single style or a single story. It includes royal portraits, objects made for the dead, images of gods, records of war, and works whose original…
In the summer of 1940, two enterprising gentlemen were prospecting for gold in the San Pedro Mountains in Wyoming. While raking up another rock blockage, the miners stumbled upon the…
In the second half of the twentieth century, the discovery of mysterious stone spheres made a lot of noise in the media. “Chariots of the Gods”, as they were called…
Tlaloc is mostly known as the Aztec god of rain and thunder. Like many gods in other cultures, Tlaloc was believed to inhabit the mountaintops. Although Tlaloc was rather a…
The real history of piracy is larger than the familiar Caribbean cast. Blackbeard, Anne Bonny and Captain Kidd were real people, but their reputations were shaped by court records, naval…
Lemuria has been called a lost continent, an ancient homeland, and even the birthplace of a higher human species. The story is compelling, but its history is more interesting than…
The Piri Reis map is perhaps the most controversial surviving document from the age of great geographical discoveries, which is constantly at the center of controversy. The debates are mainly fueled…
If we are to believe the ancient legends, crystal skulls carry the “Holy Knowledge”. The commonality in all myths is that they are something special and crucial for humanity and…
When it comes to the historical significance of Peru’s ancient cultures, we usually mention the Incas and their wondrous achievements. Besides them, there are numerous other unfairly forgotten cultures. I…
When the European settlers of North America first set out west, they discovered strange earth mounds in the Midwest and the southern United States. In shape, some of them resembled…
Due to China’s relative secrecy, any find, especially an unexpected one obtained as a result of a random flight or a photo from space, becomes a sensation. The fact that…
Covering more than 71% of the planet, the Еarth’s oceans are rugged and unexplored. We can only guess what’s under the water. But with new technology, people are beginning to…
Tutankhamun’s subjects regarded him partly as a god and partly as a man. In 1323 BC, his death put an end to an entire era – the time when Egypt…
The countless mysteries and beauties of Asia have always attracted us, the Western people, with their exoticism. Another incredible landmark of the eastern world is located in the deep shadows…