TIME is the most important commodity on earth. It gives order to our lives, determining whether we get to where we are meant to be and measuring out our allotted [ … ]
Celtic Cross as a Navigational Device
When I first came across the idea that the Celtic Cross may have been a navigational device I was stunned by the potential observational accuracy of the idea and amazed [ … ]
The Celtic Cross as a Navigational Device
I forget now in which book I originally came across a mention of the idea that the Celtic Cross was actually a device used thousands of years ago for land [ … ]
Merkhet – Ancient Egyptian Time Keeping Instrument
A merkhet is a device which was used in Ancient Egypt for the purpose of telling time at night. Merkhets were extremely accurate, and could be used to make astronomical [ … ]
10 Ancient Civilizations That History Forgot
Much like Isaac Newton imagined when he gave his famous “shoulders of giants” quote, our modern civilizations owe a great deal to those which came before us. While examples like [ … ]
New Nazca Lines uncovered by gales in Peru
High winds and sandstorms in Peru have revealed previously undiscovered geoglyphs in the ancient Nazca Lines. Eduardo Herrán Gómez de la Torre, a pilot and researcher, found the new shapes [ … ]
Scientists change butterflies wing color
Yale University scientists have chosen the most fleeting of mediums for their groundbreaking work on biomimicry: They’ve changed the color of butterfly wings. In so doing, they produced the first [ … ]
Europe’s oldest village sought under Greek bay (Update)
Europe’s oldest village sought under Greek bay PlanetSolar press officer Julia Tames walks across the deck of the MS Turanor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, moored at Zea Harbor, [ … ]
Losing Maya Heritage to Looters
Deep in the jungle in the north of Guatemala, along deep-rutted 4×4 tracks, the pyramids of the great Maya city of Xultún are hidden under heavy vegetation and oddly symmetrical [ … ]
Human exodus may have reached China 100,000 years ago – life – 08 August 2014 – New Scientist
OUR direct ancestors may have found their way out of Africa much earlier than we think. As new fossil remains emerge from China and south-east Asia, the traditional story of [ … ]
Less Materialism Leads to Happier Consumers
Materialism The pursuit of true happiness can lead to satisfying lifestyles and a healthier environment, according to a recent study. Researchers suggest that this can be achieved with less materialism. [ … ]
Is the Internet Killing Solitude and Downtime?
When it comes to information and connection, we rarely want for anything these days. And that’s a problem, argues journalist Michael Harris in his new book The End of Absence: [ … ]
A Sumerian Observation of the Köfels’ Impact Event.
A cuneiform clay tablet that has puzzled scholars for over 150 years has been translated for the first time. The tablet is now known to be a contemporary Sumerian observation [ … ]
Great Pyramid’s Limestone Blocks
The idea that cast limestone blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid is lingering.
Evolution seen in synthetic DNA
Researchers have succeeded in mimicking the chemistry of life in synthetic versions of DNA and RNA molecules. The work shows that DNA and its chemical cousin RNA are not unique [ … ]
Did Ancient Egyptians use Geopolymeric Chemistry?
Robert Temple, in his book ‘Egyptian Dawn’ writes of the schist bowls from the tombs of the first dynasty and explains his view that they were cast, not carved or [ … ]
Recent Scientific Findings about the Shroud of Turin
Italian study claims Turin Shroud is Christ’s authentic burial robe The new study suggests that one of Catholic Christianity’s most prized but mysterious relics, the Turin Shroud, is not a [ … ]
Largest Dam built by Maya in Central America identified
Extract of article from Cincinnati University on the largest ancient dam built by the Maya of Central America. Recent excavations, sediment coring and mapping by a multi-university team led by [ … ]
300 000 year Old Flint Tools Found in Northern France
The deposits at Etricourt Manancourt in the Picardie region of France documents the history of early European settlements, revealing at least five prehistoric levels, ranging between 300,000 and 80,000 years [ … ]
Ancient Egyptian Vases from Saqqara, 2800BC
One of the greatest mysteries of all time is the stones vases of Egypt. Thousands of stones vases have been found in and around the pyramid of pharaoh Djoser in [ … ]
Incredible Vases from Saqqara, 2800BC
The reason for 40,000 bowls and vases made of hard material such as granite and dolerite around 2800BC and found buried in chambers 33m beneath Djosers pyramid in Saqqara is [ … ]
Lifting of Granite Blocks in Pyramid’s Grand Gallery
The idea proposed by Jean-Pierre Houdin in the book, ‘The Secret of the Great Pyramid’, that the Grand Gallery was required to hoist the large granite stones for the ‘Kings [ … ]
Degrees of a Circle
Given that ancient people would have observed the passing of 366 days as the earth rotated around the sun, (365.25 but round to a choice of convenient figure,) it would [ … ]
Megalithic Yard and a Circle of 366 degrees
In their book ‘Before The Pyramids’, Christopher Knight and Alan Butler refer to the work of Alexander Thom who proposed the idea of there being a megalithic yard used consistently [ … ]
Stone age tools found on Crete
Archaeologists have discovered a set of tools they believe prove that man sailed the sea tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought. Rough axes and other tools thought [ … ]
Massive European Network of Stone Age tunnels
Stone Age man created a massive network of underground tunnels criss-crossing Europe from Scotland to Turkey, a new book on the ancient superhighways has claimed. German archaeologist Dr Heinrich Kusch [ … ]
Electrical Devices Found in the Great Pyramid?
In his capacity as an engineer, Chris Dunn, in his book, ‘The Giza Power Plant’, wrote some very interesting ideas about the Great Pyramid. Unfortunately, toward the end of the [ … ]
Puma Punku in Tiahuanaco
They are arguably the oldest, and most baffling ruins on the face of the Earth. It is hard to imagine how they did not come to be known as [ … ]
Ancient Popcorn Discovered in Peru
People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new paper in the [ … ]
Ancient Antikythera Mechanism
An ancient piece of clockwork shows the deep roots of modern technology. WHEN a Greek sponge diver called Elias Stadiatos discovered the wreck of a cargo ship off the tiny [ … ]