Göbekli Tepe the oldest known temple complex
Turkey is hailing the discovery of an 11,400-year-old monumental site as one of the world’s oldest villages, challenging the prevailing science on when and why humankind first settled down. Potbelly Hill in Turkish, Göbekli Tepe is an artificial mound spread across eight hectares at the top end of the Fertile Crescent near the present-day city […]
What are the oldest man-made structures?
In today’s world we are accustomed to the impressive features of engineering. Structures like suspension bridges and skyscrapers are modern marvels but some of the world’s most impressive constructions are thousands of years behind us. For instance, the Roman Colosseum is one such wonder of ancient architecture, marking a crucial transition point between vastly different […]
Did Atlanteans Build the Bimini Wall?
Fascinating article, Did Atlanteans Build the Bimini Wall?, written by Taraya Galloway, from the Detroit Free Press of 1972, The Bimini Strange Stonework. Do these articles say it all? In 1968, a diving expedition discovered a series of large stone formations, so square and neatly arranged that they seemed to form an intentional structure. It […]
Bimini Road: Anthropogenic versus Natural Origin
The Bimini Road, also referred to as the Bimini Wall is located nearly half a mile off the west coast of the North Bimini Islands and about half a mile north of Paradise Point in the Bahamas. Coming from the other direction the Bimini Road is around 45 miles east of Miami, Florida’s coast of […]
Asteroids are Getting Closer and Closer
Asteroids are Getting Closer and Closer The asteroid 2023 BU has drawn worldwide attention for making one of the closest asteroid approaches ever recorded. According to Stephen Lunz from IFLScience, this small space rock skimmed past Earth at just 3,600 kilometers (2,237 miles)—closer than many satellites that orbit our planet. This incredible event reminds us […]
Għar Dalam Cave Malta The Mystery of Ancient Bones
A Cave Full of Secrets In southern Malta lies the unique cave of Għar Dalam, a site that has puzzled archaeologists for decades. Stratified layers of sediment hold the remains of some of the island’s oldest animals—and possibly its earliest humans. The cave offers evidence that man may have first reached Malta when the islands […]
Buache Map: Ancient Knowledge of Antarctica?
The Buache Map: Evidence of Ancient Knowledge of Antarctica? Among the most intriguing enigmas of historical cartography is the Buache Map, an 18th-century chart that has sparked debates about whether ancient civilizations possessed advanced geographical knowledge long before the modern era. Some researchers claim that the map accurately depicts Antarctica before it was buried by […]
Buache Map: Ice-Free Antarctica or Ancient Cartography?
The Buache Map: Antarctica Before Ice? Exploring Ancient Knowledge Few artifacts of cartographic history are as provocative and mysterious as the Buache Map, a chart drawn in Paris in 1737 by the French geographer Philippe Buache de la Neuville. The map’s depiction of Antarctica as two separate landmasses—a feature not scientifically confirmed until the 1958 […]
The Oronteus Finaeus Controversy
The Orontius Finaeus Map: Did Ancient Cartographers Know Antarctica? Oronce Finé — also known as Oronteus Fineus or Orontius Finaeus — was a French mathematician, cartographer, and Royal Astronomer who left behind some of the most enigmatic maps of the Renaissance. Among them, his 1531 heart-shaped projection map has fueled centuries of debate. Could Finé’s […]
The Mysterious Origin of Halloween
The origin of Halloween reaches far beyond costumes, pumpkins, and candy. Its mysterious story begins thousands of years ago, rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when communities marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of the darker half of the year. As Randall Carlson explains in his video The Mysterious Origin […]
