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Posted On: Dec 16th, 2015 at 18:32

Australia I was engaged last night in an argument about Darwinism on an archaeology forum. My position is I am not convinced by the Darwinistic model of evolution, and the argument formulated from an article which stated a study of primates suggests we evolved certain sleeping patterns. I pointed out that in no way can studying … Read More

Posted On: Dec 5th, 2015 at 21:34

**Breaking News** Colombia The San Jose galleon, sunk by the British off the Colombian coast in 1708 and carrying up to $1 billion (£662 million) worth of gold and jewels, has been found by divers near Cartagena. Naturally the exact location remains a secret, and the price of gold bullion most likely just took a … Read More

Posted On: Dec 5th, 2015 at 15:10

Kazakhstan Known as the Steppe Geoglyphs, the incredible earthworks that astonished the archaeological world when they were discovered in 2007 are still baffling everyone who comes across them. Their purpose is completely unknown, their size takes everyone’s breath away and, like the geoglyphs of Nazca, in Peru, South America, they can only be seen from … Read More

Posted On: Dec 2nd, 2015 at 17:06

Turkey Another travelogue, this time Phaselis in ancient Lycia. Phaselis is set in a pine forest and walking amongst the ruins is a breath of fresh air – literally – as the canopy of trees and calm waters of the ocean provide a crisp feeling of pleasure in the otherwise hot temperatures of Turkey. https://www.stephenmaybury.co.uk/travelogue/17-phaselis/

Posted On: Nov 30th, 2015 at 17:03

Egypt Stunning news! Cleopatra did not die of a snake bite! Well actually this is not stunning news and neither is it news at all. Many writers at the time of Cleopatra’s death, and just after it, recorded death by snake bite which was taken from the original account of Strabo, who was not only … Read More

Posted On: Nov 28th, 2015 at 21:54

India I have reported on the Indus Valley script quite a few times on here, but not for a while now. Why? Because the script is still undeciphered! The Indus Valley civilisation, according to the mainstream view, started around 2600 BC and was supposedly where the Hindu religion first formed. I have always maintained that … Read More

Posted On: Nov 27th, 2015 at 19:27

**Breaking News** England William Shakespeare’s kitchen has been found during excavations on his former home, which he purchased in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1597. Fragments of plates and other kitchenware have also been found. No doubt he was throwing them at the wall when his poems weren’t going as planned! 🙂 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-34936744

Posted On: Nov 26th, 2015 at 17:25

Turkey My latest travelogue – the massive city of Perga, in ancient Pamphylia, near the modern city of Antalya. I am trying to finish the Turkey section as quickly as possible as I have much more work to do, but these travelogues are so time consuming and often take weeks to complete. That might seem … Read More

Posted On: Nov 23rd, 2015 at 17:56

United States. Staying with the United States, the Newark Mounds have always fascinated me, but this new finding is absolutely astonishing. The mounds – known as the Newark Earthworks since the site doesn’t solely consist of mounds – are the largest earthworks on the face of the planet, covering an area four-and-a-half square miles. The engineering … Read More

Posted On: Nov 21st, 2015 at 13:49

United States The interestingly named site of Pig Point, along the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland, is turning out to be one of the most important Native American sites in the whole of the United States. Previously it was thought that Pig Point was just a ceremonial centre, but artefacts being uncovered are showing … Read More

Posted On: Nov 18th, 2015 at 15:57

Cyprus A stunning gold wreath that was found in a 2,400-year-old tomb in Soloi, northern Cyprus, during 2005-2006 appears to have belonged to an aristocratic family. The two intact tombs contain artefacts that have been imported from ancient Macedon (Greece) and Ionia (Turkey), clearly showing the influence surrounding the Macedonian era, just prior to the rise of … Read More

Posted On: Nov 15th, 2015 at 21:30

A long overdue travelogue, this time the ancient city of Side (See-deh) near Antalya, southern Turkey. Side marked the easternmost point of my trip last March, and then the long road back west would begin, so more travelogues to come soon! https://www.stephenmaybury.co.uk/travelogue/15-side/

Posted On: Nov 6th, 2015 at 18:22

Denmark A Viking fortress discovered in September just outside of Copenhagen, 430 feet across and surrounded by a 22 foot-high ‘fence’, is now going to be excavated. That’s going to be one hell of a job if you ask me! http://cphpost.dk/news/archaeologists-to-uncover-secrets-of-viking-fortress.html

Posted On: Nov 4th, 2015 at 19:04

Iraq Recently I had an argument with someone – and when I say argument I don’t mean we were actually arguing – where I stated that Hinduism is without doubt the oldest religion in the world and is at least 5,000 years old, despite objections from the other person. The two Hindu epics, both the … Read More

Posted On: Nov 2nd, 2015 at 10:02

Spain More than 2,200 years ago Cartagena was an important city on the south-eastern coast of Spain, populated by Carthaginians who descended from the Phoenicians. The dig is focusing mostly on the period before the Romans took control of the city in 209 BC, evidence of which backs up the historical accounts that the city was … Read More

Posted On: Oct 27th, 2015 at 16:19

**Breaking News** Greece Archaeologists have unearthed a very rare tomb of a warrior in Pylos, Peloponnese. The 3,500-year-old Bronze Age tomb is lavishly filled with 1,400 items including weapons, gold and bronze objects, and other many priceless goods. With all those items it’s a miracle they had room for the body! 🙂 On a more … Read More

Posted On: Oct 23rd, 2015 at 14:51

Scotland First of all we discover that our British ancestors also mummified their dead, along with the ancient Egyptians and ancient Peruvians, and now we find they made saunas long before the Romans! Although the building may not have acted as a sauna exclusively, it was almost definitely used for ritual purposes, or even acted … Read More

Posted On: Oct 22nd, 2015 at 18:21

Italy When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, a catastrophic pyroclastic flow buried the town of Pompeii in boiling hot ash. Thankfully, although extremely painful, death would have been pretty instantaneous. Those who survived were the ones who escaped when the volcano started coughing and spewing a couple of days earlier, but those who remained ended … Read More

Posted On: Oct 21st, 2015 at 11:41

Britain It seems now that our ancient ancestors here in Britain were a lot stranger than was first thought. Not only is there evidence of weird cultic practices of placing bones from different animals together to make hybrid, mythological-type creatures in burials, but now it seems mummification was also being carried out on the dead. … Read More

Posted On: Oct 20th, 2015 at 14:37

Russia Reporting on the amazing Por-Bajin site here quite some time back, archaeologists still have no idea what it was used for, but the latest idea is that it may have been a summer palace for a Chinese princess. Built around 770 AD, the site had walls ten metres high and twelve metres thick. Obviously built … Read More