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Posted On: May 30th, 2015 at 20:13

Australia And it’s another weird, possibly paranormal, story. As the saying goes, you wait a whole year for one and then two turn up at once. An Aboriginal tale that states certain palm trees were brought to Australia by “gods from the north”, has been proven *correct* (I have to say that term loosely) because … Read More

Posted On: May 29th, 2015 at 14:31

Iceland The two loves of my life – ancient sites and the paranormal – have come together just north of Reykjavík in Iceland. An eight-year battle to keep a site considered to be spiritual land has, as usual, fallen foul to the modern scientific way of life and destruction. How sad. Now the elves have … Read More

Posted On: May 28th, 2015 at 14:03

United States Take that, theory of migration! Well, I knew the date would be pushed back way beyond the Clovis boundary and way beyond the 14,000 years given recently, but I never imagined this far. Even my own theory of 20,000 years is looking rather thin on the ground. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041118104010.htm

Posted On: May 26th, 2015 at 15:19

England Congratulations to Stonehenge for receiving its three millionth theory! But therein lies the uniqueness of our most famous monument – anyone can provide a theory because no one actually knows why Stonehenge was built and what it was used for. Other than the obvious astronomical alignments, Stonehenge had another, unknown, purpose and that is clear … Read More

Posted On: May 25th, 2015 at 13:25

Sweden There is more than enough proof that the Vikings reached the Americas long before Columbus (and the Chinese long before the Vikings) but did you know the Vikings reached Islamic lands? The idea that Columbus was the first to discover America now has to be the biggest deception taught to our children, and sooner … Read More

Posted On: May 24th, 2015 at 15:30

Scotland Orkney is the unlikely home of one of the most important archaeological sites in the word, and certainly one of the most important Neolithic sites ever found. With over 1,000 years of occupation starting 5,000 years ago the site, which is called the Ness of Brodgar, clearly shows how Neolithic cultures changed over time … Read More

Posted On: May 22nd, 2015 at 13:23

Turkey Well, this is quite something – an underground city, possibly the biggest in the world! Finds like this are rare, and certainly finds of this magnitude are fast becoming a thing of the past due to modern technology. The 5,000-year-old city is the size of 65 football pitches and is currently being mapped by … Read More

Posted On: May 21st, 2015 at 18:41

Pakistan The Bhamala Buddhist Archaeological Complex in Pakistan is a remarkable site and is now on the list for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Many fascinating finds have been unearthed and certainly many more will be discovered in the future. The site is at least 2,000 years old and evidence suggests it was occupied even … Read More

Posted On: May 20th, 2015 at 13:35

Israel It’s often strange reporting on a country that never even existed until very recently, especially when the finds date to more than 2,300 years ago, because when you state the name of the country you immediately impart a stereotypical view of the political layout of the area. That aside, this stunning find unearthed in … Read More

Posted On: May 19th, 2015 at 14:52

Egypt With the discovery last year of an unknown royal dynasty, one of the Pharaohs, known as king Senebkay, is now the earliest known Pharaoh to have died in battle. Aged 35-40 when he died, king Senebkay lived sometime between 1650 – 1600 BC, and this royal lineage has been dubbed “Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period”, … Read More

Posted On: May 18th, 2015 at 13:04

India Nothing is more stunning or architecturally implausible than rock cut caves, and those at Ajanta in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, are no exception. Last year I was in India and went to the nearby temples of Ellora – cave 16 being the largest rock cut cave temple in the world – and was absolutely astonished … Read More

Posted On: May 17th, 2015 at 18:00

United States Staying with North America, an orange agate tool has been found beneath a layer of ash from the eruption of Mount St. Helens, which occurred 15,800 years ago. The “Clovis theory” has now well and truly been blown out of the water, or out of the volcano in this case, by nearly 3,000 … Read More

Posted On: May 14th, 2015 at 15:39

United States The Hopi are one of the longest continually existing tribes in North America, lasting for around ten thousand years thus far. This article gives a fascinating insight into one of the last vestiges of native American Indian life. http://www.latimes.com/travel/california/la-tr-d-hopi-20150217-story.html#page=1

Posted On: May 12th, 2015 at 12:46

Egypt The ancient Egyptians invented many things that we still use today, but one of the most surprising is a state-wide health service for workers employed on the kings tombs. Evidence of days off and sick notes have been found, and the workers were even given houses for their families and servants to do the … Read More

Posted On: May 11th, 2015 at 18:46

Russia A stunning necklace has been found around the neck of the skeleton of a young woman in the Altai Mountains in Siberia. The beautiful glass beaded attire, named “Cleopatra’s necklace” because of its similarity to Egyptian necklaces and now considered priceless, is one of the most amazing pieces of non-gold jewellery ever found. The woman … Read More

Posted On: May 9th, 2015 at 19:54

Armenia A very interesting discovery suggests a ritual centre for divination and prediction was used in Armenia, dating to around 1300 BC. Three different chambers have been identified and each one used a contrasting method for prediction. One quote in the article reads: “During divination practices, the rulers and diviners may have burnt some form … Read More

Posted On: May 8th, 2015 at 13:38

Russia An astonishing and dreadfully sad discovery in Irkutsk, Siberia, is the first known account of twin babies, and one of the earliest known deaths during childbirth, in the world. Dating to 5700 BC, the mother and her two babies were found buried in a large cemetery next to a modern housing development. But the … Read More

Posted On: May 7th, 2015 at 13:33

Brazil In my book I advocate the idea that humans first entered the Americas from the south, some 20,000 years ago, and that the populating of the Americas occurred there first and not in the north. Controversial as it is, a lot of evidence is coming forward to back up that theory despite massive opposition … Read More

Posted On: May 6th, 2015 at 18:10

Mexico… or is it Spain? The incredible Codex Mendoza is currently housed in Oxford, England, and contains one of the best records on Aztec culture. Dating to just twenty years after the Spanish conquest, the document is a lavishly illustrated series about Aztec life, war and ritual. Controversy surrounds the idea of “virtual repatriation” – … Read More

Posted On: May 5th, 2015 at 13:16

Rome, Italy It seems that Roman women have been sneakily disguising themselves as men for two thousand years, hidden high on Trajan’s Column, in the centre of Rome itself! Previously thought to have had no contact with the military whatsoever, including processional victories, now it seems women did indeed get involved in ceremonies and celebrations, … Read More