A excavation in Herxheim, a 7,0000-year-old archaeological dig site in southwestern Germany is raising questions about cannibalistic activity during the Early Neolithic period. 500 or so remains have been excavated from the site and they show marks and cuts that are indicative of processing before burial. In Mark Rose's article from Archaeology.org, he explores the contention from Bruno Boulestin and his team in this months issue of Antiquity that “strong evidence that the site was... Read Full Story
Ever wonder what a Prehistoric feast might look like? In this article from Jacqui Wood or Heritage Key, she explores the possibilities of what the Ancient European cultures may have placed at the holiday table. She suggests that the Celtic Culture was likely to have brought baked trout and simple bean cakes to your feast. While the Romans dined on wildly exotic meals of sheeps brains all seasoned with intricately prepared sauces and condiments. Early Christians pallettes were a bit more... Read Full Story
Quetzacoa tl (think ketsal ko atel ) was an Aztec god worshiped by Mesoamerican tribes. His name means Feat hered Serpent or Prec ious Twin . Quetzalcoatl was a god of creation and giver of lie. It was held that along with Tezcatlipoca, his counterpart and opposite who rulled the night sky, he created the universe. Evidence exists of the Mesoamerican cultures worshiping a Feathered serpent deity from the Late Preclassic period (400 BC) through the Postclassic period (1500 AD). The... Read Full Story
The Yonaguni ruins as they are known cover a massive 311 miles and actually includes eight separate sites. Divers have reported that in addition to the huge eight story tall structures that many people are familiar with; there is clear evidence of roads, paved streets, huge altar-like formations and a processional walk way surmounted by pylons. The single largest structure so far discovered lies near the eastern shore of Yonaguni at 100 feet down. It is approximately 240 feet long, 90 feet... Read Full Story
Chief Kepuha I recently read an article written my mother on the most prominent historical figure of ancient Guam Chief Kepuha. A statue of his image stands in a very visible area in the capital city of Hatgatna. He was known as a powerful leader of the Chamorro people who embraced the Catholic faith of the conquering Spanish, and as you can read by my mother’s article below, he was seen as a man of faith and as a hero. Of course, through the filter of a very biased view of history that... Read Full Story
I need info on jungle quests and lost civilizations, but I'm not sure what year my story is set yet. Here's what I've got so far: I'm thinking Carl Barks style adventure set in a fantasy world backdrop. I'm planning to send my hero off after a "lost treasure", and have him end up in the deep jungle where there's a lost civilization that is totally cut off from the rest of the world and is totally differant from humans as we know them. Not sure yet if it'll be a "magic realm" or not. At the... Read Full Story
I'm starting this thread to ask questions and get answers about Ancient Mesoamerican cultures, such as Mayan, Aztec, Incas, or any of the others. If you are also wrting about this time period and have questions too, feel free to ask them here maybe together we can get gather enough info to write great stories! Okay, quick recap of my story: My MC lives in today's time, somehow comes across an anceint artifact that sends him to South America to find a "lost treasure". Once he gets to South... Read Full Story
Now that humans had food, a sun, and a moon, they needed something that would bring joy to their lives. The gods gathered and decided that the people of the fifth sun should be able to partake in something that would make them want to rejoice with music and dance. One night, Quetzalcoatl went to the goddess Mayahuel, the goddess of maguey (agave plant), and convinced her to descend to Earth with him.
Once on Earth, they bound themselves into a tree, each taking up a branch. When Mayahuel’s... Read Full Story
For a summer change of pace from my usual thoughts on business and politics, I'd like to offer a vacation suggestion. Why not visit the prehistoric sites of ancient Atlantis and Mu? If you're interested, I'll tell you how to do it. This weekend, I'm attending a New Age conspiracy conference in tiny Crestone, Colorado, and I'll be sharing this same information in a lecture there. I'll be representing my publisher, The Invisible College Press. I want you to imagine the equator around the earth... Read Full Story
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