The Sphinxes in Luxor are reborn
The Egyptian Minister of State has recently announced that the ancient Avenue of Sphinxes connecting Luxor and Karnak shall be reintroduced to the public in March. Egyptian Luxor certainly has not lost...
View ArticleWhy does England still have the Parthenon Marbles?
In 1801, Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, started removing, many say looting, priceless marble statues from the Parthenon and Acropolis area of Athens, Greece. He transported these beautiful...
View ArticleReports of pillaging at Acinipo archaeological site
One of Andalucia’s most important archaeological sites, Acinipo in Ronda, has reportedly been the victim of pillaging. Despite the importance of the site, it is very poorly conserved and lacks basic...
View ArticleThe secrets of ancient Amazonia. Traditional image changing with new discoveries
AMAZONIA. New archaeological studies about the Amazon has been changing the traditional idea of a virgin forest practically uninhabited in the pre-colombian times. Recent discoveries reveal a region...
View Article400-year-old witchcraft trial resumes in Germany
Katharina Henot suffered her fiery fate in Cologne in 1627 after being found guilty of practicing black magic. Arrested, and tortured to such an extent that the right-handed woman had to scrawl her...
View ArticleN.C., British researchers find clue to location of Lost Colony
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Perhaps the best clue in more than 420 years to North Carolina’s most famous mystery has just been revealed. The remains of the Lost Colony, it turns out, could sit under an Arnold...
View ArticleWWII Adolf Hitler profile suggests ‘messiah complex’
Adolf Hitler developed a “messiah complex” during World War II, a newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says. The report, written in 1942 by Cambridge academic Joseph MacCurdy,...
View ArticleBirmingham author claims Jack the Ripper was a WOMAN
A BIRMINGHAM author has caused a storm among historians by claiming Jack the Ripper was a WOMAN. Former solicitor John Morris, 62, has named Welsh-born Lizzie Williams as the Whitechapel monster – and...
View ArticleIs Jewish Columbus theory Kosher?
Yesterday marked the 508th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus. Everybody knows the story of Columbus, right? He was an Italian explorer from Genoa who set sail in 1492 to enrich the...
View ArticleCrusader treasure hoard found in Israel
The treasure, more than 100 gold pieces and weighing approximately 400 grams (nearly one pound), is estimated at a worth of more than $100,000 – Credit: Israel National News One of the largest gold...
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