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Ancient Maya Anime Revealed Within Timeless Maya Artworks
This article unveils a significant breakthrough in Maya art and archaeology, showcasing the intricate techniques employed by Maya artists to animate…
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Orion: Archaeoastronomy Inspiration for the Pyramids of Giza and the Pyramids of Teotihuacan
As ancient Egyptian architects gazed up at the night sky and built the three pyramids of Giza based on the celestial plan of the Constellation of Orion…
Göbekli Tepe, Birth of Civilization and Religion
Before the invention of pottery, before the birth of agriculture, before the advent of what is now called civilization, there was Göbekli Tepe. In one…
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The Mysteries of Ancient Moon Calendars, a Sarcophagus Worth Opening, Viking Body Modifications, and Who Are You, the Urartu?
Greetings the Unleashed! In my last message, I’d come across some intriguing petroglyphs and asked for help interpreting them. It turns out, it is…
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Gary Manners
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Scribes in Ancient Egypt: Custodians of the Voice and Words of the Divine – Part I
The rich scribal tradition of ancient Egypt was one of the foremost pillars of the development of that culture. At a time when much of the world could…
Revealing the Truth Behind the Tale of the Man in the Iron Mask
Legend has it that the Man in the Iron Mask (known in French as L'Homme au Masque de Fer)—a moniker attached to a prisoner detained around 1669—was…
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The Comet Hunters Of Göbekli Tepe
The ancient peoples of Anatolia and the Near East did not go unaffected by the terrible consequences of the Younger Dryas comet impact event, now known…
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Immortality Lies within the Legend: Is Gilgamesh Alive and Well?
In 1853, Hormuzad Rassam discovered fragments of an ancient Sumerian text which is now considered to be the first great work of literature our…
Perplexing Petroglyphs Put to the People
Ancient Origins Unleashed Debrief
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Gary Manners
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Legacies of Otherworldly Celtic Faerie Kings
The Fairy Queen is a famous mythological figure featuring in Irish and British folklore for at least 1000 years, who after Shakespeare's influence, was…

March 2024

Deep-Rooted Mythology of Sacred Trees of the World
Numerous myths, ubiquitous to great civilizations spanning the globe, reflect a deep-rooted belief in an intimate connection between a human being and a…
Herodotus’ Fish-Eating Horses and Founding Myth of the Macedon Royal Lineage
In Greece, Alexander the Great is coveted as a national hero; the cluster of royal tombs discovered in 1977 at the archaeological site of Vergina, which…
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