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Who Were the Watchers? The Mysterious Beings of the Ancient World
Among the annals of ancient lore, there are few stories more enigmatic and intriguing than that of the Watchers.
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Dr Ioannis Syrigos
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Giants, Dragon-Slayers, and the Lost Bloodlines of the Ancient World
An Interview with Dr Willem McLoud
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What did Cherry of Zennor See That Altered Her Reality and Shaped Ours? The Deeper Meanings of Faerie Folklore
'Myth is a story that implies a certain way of interpreting consensus reality so to derive meaning and effective charge from its images and…
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The Great Heathen Army: Viking Coalition Becomes an Anglo-Saxon Nightmare
Viking raids may have been a common factor in the life of a 9th century Anglo Saxon, but there was something terrifyingly distinct when an army emerged…
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Europe’s Oldest Mega-Mound: Unlocking the Secrets of a 5,300-Year-Old Burial Site Near Prague
Across the rolling fields of East Bohemia, where modern highways now cut through ageless landscapes, archaeologists have made a monumental discovery of…
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Dr Ioannis Syrigos
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Omitlàn: In Search of a Lost City in Mesoamerica
In 1891, the American geologist and antiquarian William Niven set off on a journey of discovery and exploration through the Mexican state of Guerrero…
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The Sicarii: The Jewish Daggermen With a Thirst for Roman Blood
The Sicarii - which may be translated as ‘daggermen’ from the Latin - were a group of Jewish zealots who lived during the 1 st century AD. The Sicarii…
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The Wold Newton Meteorite: An Extraordinary Stone and the Birth of a Superhero
In a remote part of North-East England called the Yorkshire Wolds, an incident took place on Sunday 13th December 1795 that not only became talking…
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The Assyrian, Persian And Greek Conquest Of Ancient Egypt
During the eighth century BC, ancient Egypt was experiencing turbulent times. The country was split with a pharaoh ruling in Lower Egypt, but powerful…
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The Coming of the Thunder People: Denisovan Hybrids, Shamanism and the American Genesis
In 2010 the existence of a previously unknown archaic human population was revealed following the DNA sequencing of a finger bone over 41,000 years old.
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The Plague Doctor’s Mask: A Creepy Symbol with a Darker Truth
In the shadowy corridors of medical history, few images are as haunting as the plague doctor’s mask.
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Dr Ioannis Syrigos

April 2025

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