Etymology of words shows connection between ancient cultures

Very similar ideas or concepts managed to seep into many different cultures spanning the globe. One concept is the various translations of certain symbols or word meanings, in this case in English translated roughly to “breath” or “spirit,” has similar meanings in cultures across the globe throughout history.  The meaning is interpreted in a slightly [...]

Conehead Mummies and Egyptian Hieroglyphs

The data about the cone head skulls found near the town of Ica, Peru is incomplete, and that makes the correct assessment of their age, origin, and context with other hominids uncertain.  I visited the Ica musuem and viewed the mummies to find them very peculiar and a bit of a mystery.  Some of the [...]

Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt

When modern scientists attempt to understand Egyptian hieroglyphics, they have to perceive language in a different way.   In the hieroglyphs, the letter is the carrier of the concept and each word is the extended sentence.   The words work more like an acronym. For example,  you don’t try to pronounce the word, like in [...]

Fast Facts @ History

Stimulate your mind by taking a moment to read about these prominent historical quotes and facts: Greenwich Mean Time is by which the world sets its clock. The Maya & the Aztecs worshiped Venus which represented their Rain God The Aztec sun stone measuring 13 feet has the God Tonatiuh in the center Babylonian tablet [...]

Clovis & Topper Civilizations – Man In North America 50,000 Years Ago?

Topper is an archaeological site located along the Savannah River in Allendale County, South Carolina in the United States. It is noted as the location of controversial artifacts believed by some archaeologists to indicate human habitation of the New World as far back as 50,000 years ago. Since the 1930s, the prevailing theory concerning the [...]

Video: Mystery of the Isis Temple in the Grand Canyon

Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Egyptians’ have an ancient proverb that goes, “Humans Fear Time, but Time fears the Pyramids,” and I have found it very interesting to ponder the true meaning. Why would time fear the pyramids?  Is it a reference to quantum physics and the idea of planar fields, a [...]

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