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Ancient America
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Nazca spiral holes: Complex hydraulic pump system in ancient Peru?
An ancient society developed around an agrarian economy that comprised maize, squash, yucca, and other crops about 2,000…
What is the origin of blue eyes?
According to research from the UCIFG, all people with blue eyes descend from a single ancestor who lived between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago near the Black Sea.
Minnesota’s Kensington Runestone: An ancient Viking secret or a fake artifact?
The Kensington Runestone is a 202-pound (92 kg) slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side. A Swedish immigrant, Olof Ohman, reported that he discovered it in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County, Minnesota, and named it after the nearest settlement, Kensington.
The secrets of Tiwanaku: What’s the truth behind the faces of “aliens” and evolution?
Evolutionary processes are discussed to determine if archaeological engravings from the Tiwanaku civilization in Bolivia could be depicting an ancient astronaut.
Xibalba: The mysterious Mayan underworld where the souls of the dead travelled
The Mayan underworld known as the Xibalba is similar to the Christian hell. The Mayans believed that every man and woman who died travelled to Xibalba.
The “Genetic Disc” revealed advanced biological knowledge acquired by an ancient civilization
Since the beginning of the new millennium, the human genetic plan of life is deciphered. But the functions…
The Palpa Lines: Are these mysterious geoglyphs 1,000 years older than the Nazca lines?
Etched into the high desert of southern Peru more than a millennium ago, the enigmatic Nasca lines continue…
The mysterious ‘helmet’ of the Lady of Elche
One of the most enigmatic ancient sculptures ever discovered is The Lady of Elche, with its strange helmet…
Mystery of the Aramu Muru Gateway
About 35 kilometres from the city of Puno, near the municipality of Juli, capital of the Chucuito province,…
The Piri Reis Map: Where’s the lost map of Columbus?
In 1929, a map was found rolled up on a dusty shelf in a library at the Topkapi…
Tower of skulls: Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Religion and rites were of fundamental importance in the life of the Mexica people, and among these, human sacrifice stands…
Clouds Warriors: The mysterious power of the lost Chachapoya culture
In pre-Columbian America, the Incas had the largest empire and a flourishing civilization. They named their empire Tawantinsuyu,…