Aqueducts and man-made wells built about 1,500 years ago in Peru by the Nazca people are still in use today and supplying water for daily living and irrigation to people in desert areas near the modern city of Nazca. The Nazca people had only very narrow, rocky valleys in which to live and grow their […]

Ancient Mayan and Chinese calendar systems share so many similarities, it is unlikely they developed independently, according to the late David H. Kelley, whose paper on the subject was published posthumously in August, 2016. Kelley was a Harvard-educated archaeologist and epigrapher at the University of Calgary in Canada. He earned fame in the 1960s for […]

Archaeologists in Austria have announced the discovery of a pair of rare mammoth tusks estimated to be around a million years old; the ancient artifacts were found by a crew doing roadwork.

Paleontologists with the University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have made a major discovery. Recently, they have found a 66.3-million-year old Tyrannosaurus rex skull.

The word “serendipity” has many pop-culture references, but many people don’t know its original meaning or realize its usefulness. When customers walk into Serendipity, a women’s clothing store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, they usually think of the movie Serendipity (2001) starring John Cusak (Jonathan) and Kate Beckinsale (Sara). The movie is serendipity rich. The two […]

Chivalry-Now is a movement that introduces a new form of chivalry for the 21st century. Founder Dean Jacques is a retired social worker. Throughout his career, he saw many programs fail to help families because the causes of their problems were deeply rooted in society. So he began what he calls “an experiment in cultural change.” […]

On Friday, UNESCO announced it has inscribed nine new sites on its World Heritage List.

An ancient tablet dated to around 5,000 years ago from an area called Uruk in Mesopotamia--located in present-day Iraq--shows that workers were likely paid in beer, a popular drink during that time.

Unlike some cities, the Spanish capital of Madrid doesn’t smack you over the head with what it has to offer. This is not to say that Madrid lacks charm – nothing could be further from the truth. It’s just that, despite the vexing Spanish stereotypes of flamboyant extravagance, Madrid is a city of subtlety that […]

To residents of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the most beloved icon of the community is an oak tree. The Basking Ridge oak tree is not just any oak tree. While most oaks have a life span of 200-300 years, the Basking Ridge oak is over 600. It is believed by many to be the oldest oak tree […]

In 1901, divers exploring off the coast of Greece came upon a vast sunken treasure, and amidst the many fabulous objects was an item that continues to intrigue many to this day. Called the Antikythera Mechanism, the 2,100-year-old artifact is a mind-bending assembly of moving parts.

A tourist attraction, this giant boulder balances on a small surface area on the slope of a hill. It has neither slid down this hill, nor budged when attempts were made to move it.

Using satellite data and drones, researchers say they've found a large monument in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.

A mysterious inscription on a mysterious artifact has been theorized by some to be Cherokee, Semitic, or Welsh, all intriguing possibilities.

Ancient Chinese brewed beer 5,000 years ago using similar technology that we use today.

A story passed down in my family for generations may be the clue to finding a lost Norse settlement.

People who visit ancient temples and megalithic sites often describe experiencing a strange sensation.

Some rather interesting ancient discoveries have been made in the waters near Caesarea, Israel over the years. However, none in the last few decades is comparable to a recent find made by two amateur underwater explorers.

Materialism and psychical research are often viewed as antithetical. But psychic phenomena and the occult have been with us all throughout the development of science, and—like it or not—they have their place in modern science.

Could an ancient civilization have had telescopes, advanced astronomical knowledge, the ability to perform complex surgery?