2012, September 26, 2004 at 3:51:00 PM AEST

Oldest American skulls found

Tests on skulls found in Mexico suggest they are almost 13,000 years old... The human skulls are the oldest tested so far from the continent... They came from a collection of 27 skeletons of early humans kept at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. These were originally discovered more than 100 years ago in the area surrounding the city The two oldest skulls were "dolichocephalic" - that is, long and narrow-headed. Other, more recent skulls were a different shape - short and broad, like those from native American remains. This suggests that humans dispersed within Mexico in two distinct waves, and that a race of long and narrow-headed humans may have lived in North America prior to the American Indians.

Source: BBC

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2012, September 12, 2004 at 8:48:00 AM AEST

French Egyptologists find Pyramid room?

A pair of French Egyptologists who suspect they have found a previously unknown chamber in the Great Pyramid urged Egypt's antiquities chief to reconsider letting them test their theory by drilling new holes in the 4,600-year-old structure. ...."There are 300 theories concerning hidden rooms and other things inside the pyramid, but if I let them all test their theories they will do untold damage to the pyramid, which was built with the blood of Egyptians," said Hawass. "I will not let Egyptian blood be damaged by amateurs." He said earlier requests from the same pair were turned down in 1999 and 2003. ....In their book, "The Room of Cheops," Dormion and Verd'hurt write that 1988 study of an area below the queen's burial chamber in the pyramid found what appeared to be an 11 1/2-foot "structure," according to the French magazine Science and Future. ....Verd'hurt laughed off Hawass' "amateur" tag, citing previous close relationships with Egyptian antiquities officials and work that he and Dormion had conducted in 1998 on the Medium pyramid south of Cairo, which dates back more than 4,500 years to the 4th pharaonic dynasty. The work at Medium, according to Verd'hurt, led to the discovery of two rooms and two passages that had been previously "undisturbed and unknown." They want to do similar work at the Great Pyramid, built by Khufu, a ruler also known as Cheops.

Source: ABC News

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2012, August 9, 2004 at 7:14:00 PM AEST

Atlantis in Ireland

Swedish scientist Ulf Erlingsso's book will be published next month: Atlantis from a Geographer's Perspective: Mapping the Fairy Land.

Just like Atlantis, Ireland is 300 miles (480 kilometres) long, 200 miles wide, and widest across the middle. They both have a central plain surrounded by mountains. Dr Erlingsson believes the idea that Atlantis sank came from the fate of Dogger Bank, an isolated shoal in the North Sea about 100 kilometres off the north-eastern coast of England, which sank after being hit by a huge floodwave around 6100BC.

Source: The Age

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2012, June 12, 2004 at 8:29:00 AM AEST

Face of Machu Picchu

No commentary required!

Source: Alienated

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2012, June 10, 2004 at 9:19:00 AM AEST

Talisman: New Hancock / Bauval book

Available from Amazon UK now (click on the above image) and USA/Australia etc later in the year.

"Talisman is a roller-coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. The story takes us from Heliopolis to Luxor, Alexandria, Toulouse, Florence, Rome, Paris, London, Washington DC, New York, and finally to the global pandemonium following 9/11/2001. It is a tale filled with romance and intrigue, heroism and faith, peopled by ancient Egyptian astronomer priests, Christian Gnostics, Hermetic sages, learned Jews, Arab savants, Occitan Counts, Cathar "perfecti", Knights Templar, Renaissance magi, Rosicrucian "invisibles", Bavarian Illuminati and Freemasons."

Can't wait to read it!

Source: Official Website for the Book

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2012, May 4, 2004 at 12:46:00 PM AEST

NZ gets their own Stonehenge

Better, newer and complete - it isn't an exact replica, but one designed for NZ. And it isn't made from stone, but rather wood and "coated with cement and covered in plaster sculpted to look like stone". I think the best aspects of it are that it can be educational and inspiring, and it could also be a cool place for rituals and weddings.

Source: Wired Story + Stonehenge Aotearoa

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2012, May 3, 2004 at 6:10:00 AM AEST

Vandals damage famous Inca stone

"Vandals have damaged Peru's famous 12-cornered Inca stone in the Andean tourist city of Cusco by scarring it with a sharp metal object. The stone, which is both a national symbol and one of Cusco's best-known tourist sites, was damaged on Thursday night with either a nail, a screwdriver or a chisel.

The stone has a scar which is 15 centimeters (6 inches) long and 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) wide, and can not be repaired because officials could not find the shards the vandals chopped off.

...The large gray stone, a product of Inca craftsmanship thought to have energizing properties, is part of an outside wall in the palace of Cusco's archbishop and is on permanent display, unprotected by glass or plastic."

Hopefully this will prompt officials worldwide to better protect such relics...

Source: Reuters

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2012, May 2, 2004 at 2:09:00 PM AEST

Atlantis discovered (again...)

This time it is near Cyprus:

"After a decade of intense study an American, Robert Sarmast, claims to have evidence to prove that the fabled island lies 1.5 kilometres deep in the sea between Cyprus and Syria. He says he has detected "around 48" of the 50 geographical features described by Plato before it was "swallowed up by the earth"."

Website of the discoverer - The Discovery of Atlantis

Betcha the pics are incredibly murky and could be anything...

Source: The Age

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RobertBast, April 27, 2004 at 6:37:00 AM AEST

New Mayan Monument

"A team of U.S. and Guatemalan archeologists says it has discovered important Mayan monuments covered with texts from the ceremonial ball court at the Cancuen palace in northern Guatemala.

The researchers said the discovery is providing new information about the final years before the collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization."

Source: CNN

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2012, March 27, 2004 at 9:12:00 AM AEDT

Michigan Man shifts big stones

Big as Stonehenge. And he does it all with pieces of wood!

"At first, I brought a 1-ton block home from work," he says. "But I found I could move it around by myself pretty easily." Then he started moving even heavier concrete blocks and columns, and then built a wooden device of two-by-fours he called "the Wallington lever" that he could saddle around the blocks. Depending on the firmness of the ground, or by using a couple of rocks for fulcrums or swivels slipped beneath his blocks on hard surfaces, he could "walk" heavy blocks by pushing the arms of his lever. In an attempt to set a world record, he moved a 10,400-pound concrete column by himself, without any rollers. He even moved a large out-building for one of his sons. "Yeah, it was a 30-by-40-foot pole barn," he says. "By myself, I could move it at about 6 feet per hour. With my son, we doubled that speed. We ended up moving it more than 200 feet."

Well, 6 feet an hour I think is impressive for anyone, but too slow for the learned ancients...

Source: MLive.com

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2012, March 25, 2004 at 10:47:00 PM AEDT

Ancient Maize = Today's Maize

"An ancient ear of corn shows that farmers made drastic genetic modifications to corn at least 4,400 years ago."

The news articles focus on "selective breeding" of years ago being the same as "genetic modification" today. But the reality is that 4,400 years ago, the corn was the same as today.

Which makes me suspect that 10,000 years ago corn was also the same. Because back then humans were just as sophisticated and clever as today.

If our world suffered a terrible cataclysm tomorrow, all traces of our advanced society might be lost - but corn would probably keep on growing!

Source: Wired

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2012, March 20, 2004 at 10:43:00 PM AEDT

A Dutch Pyramid

Mohamed Sabet alerted me to the existence of a pyramid in Holland. He has put a lot of effort into studying it - read his paper - it has lots of detail on measurements and alignments - the alignment with Paris is worth further investigation...

"Unlike its ancient Egyptian counterparts, the Austerlitz pyramid is but a mere 200 years old. It was completed on 12 October 1804 by a French general, Auguste Marmont, who wanted to create a lasting monument in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte and - above all - himself. To make it even more spectacular, he placed an obelisk on top of the pyramid. The entire structure is approximately 50 metres high and stands on a hill of about the same height, giving a spectacular view of the surrounding area."

....I have just realised that there is not an online database of pyramids, so I bought an appropriate domain name and hopefully, one day, will make one....

Source: Radio Netherlands

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RobertBast, March 13, 2004 at 11:19:00 PM AEDT

More Orion on the ground...

"The site construction at Thornborough is thought to have originated around 3500BC. It was used as a religious centre for at least 1,000 years after this point, perhaps even twice that long. The henges are believed to be one of the largest earthmoving projects undertaken by Neolithic man."

The only triple-henge in the world, it could be argued it matches the Orion layout found in Giza. Same time, same design...

Source: Phenomena

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RobertBast, March 12, 2004 at 4:06:00 PM AEDT

Italian Pyramids

Located in Montevecchia.

They are either excellent replicas of the Giza pyramids, albeit covered in dirt and trees...

... or just square-shaped terraced hills that happen to be in the Orion alignment.

You decide!

Source: Survive 2012 - Europe Pyramids

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RobertBast, January 30, 2004 at 4:31:00 PM AEDT

Mexico City older than thought?

"The ancient city of Teotihuacan lies north of modern Mexico City. It remains largely a mystery, and was so even for the Aztecs, who are credited with founding Mexico City in the 1300s.

Teotihuacan, one of the largest cities in the world around the time of Christ, had an estimated 150,000 inhabitants, and influenced art and architecture as far away as the Yucatan peninsula. However, it had been abandoned and crumbling for centuries by the time of the Aztecs.

The artifacts discovered Wednesday may push the date of Mexico City's founding back to the classic Teotihuacan period of 300-600."

Source: ABC

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RobertBast, January 22, 2004 at 9:20:00 AM AEDT

Atlantis might be discovered in July

It's old news, but now a date has been set for the expedition. The following is from New Scientist, Jan 10 2004, p37:

"Collina-Girard has teamed up with Paul Henri Nargeolet and George Tulloch, the underwater explorers who discovered the wreck of the Titanic. They will head for Spartel in July and use a manned submersible to explore the hilly island, which lies between 55 and 200 metres underwater. The preliminary survey will take 10 days and will involve mapping the island with sonar and sampling sediments for dating"

If it is an ancient inhabited island that shows signs of an advanced culture, I'm sure a lot of people will still look for the "other Atlantis".

Source: Original 2001 BBC story

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RobertBast, January 2, 2004 at 9:29:00 PM AEDT

Siberian habitation, 30,000 years ago

"Russian scientists have found evidence of people living in Arctic Siberia during the Ice Age... 30,000 years ago"

The article is focusing on the possibility of these people becoming the first Americans, without questioning why this area was ice-free back then... (pole shift since... shhhh...)

"The site in Arctic Siberia showed that ancient hunters lived on the Yana River, not far from the Bering land bridge that then connected Asia with North America.

...while much of what is now Europe, Canada and the northern United States was covered in ice, the Yana area was ice free.

It was a dry flood plain, without glaciers, that was home to mammoth, horse, musk ox and other animals.

.... It was not stark tundra as one might imagine."

Source: BBC

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RobertBast, January 2, 2004 at 7:23:00 PM AEDT

Ancient wine

Scientists still believe that 8-10,000 years ago humans were primitive, and evidence of wine production is amazing and out-of-place, just like planned cities and global sea travel...

"Scientists have discovered the world's oldest wine - a vintage produced by Stone Age people 8,000 years ago."

"Biochemical tests on the ancient pottery wine jars from Georgia are showing that at this early period humans were deliberately adding anti-bacterial preservatives to grape juice so that the resulting wine could be kept for longer periods after fermentation."

"Intriguingly, the area lies adjacent to the region associated with one of the world's first recorded drunks, the biblical figure Noah, whose first non-religious act after the flood was to plant a vineyard."

[ Also, 12,000 years ago the Chinese were using pots to cook snails ]

Source: The Independent

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RobertBast, December 18, 2003 at 12:24:00 PM AEDT

Ancient Lion-Person figurine found

33,000 years ago German humans (well, presumably) were carving figurines of horses, birds and half-man, half-lions known as Lowenmensch. Two of these lion-people have been found, which implies there were many.

What does it mean? I have no idea... maybe someone else can work it out for us. <br.

Source: National Geographic

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RobertBast, December 17, 2003 at 10:08:00 PM AEDT

German Stonehenge

Older than its British counrepart by two millenia, and with very obvious solstice alignments. It's well overdue for someone to catalog all the henges and standing stones and provide an answer!

Source: Scientific American

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