The Ancient Past

Perspectives on an ancient past.

The Piri Reis Map

The Piri Reis Map

The Piri Reis Map, which is a genuine document, not a hoax of any kind, was made at Constantinople in 1513 CE. It focuses on the western coast of Africa, the eastern coast of South America, and the northern coast of Antarctica. Piri Reis could not have acquired his information on this latter region from [...]

High Technology in our Ancient Past?

High Technology in our Ancient Past?

Evidence of Prehistoric Cutting Edge Technology

Ancient Nano-technology?

Ancient Nano-technology?

Pictured below is an example of the strange, often spiral shaped objects found in the eastern Urals. Since 1991 more and more of these objects have been found in the region. Often microscopically small they are made principally of tungsten, molybdenum, and copper. They were discovered during the course of official explorations that had been [...]

Treasures From Icy Tombs

Archaeological Cover-ups?

Who controls history? The public servants who make it, or the people who hire them and to whom are they accountable? Editorial, New York Times. 19 Nov, 1983. Most of us are familiar with the last scene in the popular Indiana Jones archaeological adventure film RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK in which an important historical [...]

Jurassic Art

Jurassic Art

Imagine you are a traveller through time. Your awareness is vast, having witnessed the mystery of life from the beginning, and as it evolved over aeons on this blue-green sphere called Earth. You are a sage, actually, whose knowledge precedes human belief, theory and dogma. From this omniscient vantage point, you observed how it all [...]