Gamirasu Cave Hotel Gamirasu Troglodyte Hotel is located in the heart of Cappadocia, Turkey near Urgup. The hotel boasts 18 rooms that have been completely restored and reopened in 1999. The hotel is...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
An Archaeological Look at Bog Bodies: Tullund Man
Ima Write brings us the story of the Tullund Man, found in a peat bog in 1950 in Denmark. His 2,000+ year body was unbelievably preserved, and the contents of his last meal were found in his stomach!...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
About Me
Anyone can appreciate and learn about history and archaeology when it’s taught in a way that appeals to all generations. Whether you’re a stay at home mom, academic, archaeologist or anthropologist,...
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Evolution of a Petroglyph
Petroglyphs are carvings in stone which are largely associated with Pre-historic civilizations.
The word originally came from the Greek words petros meaning "stone" and glyphein meaning "to carve"...
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The Bizarre and Ghostly Grounds of San Marco's, St. Augustine
St. Augustine is home to some of the most notorious ghost stories and ghost walks in the nation. So, it's only fitting that I would dive into the controversy and visit one of the most famous ghostly...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Six Notable Archaeological Forgeries in History
This post has been removed as the story was linked to a site that is no longer online. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Check out Archaeology.org's extensive list of Hoaxes, Forgeries, Fakes, and Strange Sites:
Archaeology's Hoaxes, Fakes, and Strange Sites
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Most Vicious and Cannibalistic Prehistoric Creatures
During the Pre-Historic Era, certain creatures and species were limited in their access to food supplies, and so they were forced to feed on their own kind, giving them the ability to sustain their lives...
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Mysterious Inscribed Slate Discovered at Jamestown
Archaeologists from Jamestown have just discovered a 400 year old transcribed slate tablet from America's first English Settlement. The slate is covered with writings, numbers, and drawings of people,...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Photography of Utah: Somewhere in the Canyons
Believe it or not, I took these photo's when I was 12 years old. If I had known then what I know now, I would have appreciated them much more.These photo's are from an old black Kodak camera that I used...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The Dolmabahçe Palace in Turkey
I knew there was a reason that I loved this country. A new discovery for me, the Dolmabahçe Palace located on the European side of the Bosporus.
The palace served as the main administrative center of...
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Treasures of an Abbey in Ruins: Orval
Patrick Bernauw, a very well know Flemish writer, specializes in historical mysteries, faction and fiction, supernatural stories and fantasy novels. In his recent article, he explains his trip to the...
Friday, June 5, 2009
The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di
Bren Parks Discusses the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di, where thousands and thousands of life size clay warriors stand in silent and eternal defense of the amazing ancient tomb.The tomb of the Chinese emperor...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Florida Radio Station says Pyramids are Unimpressive
The Pyramids? Unimpressive By Who's Standards?Yesterday, I was listening to a local radio station and one of the DJs was speaking about their trip to Egypt to see the pyramids and how very unimpressive...
