Category: Artifacts
King Akhenaten Offers Clues to Finding the Lost Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant is perhaps history’s most famous archeological relic. I have been fascinated with it ever since watching Raiders of the Lost [...]
Security: The Long History of the Lock and Key
The modern-era definition states that a lock is a mechanical device or innovation that is used for fastening any physical entity. This lock is trigger [...]
The Tripitaka Koreana: A Vast Trove of Buddhist Woodblock Wisdom
The Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of Buddhist texts, laws, and treaties originally created during the 11 th century by the Korean kingdom of Gorye [...]
The Curious Case of the Rocky Valley Labyrinths
Located between Boscastle and Tintagel, Rocky Valley is a small valley in northern Cornwall, England, carved by the Trevillet River. A site of mystic [...]
Penitentials – Medieval Priests Had Handbooks to Deal with Sexual Deviance
Penance has played a prominent role in religions all over the world. And the interesting thing is there are documents spanning the globe which discuss [...]
The Benin Bronzes: A Tragic Story of Slavery and Imperialism Cast in Brass
The Benin Bronzes is the name given to a group of artifacts produced by the Benin Empire, which occupied the area which is today Nigeria. The Benin Br [...]
Does Cryptic Code Hidden in Beale Ciphers Reveal Secrets of the Freemasons?
The Beale Ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. Is the Declaration of Independence the key to finding the gold, silver, and p [...]
The Quest to Understand Haliphat’s Speaking Handshapes
Over three decades ago, walking up a wide and elegant marbled staircase passageway in a museum, a funerary relief bust of Haliphat in a secluded alcov [...]
Preserved by Nature: Studying the Spectacular Salt Mummies of Iran
The saltmen are a group of natural mummies that were discovered in the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran. This mine is in the Zanjan Province and located ab [...]
Uncovering Ancient Pyramid Science at Teotihuacan, Where Men Become Gods
Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings , a television special, took an hour long look at the great city, its inhabitants, and the excavation of the Temple of Quetza [...]