Articles for tag: history

The Science Behind How the Pyramids Were Really Built

The Science Behind How the Pyramids Were Really Built

Jan Otte

Like ancient constellations guiding travelers across vast deserts, the pyramids of Giza continue to captivate us with their mystery and majesty. Just as Pisces fish navigate the depths of oceans, we’re about to dive deep into the most fascinating discoveries that reveal how these monuments were truly constructed. For decades, theories ranged from alien intervention ...

Ancient Blueprints for Modern Problems: What We’ve Ignored in Our Past

Ancient Blueprints for Modern Problems: What We’ve Ignored in Our Past

Annette Uy

Picture this: the world’s earliest builders stacking stones so precisely that, thousands of years later, we still marvel at their work. Or ancient healers, using plants and rituals, quietly mastering medicine long before white coats and sterile labs. Humanity has always looked forward, racing toward the next invention, but what if the answers to today’s ...

The Anunnaki: Gods, Aliens, or Mythic Mirrors?

Andrew Alpin

Imagine a pantheon of gods so mysterious that millennia later they spark internet conspiracies, UFO lore, and heated debates about human origins. That is the strange, fascinating legacy of the Anunnaki — a term from ancient Mesopotamia that’s been reinterpreted in wildly different ways over time. In this piece we’ll trace where the Anunnaki came ...

The Trojan Horse: Assessing the Historical Basis of the Greek Tale

The Trojan Horse: Assessing the Historical Basis of the Greek Tale

Annette Uy

Imagine for a moment the city of Troy, its walls towering, the air thick with tension and the scent of sea salt, as a massive wooden horse stands silent at its gates. Was this incredible story of cunning and conquest just a brilliant piece of fiction, or did something like the Trojan Horse truly rumble ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Mesopotamia's Timeless Flood Story

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Mesopotamia’s Timeless Flood Story

Annette Uy

Imagine an ancient world where gods walk beside mortals, heroes wrestle with fate, and a devastating flood threatens to erase humanity itself. This is not just a distant legend—it’s the heart of the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of humanity’s oldest and most electrifying tales. This story, carved onto cuneiform tablets over four thousand years ago, ...

The Black Seminoles: A History of Escape, Alliance, and Erasure

The Black Seminoles: A History of Escape, Alliance, and Erasure

Jan Otte

Imagine a people who defied the odds, blending cultures, surviving against overwhelming forces, and shaping the very land beneath their feet. The story of the Black Seminoles is one of breathtaking escape, unlikely alliances, and heartbreaking erasure—a saga that echoes through the swamps of Florida, the arid plains of Texas, and even the wild frontiers ...

Project Stargate: The U.S. Military’s Psychic Spy Program

Project Stargate: The U.S. Military’s Psychic Spy Program

Annette Uy

Imagine a world where secrets could be plucked from behind enemy lines using nothing but the power of the human mind. It sounds like the stuff of wild science fiction, yet, for more than two decades, the U.S. government poured millions into exploring just that. Project Stargate wasn’t just a quirky experiment—it was a bold, ...