Excavations in Thessaloniki, Greece, have uncovered a shocking number of child and infant burials at the historic Byzantine walls of the city. A most unusual aspect is that the majority were found buried in jars.
The Benben stone is an object that is found in the mythology of ancient Egypt. This mythical stone is said to have once been housed in a shrine within the compounds of the temple dedicated to the deity Atum in Heliopolis. The Benben stone is also an architectural term, and is the name given to the tip of an obelisk or the capstone placed on top of a pyramid. This architectural feature is known also as a pyramidion (or pyramidia in its plural form).
The Sagrada Familia is one of Barcelona’s most famous tourist attractions. But did you know that the project has been in progress since 1882? The problem was always money.
In the face of theories of spaceships, anti-gravity levitation mechanisms and magic, Scottish historian Ashley Cowie gets down to reality, and tackles the truth behind the pyramid construction.
The Benben stone is an object that is found in the mythology of ancient Egypt. This mythical stone is said to have once been housed in a shrine within the compounds of the temple dedicated to the deity Atum in Heliopolis. The Benben stone is also an architectural term, and is the name given to the tip of an obelisk or the capstone placed on top of a pyramid. This architectural feature is known also as a pyramidion (or pyramidia in its plural form).
The Sagrada Familia is one of Barcelona’s most famous tourist attractions. But did you know that the project has been in progress since 1882? The problem was always money.
In the face of theories of spaceships, anti-gravity levitation mechanisms and magic, Scottish historian Ashley Cowie gets down to reality, and tackles the truth behind the pyramid construction.
