Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey, Klaus Schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time: [ … ]
Category: Ancient History
Armenian Stonehenge: Incredible History of the 7,500-Year-old Observatory of Zorats Karer
Armenian Stonehenge: Incredible History of the 7,500-Year-old Observatory of Zorats KarerArmenia is a country full of archeological surprises. It is a country where mysterious stories appear at every corner, and [ … ]
Mysterious Megaliths of the Talaiotic People, Menorca
The Taulas of Menorca – Mysterious Megaliths of the Talaiotic People Located in the Mediterranean Sea are a set of Spanish islands known as the Balearic Islands. One of those [ … ]
New Claims About The Great Pyramid – Do They Stand Up? Graham Hancock Website
An ancient papyrus logbook said to detail part of the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (also known as Cheops) at Giza has gone on display at the Egyptian [ … ]
The Intaglios near Blythe in California
An article from the Blythe Area Chamber of Commerce: Are Giant Figures, known to archeologists as Intaglios, pronounced “In-tal-yos”, an Italian term which refers to an engraving art process, are [ … ]
Early Historians of Ancient History
Here is a list of some of the early historians whose work has been referred to and encountered during the compilation of the material found within the pages of Quantum [ … ]
Silbury Hill, Stonehenge and Avebury in Southwest England
Silbury Hill Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, England, is the largest artificial mound in Europe. It is situated near ancient tombs and the largest prehistoric stone circle in the British Isles [ … ]
An article on Carnac and its Megalithic Sites by Mark Cartwright
When looking for an introduction to Carnac and its its Megalithic site for inclusion in the content of Quantum Gaze, this article by Mark Cartwright serves very well. Reproduced here [ … ]
Tutankhamun Was The Product Of Incest, Scientists Reveal Amid New Clues As To Why The Egyptian Pharaoh Died So Young
Ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was the product of incest, and that contributed to his death at just 19, scientists have confirmed. Theories as to what caused the mysterious death [ … ]
Pyramids of Egypt
Here are some images of Egypt’s pyramids – those that remain more prominent and visual within its landscape Djoser’s Step Pyramid, Saqqara Photo credit: Ed Yourdon / Foter / CC [ … ]
Egyptian Gods, Notes in Brief
It’s difficult to read about ancient Egypt without encountering their various gods, and remembering which is which can get confusing. So here are some prominent ones, in simple summary, as [ … ]
Serapeum at Saqqara, A Fascinating Place
Sometimes when reading about the Serapeum at Saqqara, or seeing photographs detailing it, the context in which it sits is not seen or realised. So here are some images from [ … ]
Ancient Greek Astronomical Knowledge
A summary of examples of ancient Greek astronomical knowledge Pythagoras (525 BC) – The world was spherical rather then flat Philolaus (450 BC) – The Earth moves Herakleides (late 300s [ … ]
Puma Punku
Puma Punku is situated at an altitude of 12,800 above sea level and is part of complex of structures at Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) which is a Pre-Columbian archaeological [ … ]
The Unique Hypogeum in Paola, Malta
Dates for when the construction of the Hypogeum of Paola in Malta began are varied and vague. I’m gathering that no one actually knows for sure quite when it was [ … ]
Remarkable Derinkuyu Underground City in Turkey
Derinkuyu is an ancient Underground City of many levels, built into to soft volcanic rock. It’s in the Derinkuyu district in Nevşehir Province, Turkey and thought to have been built [ … ]
Tantalis, a Legendary King of Lydia
Tantalis appears in classical texts and in, for example, in the account of a Greek travel writer, Pausanias in the 2nd century A.D. Such a lost city is said to [ … ]
Description of Gobekli Tepe from Sanliurfa Governorship
At Gobekli Tepe, built by hunters and gatherers, is situated on the highest point on the mountain range delimiting the Harran valley to the north. Gobekli Tepe confronts us with [ … ]
10 Ancient Civilizations That History Forgot
Much like Isaac Newton imagined when he gave his famous “shoulders of giants” quote, our modern civilizations owe a great deal to those which came before us. While examples like [ … ]
300 000 year Old Flint Tools Found in Northern France
The deposits at Etricourt Manancourt in the Picardie region of France documents the history of early European settlements, revealing at least five prehistoric levels, ranging between 300,000 and 80,000 years [ … ]
Massive European Network of Stone Age tunnels
Stone Age man created a massive network of underground tunnels criss-crossing Europe from Scotland to Turkey, a new book on the ancient superhighways has claimed. German archaeologist Dr Heinrich Kusch [ … ]
Welsh Burial Chamber offers Clue to Stonehenge
Archaeologists are researching the grave of an important figure they believe may have played a crucial role in the construction of Stonehenge. The burial chamber is sited above a ceremonial [ … ]
Prospect of additional chambers in Great Pyramid
John Desalvo, in his book ‘Decoding the Pyramids’, has brought together a number of aspects of research found sporadically in work by others authors (pages 42 – 43), and which [ … ]
The Seven Year Famine on an Ancient Stela
On Sehel Island at Aswan Egypt, there is an amazing collection of over 250 rock inscriptions that were carved by priests that tell stories of the long history of the [ … ]
The Serdab at Saqqara
In his book, ‘The Egypt Code’, Robert Bauval refers to the Serdab located outside the north face of Djoser’s step pyramid at Saqqara. I hadn’t come across a Serdab before. [ … ]
Prehistoric Portraits Discovered in Mongolia
Eighteen cliff paintings, portraits, dating back over 4,000 years have been discovered by archaeologists in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, an official said Sunday. The prehistoric portraits were unearthed [ … ]
Mask Found – Pyramid of the Sun
Archaeologists discovered a series of deposits in the interior of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan in Mexico. The team of researchers announced their findings after exploring the 65-metre [ … ]
Tower of Babel on Stele
A team of scholars has discovered what might be the oldest representation of the Tower of Babel of Biblical fame, they report in a newly published book. Carved on a [ … ]
Tombs of Giants – Nuragic Sardinia
Historical period: bronze age – iron age (1800/1000 BC) The Tombs of Giants, so called because of their gigantic dimensions, are another typical element of Sardinia’s megalithic period. Usually the [ … ]