Category Archives: Cultures

Montezuma Castle

Montezuma Castle National Monument* Camp Verde, Arizona * http://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm * Thanks to the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt celebrated it by naming and declaring four National Monuments as having such historic and cultural significance, one of these was … Continue reading

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Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo * Pueblo de Taos * ȉałopháymųp’ȍhə́othə̀olbo * ** Taos, New Mexico * www.taospueblo.com * ca. 1000 C.E./1450 C.E. to Present day * As a southwestern Archaeologist, I have always been inspired and intrigued with the Taos Pueblo, the … Continue reading

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Ballymacdermot court tomb

Ballymacdermot Court TombCounty Armagh, Northern Ireland: “This fine court tomb on the south slope of Ballymacdermot Mountain dates from about 3500 BCE. It has three separate burial chambers in a gallery which was entered from the forecourt – hence the … Continue reading

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Loughcrew Passage Tomb

Sliabh na Caillí (Mountain of the Hag), also known as Lough crew, is a infamous passage tomb is one of the four main passage tombs in Ireland next to Brú na Bóinne, Carrowkeel and Carrowmore dating to roughly 3,300 BCE. … Continue reading

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Bronze Age Boat to be Launched into the Unknown

cross posted from http://news.yahoo.com/press-call-first-experimental-archaeology-bronze-age-boat-171213120.html?goback=.gde_815227_member_217483070   Press Call: A First for Experimental Archaeology – Bronze Age Boat to be Launched into the Unknown PRWeb – Thu, Feb 28, 2013    A unique project to recreate a 4000 year old boat will reach its … Continue reading

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Filipino Catholics observe Lent with gory rituals – Yahoo! News

Reuters – 59 mins ago Email 6 Print RELATED CONTENT     A penitent prays before whipping … A penitent lies on a ground as … VIEW SLIDESHOWS Wax royals unveiled at Madame Tussauds 8 photos – Wed, Apr 4, 2012 New Zealand cargo ship … Continue reading

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Archaeologists and pagans alike glory in the Brodgar complex

Posted by TANN Ancient, Breakingnews, Destinations, Scotland, Travel, UK 7:30 PM   Archaeologists are notoriously nervous of attributing ritual significance to anything (the old joke used to be that if you found an artefact and couldn’t identify it, it had … Continue reading

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Mysterious Winged Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered – Yahoo! News

Mysterious ‘Winged’ Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered By Owen Jarus | LiveScience.com – 6 hrs ago Click image for more photos A recently discovered mysterious “winged” structure in England, which in the Roman period may have been used as a temple, presents a puzzle for … Continue reading

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Origin of Stonehenge rocks discovered | The Sideshow – Yahoo! News

By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – Cross posted using WordPress “Press This” Application: Preserved for academic study.   The origin of some of Stonehenge’s ancient stones have been discovered Researchers in the United Kingdom have finally solved a major piece … Continue reading

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The Provocation: ‘Merry Christmas’ Simply Does Not Apply to a Pagan or a Jew

‘Merry Christmas’ Simply Does Not Apply to a Pagan or a Jew Baby New Year and Father Time. By Steve Provost The Provocation I, Marcus, was walking down the Appian Way one day just outside of Rome. The date? Just … Continue reading

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