The results of geophysical scanning has just revealed a system of caves and passageways underneath the Mitla archaeological site, considered by the ancient Zapotecs to be an entrance to the Underworld, or Lyobaa. Additionally, the study has revealed evidence of an earlier construction stage of the Palace of the Columns, Mitla’s most important and best preserved ancient monument, as well as several other geophysical anomalies that may be interpreted as tombs or buried archaeological structures.
Dr Marco M. Vigato is an independent researcher into ancient mysteries and megalithic civilizations. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a B.A. and M.Sc. from Bocconi University. Funding for this project was provided by the Association for Archaeological Research and Exploration, ARX Project A.C., with the contribution of over 60 independent donors that participated in our crowdfunding campaign. Visit www.arxproject.org
The world has just recovered from the Covid 19 pandemic in a reasonably short time span. The Romans were not so lucky. In 165 – 180 BC, for 15 years the Antonine Plague killed 10 percent of the Roman Empire’s population. Although caused by a virus, the Romans believed it to be a punishment for Roman soldiers who has desecrated a temple. Then from 251 to 270 AD raging for about 20 years, the Cyprian Plague decimated the population, with estimates of ,000 people dying per day in Rome, but the worst was to come with the Justinian Plague, although a shorter time span from 541 to 549 Ad, it was estimated 10,000 people per day died in Constantinople.
Mario Bartolini has a master’s degree in political history from the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, and a second master’s degree in war studies, obtained at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is the author of Roman Emperors: A Guide to the Men Who Ruled the Empire
The British Coronation is a ceremony of three consecrations in one. First is the Germanic tradition confirming that the King is elected, then follows the most sacred part when the king is shielded - the Anointment, which is a Jewish tradition referring back to the anointment of King Solomon. The Old Testament text of’ Zadok the Priest’ was used during the coronation of Anglo-Saxon king Edgar dating to 973. It is now set to music by Handel. The last part is the actual crowning. The original crown was melted down in 1649 after the execution of King Charles I. The crown used now only for the crowning is St. Edward's crown. Thereafter the King wears the Imperial State Crown.
Dr Michael Arnheim is a Barrister at Law, Sometime Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1988 and is a Barrister at Law in Britain. He is a former Head of Department and Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Witwatersrand, SA. He is author of 23 published books to date including Why Rome Fell, Decline and Fall, or Drift and Change
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was a theoretical physicist and the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, in which the first modern atomic bombs were developed and tested. He is called the ‘father of the atomic bomb’, When he first created the atomic bomb and witnessed its explosion, he quoted the ancient Bhagavad Gita, exclaiming, “I have become the Destroyer of Worlds.” Years later, during a classroom lecture, one of his students asked if the atomic test at Alamogordo was the first nuclear blast in history. Oppenheimer responded, “Yes, in modern times,” indicating he perhaps believed that nuclear reactions, both natural and artificial, might have occurred in antiquity. Is this possible?
DR. KEN JEREMIAH is a television presenter and has written several books about religions, mummification, and spirituality, including Remnants of a Distant Past. He may be contacted at [email protected].
The exciting discovery of a 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) ancient papyrus found in a sarcophagus in Egypt's Saqqara region has now been unveiled. A papyrus of this size and quality had not been discovered in over a century. The restored artifact that dates back to 50 BC and contains passages and images of the Egyptian Book of the Dead has now been put on display at the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, Cairo for all to see.
Ted Loukes is an independent researcher in the field of ancient civilizations. His book Moses and Akhenaten: Brothers in Alms grew from a single page blog post to a two and a half year project that incorporated several field trips to Egypt herself. Ted is our Ancient Origins tour leader to Egypt.
