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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! If you cannot see this email properly, please click [here]( [main] [Top10Banner] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [image?cs_ema...]( The Cold Case of Alexander the Great: Have Toxicologists Finally Explained His Untimely Death? [The Cold Case of Alexander the Great: Have Toxicologists Finally Explained His Untimely Death?]( It might be a surprise to learn that Alexander the Great was only 32 when he died in Babylon in June 323 BC. In a short period of 12 years as ruler he managed to create an empire stretching from modern Albania to Pakistan. As much as we know of his achievements as a fearsome general, we still have no conclusive cause of his untimely and unexpected death. He did not die in battle as might be thought the appropriate and honorable end for such a conqueror... [Read more...]( Mysterious Map Emerges at the Dawn of the Egyptian Civilization and Depicts Antarctica Without Ice – Who Made it? [Mysterious Map Emerges at the Dawn of the Egyptian Civilization and Depicts Antarctica Without Ice – Who Made it?]( On a chilly winter day in 1929, Halil Edhem, the Director of Turkey's National Museum, was hunched over his solitary task of classifying documents. He pulled towards him a map drawn on Roe deer skin. As Halil opened the chart to its full dimensions (two feet by three feet wide or 60 X 90 cm) he was surprised by how much of the New World was depicted on a map which dated from 1513. The document was the legacy of a pirate turned Turkish Admiral, Piri Reis... [Read more...]( Tutankhamun’s Scarab Brooch Was Born of a 28-Million-Year Old Comet Strike [Tutankhamun’s Scarab Brooch Was Born of a 28-Million-Year Old Comet Strike]( When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon first discovered the chambers of treasures of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922, it was a phenomenal event in historical discovery. One remarkable, though tiny, component of that haul was result of a phenomenal event that occurred 28 million years earlier. The impact of this incomprehensively ancient comet that had come hurtling through the cosmos to collide with the Earth, created a component which... [Read more...]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( East African Invasions in South America: Tracing Cultural Clues and Artifacts Left by Early Travelers [East African Invasions in South America: Tracing Cultural Clues and Artifacts Left by Early Travelers]( Archaeologists have found many artifacts that suggest Blacks lived in Pre-Columbian America in locations including Tiahuanaco and Valdivia. Epigraphers and archaeologists have even found evidence that Axumites, Meroites, and Puntites may have voyaged to South America before Columbus. There is also ample evidence that Sumerians were in South America, which they called Kuga-Ki. It was here that the Sumerians mined tin and other minerals... [Read more...]( The Enigmatic and Undeciphered Voynich Manuscript Unlikely to be a Hoax [The Enigmatic and Undeciphered Voynich Manuscript Unlikely to be a Hoax]( The Voynich manuscript is among the most perplexing texts ever discovered as it has never been decoded despite over 25 analyses conducted in an attempt to decipher its meaning. As a result, many have drawn into question whether the manuscript is authentic, or nothing more than a hoax. However, a study published in the journal PLOS One offers convincing evidence that the patterns present in the writing resemble those from real languages, suggesting the enigmatic text... [Read more...]( Hominid Hanky Panky Led to 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human [Hominid Hanky Panky Led to 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human]( In saliva, scientists have found hints that a "ghost" species of archaic humans may have contributed genetic material to ancestors of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that sexual rendezvous between different archaic human species may not have been unusual. Past studies have concluded that the forebears of modern humans in Asia and Europe interbred with other early hominin species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans... [Read more...]( [Hidden Prehistoric Landscapes in South West Wales]( Mathematical Genius or Mesmerizing Magician? The Psychomagic of Scotland's Ancient Lost Wizard [Mathematical Genius or Mesmerizing Magician? The Psychomagic of Scotland's Ancient Lost Wizard]( "Scotland's First Scientist", "The Lost Genius", "The Scottish Wizard", "The White Wizard", or "The Wizard of the North" are some of the terms used to describe Michael Scot. And although this Scottish sorcerer was referred to as the most "renowned and feared" sorcerer and alchemist of the 13th century as you will see, his psychomagic not only entertained Europe's social elite, but over time it developed and became the modern disciplines of psychology and hypnosis... [Read more...]( The Sacred Ghost Town of Ani, City of 1001 Churches: Deserted By Man, Destroyed By Nature [The Sacred Ghost Town of Ani, City of 1001 Churches: Deserted By Man, Destroyed By Nature]( First mentioned in the 5th century by Armenian chroniclers, the “Ghost City” of Ani was described as a strong fortress on a hilltop that was a possession of the Armenian Kamsarakan dynasty. From this point on and throughout its occupation, the site had a turbulent history: changing hands multiple times, withstanding sieges, massacres, earthquakes, and looting - which led to its eventual abandonment. Despite this, the site has been seen as a place of extreme beauty, architectural marvel... [Read more...]( [Evolving Science]( Supreme Court Judge: Of Course I Believe in the Devil! ...Do You? [Supreme Court Judge: Of Course I Believe in the Devil! ...Do You?]( For Christians, the Devil is God’s opponent. He tricked Adam and Eve to eat the Forbidden Fruit, causing humanity to lose its place in the Garden of Eden. In Christianity, this being is the cause of all evil. But is this still his role in today’s world? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia held a strong belief on the subject. In 2013, he declared: I believe in the Devil…Of course! Yeah, he’s a real person. Hey, c’mon, that’s standard Catholic doctrine! Every Catholic believes that… [Read more...]( New Findings in Australia Have Shocking Ramifications for Human Occupation, Species Extinction and Out of Africa Theories [New Findings in Australia Have Shocking Ramifications for Human Occupation, Species Extinction and Out of Africa Theories]( A group of archaeologists in Australia has discovered the world's oldest stone axes with a ground edge. This discovery is extremely significant as it pushes Australia's human history back to 65,000 years, almost 18,000 years earlier than archaeologists previously estimated. This change of date is massively significant as it directly challenges current evolution and migration timelines across the world and so, as the research team notes, has ‘universal importance’... 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