This is a superb article that sets the mind on several flights of wonder: ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ The Tigris: The river that birthed civilisation By Leon McCarron 2nd August 2023 Reaching the source of the Tigris is not an easy task. Where a dirt road ends, a small path leads over...

Couldn't find this on a search and I don't know whether it has been brought up before but what were the Viking longship "figureheads" designed to look like? ignoring mast/sails there is a long neck, small head and a lower tail. Rather than dragons could they have been based on a typical "long...

A bit of a query here: one of my good friends was reading a book he was given for christmas called "the real middle earth" which is a popular history type thing about the factual (and mythological) basis for Tolkien's Lord of the Rings mythos. He didn't enjoy it one bit, apart from the...

I can't speak for others... Trojan war... almost certainly happened, and almost certainly didn't involved the Greek God's and probably not the horse. Nature of myth. The Persian Expedition as outlined by Xenophon also probably happened, but that was more likely to have happened in the way...

In the path of Utah's skin walker Did anyone read on the home page"breaking news" the above titled article. It was really cool. George Napp (famous for Bob lazar-area 51 -etc, stories) is the reporter on the scene at a ranch in Utah "purchased by 'NIDS' millionair Bob bigilow. The science team...

The Great Pyramid Anyone got any more info on this subject?. I'm not totally clear, but I recall reading something to suggest that a secret door was to be opened to 1998 that would hopefully reveal the hall of records.