Tagged: civilization

Experts are shedding new light on the demise of the civilization that built the famous statues on Easter Island. It has long been thought that the construction of the statues, or moai, ended around 1600, following a major collapse in the island’s society. New research,...

The Middle East is largely considered to be the epicenter of the “cradle of civilization,” and has historic sites that date back thousands of years. This region has seen countless armies march across it, leaving not only blood in the sand but also destruction in...

Did climate change already kill all the aliens we’ve been searching for? According to astrophysicist Adam Frank, it’s certainly a possibility — and whether humans are doomed to the same fate may already be out of our hands. Frank, a professor of physics and astronomy...

Why is this pattern of stars repeated in monuments throughout the ancient world? Why did ancient man consider Orion as one of the most prominent constellations in the sky? Orion has been crucial to ancient man in the past, and these long-lost civilizations paid tribute...

The Anunanki are considered by many as the “founding fathers” of civilization and mankind, the cradle of civilization is considered to be in Sumer. Some archaeologists even suggest that the anunnaki have a very important history with south America and the Pre-Inca and Inca civilization....

The use of the “quipu” for accounting purposes has been predominantly attributed to the Inca culture of Peru; however, documented evidence shows that early Hawaiians and ancient Chinese used it much earlier. Today we describe, Chinese knots (the art of tying knots), which has its...

Our ancestors were aware of how dangerous natural calamities can be. The Harappan civilization that inhabited the Indus Valley several thousand years ago was familiar with ancient tsunamis. Scientists have found evidence that 5,000 years ago, these ancient people took measure to protect themselves from...

– Many theories have been presented, but there is still no definite answer to why the Anasazi decided to abandon their great cities. In south-west America, there are remains of the dwellings that once belonged to the Anasazi people, a civilization that arose as early...