Ancient Sites
Navigating Navan Fort – the ancient ‘capital’ of Ulster
Navan Fort – or Emain Macha in Old Irish – has been described as ‘one of Europe’s most iconic monumental complexes’. It’s not in Navan and it’s not a fort, so what do we know […]
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Could human civilisation be millions of years old?
By Dr Alexander Koltypin. Editor’s introduction: Dr. Alexander Koltypin is a Russian geologist and author whose research on disappeared continents and ancient civilisations has been widely reported online. Here, we feature his conclusions from geology […]
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Atlantis in the Sahara?
They seek it here, they seek it there – did it even exist? Here we look at some of the reasons why the fabled Atlantis may have existed in North Africa. And, to provide some […]
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In the midst – how did ancient peoples define their sacred spaces?
From the aboriginal tribes of Australia to the Celtic tribes of Europe, there is evidence that ancient peoples revered central places within their territories, and organised their societies accordingly. Why were these centre places so […]
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(The shadow of) Atlantis in Ireland?
There are theories about the legendary Atlantis being located in all sorts of locations around the world, some underwater, some above the waves. Here we take a look at the idea that Plato’s Atlantis may […]
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Someplace else? Alternative locations for Troy
The ancient city of Troy is widely accepted to have been located in north-west Turkey, at a place called Hisarlik. This is where the legendary Trojan War between the Achaeans (Greeks) and the Trojans and […]
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Citadels of Mystery – what were the top ancient sites of the 1970s?
Citadels of Mystery is the rather intriguing title of a book by husband and wife team L. Sprague and Catherine C. de Camp. Published back in 1972, it featured their twelve most famous legends, myths […]