Ancient Sites
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 […]
Ancient Sites
Ancient Sites
Central place – the ancient art of creating sacred centres
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 […]
Ancient Sites
(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 […]
Ancient Sites
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” – the top-12 ancient sites in 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 […]