Long Lost Early-Christian Gnostic Beliefs: Heresy or Enlightenment?
Gnostic beliefs held that secret knowledge was the key to enlightenment and a way out of an evil materialistic world.
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Culture
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tombs Arranged Like Galaxies in Sudan
In an archaeological first, the researchers used a tool used to study patterns in galaxies to analyze thousands of ancient tombs. Who did these tombs belong to?
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Artist Reveals ‘Moon Temple’ Plans, Honoring Earth’s Cultures in Space
Jorge Mañes Rubio, an artist-in-residence at the European Space Agency, reveals designs for a Moon Temple to bring Earth’s culture to space.
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World’s First Author and Museum Curator were Women from Mesopotamia
The world’s first author and first museum curator were both powerful women from the ancient world.
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Nesher Ramla: New Ancient Human Possibly Interbred with Our Ancestors
After a decade of study, researchers reveal a human ancestor that may have interbred with Homo sapiens over100,000 years ago.
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DNA Suggests Native Americans Arrived in Americas First – Or Did They?
Comprehensive gene analysis concluded Native Americans may have arrived first in the Americas with no outside DNA but is that the whole picture?
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Ancient Aboriginal Memory Technique Beats Greek Method in Study
Scientists from Australia found the ancient Aboriginal memory techniques were more effective than the Greek Memory Palace method. Both methods can help anyone remember information.
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Did The Hyksos Influence the Alphabet, Exodus, and the Sphinx?
Tombs from the Hyksos may reveal clues about people who had a profound influence on the world after their brief 100-year rule.
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Discovery of Golden City of Aten May Shed Light on Pharaoh Akhenaten
Shortly after the Golden Parade in Egypt, news of the discovery of the Golden City of Aten was released.
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Intact Ancient Petrified Tree Found Near ‘Father of Botany’s’ Hometown
The tree offers a window into a time when the Earth’s climate was a hothouse in the distant past.
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