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Ireland. 1,000 Year old passageway discovered in Caha Mountains

Ireland Caha-Mountains-irelandIreland ancient-passage-at-Bonane IrelandThis Iron Age tunnel was dug through solid rock 1,000 years ago in Ireland.  Called a souterrain, these kinds of structures were ordinarily associated with settlements and served as places of refuge during crises.  http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/1000-year-old-underground-passage-discovered-caha-mountains-ireland-002896

 

Only five days left to the release of…

Hi All!

Only five days left to the release of our non-fiction piece on VIKINGS IN NORTH AMERICA.  Hope you enjoy this look at the ancient stories that inspired the Vikings to travel far and wide in search of a mythical paradise called the Land of the White Men.  Vikings-in-North-America  

Bison charged photographer… Well, yeah.

bison charging

Honestly, there are times when we read articles like this and just shake our heads.  The photographer obviously got too close, which threatened this bull and the members of the herd he cares about, and he instinctively responded by charging the predator–which is how they see humans.  Know what would have happened to this bull if he’d injured the stupid photographer?  Right.  The bull would be dead now for protecting the people he loves.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3030109/Charge-heart-stopping-moment-angry-bison-decided-assert-dominance-hurtle-photographer.html

As a small child she was smuggled out of Nazi Germany…

Nazi Looted art 

What rights do individuals have to artifacts stolen from their families by the Nazis seventy years ago? We think those looted artworks belong to the descendants of the victims.

http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/entertainment/cinema-film/beyond_the_woman_in_gold_on_the_hunt_for_the_nazis_looted_art_1_4027074

Ever wanted to participate in an archaeological excavation in Israel?

Cleaning the mosaic floor in the prayer hall of a Byzantine monastery in the northern NegevIf you’ve ever wanted to participate in an archaeological excavation in the Holy Land, this is the way to do it.  Every site on the list in this article http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/Archaeological-Excavations-in-Israel-2015.aspx  is spectacularly important to the history of the world.  

 

 

 

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