Forge of Creation

[singlepic=73,150,150,left] The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, which were formed from sand dunes during the Jurassic period. Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire were the Anasazi who were farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley. The timespan of approximate occupation has been dated from 300 B.C. to 1150 A.D. Their […]

Posted on April 24, 2008 on 8:41 pm | In Iconography | No Comments

Electricity in the Ancient World?

The Temple of Hathor at Dendera, on the Nile north of Luxor, is one of the latest Egyptian temples. Dedicated to the wife of the god Horus, it was built in Roman times and depictions show Roman emperors alongside Egyptian gods. Along with Abydos, which is further north, Dendera is a day trip from Luxor. The […]

Posted on April 14, 2008 on 2:48 pm | In AA_Theory, Artifacts | 4 Comments

Of Gods and Mortals

Is it possible that our definition of God has changed over the last 10,000 years? Could it be that the original meaning of the word God was “a master more powerful/intelligient than anyone else we have encountered”? or even “the strong guy that wields lightning and orders us around a lot”? and that through centuries of […]

Posted on April 8, 2008 on 6:11 pm | In AA_Theory, Iconography | 2 Comments

The Piri Reis Map

In 1929, scholars working in the archives of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey’s Topkapi Palace Museum made an exciting discovery: a section of an early 16th-century Ottoman map based in part, apparently, on the original chart drawn or used by Christopher Columbus and showing his historic discoveries in the New World. The map, signed by […]

Posted on April 3, 2008 on 12:55 pm | In Artifacts, Iconography | No Comments