Scubarob Adventure Log

Historical Timeline Shook: Human Arrival in South America Pushed Back to 25,000 Years Ago Human arrival in the Americas has a long-disputed timeline, and new evidence supports pushing  back the date for human arrival in South America to at least 25,000 years ago.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News Evolution & Human Origins Read … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/humans-south-america-0018819 for more

Henry Hudson Henry Hudson (c. 1570-1611) was an English navigator and maritime explorer. He is known for his four voyages between 1607 and 1610 in search of a northwest passage via the Arctic Ocean to the Far East. The lure of a northwest passage became an obsession during the 16th century because it would bypass … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Henry_Hudson/ for more

Ley Lines and Avebury Henge, the Better Version of Stonehenge (Video) Avebury Henge in Wiltshire stands as a captivating alternative to its more renowned counterpart, Stonehenge. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/avebury-henge-ley-lines-0018817 for more

Chilling Maya Murder Tools Unearthed Near Kulubá Sacrificial Altar Mexican archaeologists excavating in the central square of the ancient Maya city of Kulubá identified a curious cubic stone with all the hallmarks of having served as a sacrificial altar. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sacrificial-altar-kuluba-0018818 for more

How England’s Oldest Road Was Nearly Lost Forever (Video) Discovering the ancient secrets of England’s oldest road, the Icknield Way, is a fascinating journey.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/englands-oldest-road-0018816 for more

How England’s Oldest Road Was Nearly Lost Forever (Video) Discovering the ancient secrets of England’s oldest road, the Icknield Way, is a fascinating journey.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/englands-oldest-road-0018816 for more

Human Skulls from Roman Necromancy Cult Found in Cave Near Jerusalem In Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills of central Israel, excavations that took place between 2010 and 2016 recovered a huge collection of Roman oil lamps, weapons, pieces of pottery and actual human skulls hidden inside deep crevices. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/necromancy-cult-0018815 for more

Swamp People: One Last Chance for BIG Gators (S6, E20) | Full Episode See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8FrFGzYhAg for more

The waters of the Philippines comprise nearly 1 million square miles of sea, a major part of which is in the Coral Triangle, an area that contains the world’s highest coral diversity. See http://bit.ly/2Iwp7Zp for more

Pasipha Pasipha (“all-shining”) is the wife of King Minos of Crete and the mother of the fearsome Minotaur (half-bull, half-man creature) in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the sun god Helios and Perse, an Oceanid. Like her sister Circe and her niece Medea, Pasipha also possessed the gift of sorcery. The best-known myth … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Pasiphae/ for more

Homo Erectus: Why Did the Most Successful Early Human Go Extinct? (Video) Homo erectus, the remarkably successful early human species, emerged around two million years ago in Africa. Read more Section:  News Human Origins Science Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/homo-erectus-extinction-0018814 for more

Naupa Iglesia: An Egyptian Portal in the Andes? Halfway up a near-vertical ravine in the Andes, someone carved an inverted V-shaped entrance into the mountainside.  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Americas Opinion Guest Authors Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/naupa-iglesia-007198 for more

Edward Elgar Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer best known for his orchestral music and oratorios. Amongst Elgar’s most-loved works are his Pomp and Circumstance marches which inspired the choral Land of Hope and Glory, a rousing patriotic piece that is often considered Britain’s second national anthem after God Save the King. Early Life … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Edward_Elgar/ for more

Unveiling Medieval Arrow Removal Methods (Video) In medieval times, arrow wounds were a formidable challenge, and the methods employed to treat them were both fascinating and grim. Read more Section:  News Videos History Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/medieval-surgery-0018813 for more

Civil War Surprise as Kentucky Farmer Unearths Valuable Coin Hoard A Kentucky farmer was digging in his corn field earlier this year when he discovered over 700 coins. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/civil-war-hoard-0018812 for more

Women Gladiators: Sensational Spectator Sport For Roman Audiences It may all have started when female sword fighters performed at funerals in the very early days of Rome. There may also be some connection between women participating in chariot racing and women gladiators.  Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/gladiatrix-0018811 for more

Silphium Silphium (also known as laser) was an uncultivated plant that grew in Cyrene, North Africa (modern Shahhat, Libya) and became the cash crop of the region of Cyrenaica between c. 631 BCE and the 1st century CE when, according to Pliny the Elder, it had become extinct. Its disappearance is considered the first recorded … See https://www.worldhistory.org/Silphium/ for more

How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Worked (Video) An 18th-century sailing battleship like Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory was a marvel of naval engineering, representing the pinnacle of naval warfare technology during that era. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Videos Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/18th-century-battleship-engineering-0018810 for more

Counting Cars: SPICY Custom Challenger “It’s like a Museum Piece” (Season 10) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5lhvkbXrc for more

Grave Robbers in Ancient Romania Used Wolf Skulls to Ward off Evil Spirits of the Deceased! Around 2,000 years ago, grave robbers would place a wolf skull on top of a burial site, in a bid to protect themselves from the vengeful spirit of a deceased individual buried in a mound. Read more Section:  News … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/wolf-skull-0018809 for more