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I am not pointing out anyone in particular as this appears to concern all of us. We are part of the genus Homo which has been around for about two million years. We split off from our common ancestor about 200,000 years ago when we became a species named Homo sapiens. From this point andContinue reading “Why Are Our Brains Getting Smaller?”

Stonehenge in the county of Wiltshire in England is perhaps the most famous henge in the world. It attracts thousands of tourists every year and at the summer and winter solstice, the area is filled with people of differing beliefs from druids to New Age followers who gather before dawn to watch the Sun riseContinue reading “What is the True Purpose of Stonehenge?”

The idea of using the upturned cranium of a human skull to either drink out of or eat from may sound not only horrible but fictitious. Indeed, many historians believed that this was a fictional metaphor or just a spicy legend. But, we now have evidence to say that not only did this happen butContinue reading “A Head for Food and Drink”

This is not only a difficult subject to define correctly, it is also a contentious one. For a start, how do we define race? In addition, is it different to ethnicity and if so, how do we define it? Throughout most of our history, race and ethnicity have been the reason for prejudice and inContinue reading “The Human Race Ends in a Draw”

Any fan of the American West of the nineteenth century will know something about Billy the Kid, Jesse James as well as other characters. But there were also battles against the native Americans who for many years were unfortunately called “Red Indians.” Their foe was the US Army or US Cavalry. And one of theContinue reading “What Really Happened at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?”

You can be forgiven if you have never heard of the Khazars. I admit they were new to me before researching them for this article. They were a people who lived in Eurasia. This was an area from the Black Sea in the west along the southern steppes of Russia until it reached the AralContinue reading “Why Did the Khazars Disappear?”

There have been many archaeological discoveries which have surprised those who found them. But, in a remote part of the country of Laos, in the Far East, a discovery was made that still has many historians scratching their heads. In 1923, an archaeologist by the name of Henri Parmentier visited a plain containing thousands ofContinue reading “Mystery of the Plain of Jars”

The Alamo is familiar to many people and especially in the United States of America where it is revered. It was an old mission station in San Antonio. It was the focus of resistance between  Mexico and approximately 200 rebellious Texans. The Texans were at the old mission to defend it against the massed forcesContinue reading “How Did Davy Crockett Die?”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is arguably one of the best-known and popular classical composers that has ever lived. His large output of 169 pieces covered many forms of musical composition from his 1812 Overture, Sleeping Beauty to The Nutcracker Suite as well as many, many others. He was born on the 7th of May 1840 inContinue reading “Mystery about the Death of Tchaikovsky”

Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages with perhaps tea being just as popular. It is known coffee contains caffeine which stimulates the central nervous system or CNS. It also has an effect on the heart and muscles (the heart, of course, is a muscle). Coffee also consists of chlorogenic acid which mayContinue reading “Be Alert with Coffee or Not”