Undeciphered Scripts

We thought we had written on this topic before on this website, but it seems that despite our search efforts, we have not. We may have used the wrong search term or included the topic under another title. In the world of archaeology, archaeologists come face to face with languages or what they think are

No Corroboration

One of the double standards we come across is the fact that archaeologists and bible scholars do not accept historical events or figures contained in the biblical record. They complain often and loudly that the biblical record has no corroboration. Yet when it comes to secular history, history not contiane din the Bible, the demand

Civilizations That Disappeared 2

Yesterday’s article was talking about different civilizations that no longer exist. One question that was not answered is how do we know which civilization was pre-flood and which was post-flood? This is a very good question, as the writers of the articles we quoted and the other ones we looked at lumped every former civilization

Civilizations that Disappeared

We decided to investigate this topic after watching part of a YouTube video titled- 10 Lost Civilizations That Mysteriously Vanished at Their Peak– Believe it or not, this is a very popular topic. Our search turned up over a dozen similar articles. The one thing they had in common that we saw was that the

Misc. Gobekli Tepe+ Comments

We are finishing off this series with a look at different theories surrounding Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe. #1. Farmers or Hunter-Gatherers?  The people who built and used Göbekli Tepe did so in between eras, at the time of a great societal shift. The world was transitioning from a more nomadic culture to settlements that

Gobekli & Karahan Tepes

These ancient structures have fed archaeologists’ and historians’ imaginations for over 60 years now. No one knows anything about them except for what they see. This scenario opens the door to a lot of speculation about the ancient populations of what is now Turkey. Theories have been vigorously discussed and debated since the site was

There Is More Than One

By now, everyone should know about Göbekli Tepe. It was discovered in the 1960s and has been written about, discussed, and debated for the past 60 years: Theories have been vigorously discussed and debated since the site was first uncovered in the 1960s, with some suggesting it’s a temple, others a burial place. Recent research

The Religion of Peace

It would be unfair to generalize and call all Muslims assassins and radicals. Yet, it is the small group of modern radicals that gives the majority of Muslims a bad reputation. Their work of killing infidels overshadows any other work Muslims commit. The radicals are not limited to just the modern age. They have a

Book Update

Our books are now available on bookshop.org. You can go to theoarch website and select the book title you want to read. Those books that have been published as print-on-demand books are available as well. Even though there has been a cost price rise, we have not raised prices on those books.

Your Idea of the Past…

…determines how you view ancient civilizations. For example, if your idea follows the mainstream, evolutionary concept, then how you view ancient remains, ancient people will be biased towards uneducated Stone Age people who did not have the skills or the knowledge to construct what remains. In other words, the ancient people were incapable of doing