Before Sumer

Everyone talks about Sumer being the first or one of the first civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerian people thought they were the original as they… …had a very close connection with the ancestral Land of Ararat and considered it as their ancestral homeland (many historians and archaeologists are convinced that the Sumerians initially lived

Weird Ancient Calendars- Video

This is another video based on a recent article of the same name (almost the same). You can view it at this link https://youtu.be/NJs59QT-nxE and while you do that compare it with the script below. It should be live by noon today. —————————- Ancient calendars Telling the dates in the ancient world was not easy.

Those Crazy Ancient Weeks- Video

Here is a look at how those ancient weeks may affect discovering ancient extra-biblical evidence. View the video at this link– https://youtu.be/N_wDSUuJlfw. It should go live at 12 noon ——————————————- Ancient weeks If you thought that ancient calendars was confusing, then the ancient weeks would add more confusion to a person. Both the calendars and

Joshua’s Long Day- Video

Yes, we used the content from our previous article to create a short video. You can view it here https://youtu.be/InqhrTL_xRM. It will go live sometime today. ————————————— Joshua’s Longest Day There is controversy surrounding this biblical event. Some people claim that since science cannot prove it took place, it never happened. But science is not

The Crazy Week Length

If you thought the different ancient calendars were weird, wait until you see how the ancient nations viewed the average week. Ancient nations, and even some modern ones, had their own way of marking a week and how it affected business is unsure. No more logic supports seven days than, say eight or five, yet

The Weirdness of Ancient Calendars

If you ever wondered why ancient dates never line up with the biblical record, there is a good reason for the discrepancies. The majority of ancient civilizations had their own calendars. Throughout ancient history, if one traveled to different countries, they would be under different calendar years depending on the nation they traveled. it makes

Categorizing the Past

Before the time of the Greeks and Romans, the past was ‘wrapped in a thick fog’, according to Rasmus Nyerup (1759-1829), an eminent Danish antiquarian. ‘Everything that has come down to us from heathendom… is older than Christendom.’ He declared, but by how much we can do no more than guess’ {pg. 12, The Practical

Two Discoveries, Similar Results

The world of archaeology, although slow in developing, is full of interesting surprises. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, grand discoveries have become few and far between. The early years of archaeology saw many great discoveries, like the two we are going to discuss today. In both cases, similar techniques had to

The search for gold and silver

Our final video for this week. You can view it at this link https://youtu.be/Bib6wt7KE6E after reading the script below. All videos will be live at 2 p.m. Filipino time —————————————– History is full of stories about adventure, the search for fame as well as gold and silver. Two more recent stories that have launched countless

The Essence of Archaeology

We started to re-read The Practical Archaeologist by Jane MacIntosh. It is a 1986 book but its content is still valid for today for the most part. On page 8, where all our quotes will come from, we read the following words: In all ages, and all countries, man has been fascinated by the past