The "science" field known as OOPARTS, or "Out Of Place ARTifactS" is a lively area of study with numerous examples. This paper will examine the most popular and least understood specimen, the Coso Artifact. It could be more than 500.000 years old. The outer layer of the specimen was encrusted with fossil shells and their fragments, with two nonmagnetic metallic metal objects in the crust. Stranger still, the inner layer was hexagonal and seemed to form a casing around the hard porcelain cylinde, containing a layer of decomposing copper. What is this strange articfact??

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Scientists say that an ancient toothed horizon served as part solar observatory at a ceremonial complex. Archaeologists have now discovered that a line of elaborate stone towers erected on a low ridge by Peruvians 2,300 years ago formed an artificial toothed horizon with narrow gaps at regular intervals for making alignments almost exactly spanning the annual arc of the sun. This is the earliest known solar observatory in the Americas.

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In Paris, a Roman City website, you can see the city as it stood when the Roman conquered it (then called a town of Lutetia [wiki]) in 52 BC: See Paris, the Roman City ....man, it's just a little village...

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Another great Google Earth sightseeing tour. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, there are many examples of ancient Incan geoglyphs, similar to the Nazca Lines in neighbouring Peru, but spread over a much wider area. In the northern desert the Chiza geoglyphs were made by carefully arranging the dark stones on the light sand to create figures of humans, birds and animals. Further south, we find the geoglyphs at Tiliviche - which is a huge drawing of a whole herd of Llamas being rounded up by a fat guy and a skinny guy. See for yourself.

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Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, Cameron makes the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And...Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene. ...It's supposed to be true ! Cameron is holding a press conference tomorrow (Monday) at which he will reveal three coffins, of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. See Jesusfamilytomb.com.

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The Archaeology of Westpoint website presents over 4000 years of history to a broad audience through media-rich storytelling, while providing a useful tool for researchers to explore in detail the artifacts found at the Westpoint (USA) dig site. See The Archaeology of Westpoint

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Always wondered how the occupation of America took place?? An animated map of U.S. county formation from 1643-present. See U.S. counties from 1643 to now.

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Today's lunatic might be tomorrow's Da Vinci... This fellow Paul Lafolley is certainly an interesting guy, with a different look at life and at art. Fascinating stuff. Just listen to his story here, and he'll even tell you that time-travel will be possible. Part 2 and Part 3 of the interview are here.

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A wikipedia list of the largest historic gatherings of people for a single event. Naturally, top 5 gatherings were in India and in China

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Writer's Dreamtools has a timeline of events, people, entertainment, fashion, money, etc. for every decade since 1650. This allows the writer to put herself in that time period and as a jumping off point for further historical research. Favorite categories: "who's in" and "what's in". What a great resource for writers: History By Decades

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GLOBAL warming is one of the greatest threats to present day civilisation but work by a team of Scots scientists suggests the ancient Egyptians may have been earlier victims of climate change. Insight into this radical climate change at the heart of Africa has important implications for trying to understand the past, present and future climate. The flow of water would have slowed to a trickle, causing a devastating famine that lasted for 200 years, destroying the Old Kingdom and its people., leaving only the pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza as their legacy..

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The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. The sheepskin parchment originally contained a 10th century Greek text, which was erased by a 13th century scribe who replaced it with prayers. 700 years later, a forger painted gilded pictures of the Evangelists on top of the faded words. Underneath it all, however, is an exceptional treasure — the oldest surviving copy of works by the ancient Greek mathematician and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

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The Nepalese Ram Bahadur Bomjan, a teenaged boy who was hailed as a reincarnation of the Buddha (see earlier post) has reappeared after nine months of wandering through the jungles of eastern Nepal, police said. He disappeared in March after he reportedly shunned food and water for almost 10 months while he meditated under a pipal tree in Bara near a holy site in Nepal revered by Hindus and Buddhists. The mystery of the vanished Buddha Boy gripped Nepal.

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The rowdy Dutch are at it again: "For over 200 years, we’ve watched our proud city evolve the wrong way. But the bell has chimed! The time has come for New York to be returned to its righteous owner: The Netherlands!” Check out the site "Give Us Back New York" - we demand let it again be New Amsterdam.

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A wide-angle live webcam towards the pyramids in Cairo. Or see the close up cam.

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Stonehenge, stone circles, dolmens, ancient standing stones, cairns, barrows, hillforts and archaeology of megalithic Europe. Online since February 1996, The Stone Pages contain all 529 archæological sites in Europe, creating the first Web guide to European megaliths and other prehistoric sites.

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Evidence has emerged in the grounds of Windsor Castle of a building that may be linked to the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

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This site maps the streets, sites, and significant boundaries of late sixteenth-century and early seventeenth-century London. You will see many of the theatres and landmarks of Shakespeare's time, and learn about the history and culture of the city in which he lived and worked. See the Map of Early Modern London

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In south-central New Mexico lies Three Rivers, where between AD 900 and 1400 over 10,000 petroglyphs were created by the Jornada Mogollon .The world's first atomic bomb exploded in 1945 at the nearby Trinity Site, White Sands Missile Range .This animated film by Karen Aqua explores these opposing forces and their relationship to, and effect on, one another.

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Universal Leonardo is a highly innovative project that aims to radically extend public understanding and appreciation of the deep unity and extraordinary diversity of Leonardo da Vinci’s work in all his fields of endeavour. Universal Leonardo presents a series of linked European exhibitions, some of which are informed by scientific investigations, that reveal new dimensions in the legacy of the greatest visual thinker of all time: Universal Leonardo.

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An interesting 2002 article from the Atlantic Monthly that suggests that American Indians were present in far greater numbers and far more sophisticated populations than archaeology usually claims, and that their agricultural prowess was so great that "the Amazon rain forest may be largely a human artifact." It's a long read, but still interesting.

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Trying to imagine what Manhattan looked like when Henry Hudson 'discovered' it in 1609 is difficult. "The Mannahatta Project is constructing maps of what Manhattan was like in 1609,. Also check out The Viele Map of Manhattan: this is a zoomable, dragable version of a map drawn in 1865 of the original boundaries and waterways of Manhattan in 1609.

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A rock carving discovered in Arizona might depict an ancient star explosion seen by Native Americans a thousand years ago, scientists announced today. The rock carving could be the only known record in the Americas of the well-known supernova of the year 1006.

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The end of the 17th century saw the greatest outburst of piracy in the history of seafaring. Check out this website about the History of Piracy, find about more about famous pirates, their ships, flags, weapons and maps.

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Near the city of Visoko, 30 km north of Sarajevo, there is a stone pyramid of monumental size. Under the hill of Visočica hides a stairs-like pyramid, about 12,000 years old - the first pyramid in Europe!. And there might be a 2nd and 3rd pyramid lying under neighboring hills. The pyramid is 100 metres high and might contain rooms and a monumental causeway. The plateau is built of stone blocks, which indicates the presence at the time of a highly developed civilisation. Watch a video here, or see CNN, BBC, or CBS.

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A website warning of a tsunami has spread panic in Morocco, despite the government's assertion that the alert was merely rumour - and the dubious nature of its source..The Ufological Research Centre said on its website last week that a tsunami could hit the Atlantic after a comet passes close to earth on Thursday, May 25.

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The Apple Museum is dedicated to the history of Apple Computer, Inc. and with more than 350 Apple products listed, the most comprehensive Apple history source on the internet

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Was Mary Magdalene the wife of Jesus Christ—even the mother of his child? A secret society, said to have included Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton, knew and kept this extraordinary secret for centuries. Follow Elizabeth Vargas as she investigates claims from Jerusalem to England in a quest to separate fact from fiction in this National Geographic online video.

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He was way before his own time! Leonardo DaVinci designed incredible machines that would not exist for hundreds of years:armoured cars, flying ships, parachutes, floats for walking on water and deep-sea diving suits.

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The infrastructure of a lost metropolis. Unusual sights on the streets of New York City, from Victorian mansions in Staten Island and Coney Island ..remnants of long-forgotten streets ..ancient cemeteries ..cobblestone streets ..subway and train tracks and much more. See The Forgotten New York.

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The Theban Mapping Project has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. With its thousands of tombs and temples, Thebes is one of the world's most important archaeological zones. During the last decade, the TMP has concentrated on the Valley of the Kings. Modern surveying techniques were used to measure its tombs. From the data collected, the TMP is preparing 3-D computer models of the tombs

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This site provides information, reports and research on Zeppelins and airships: The Zeppelin Library Archive.

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This site includes information on the history of the Airmail service, several of the aircraft used, and under the pilots / rest of the best section, biographies of most of the 200+ pilots who flew for the Air Mail Service from 1918-1927. Check out Airmail in America.

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An Arizona Star Map in Stone? Did the early inhabitants of America's Southwest have an understanding of the constellations? Author and explorer, Gary David, describes a curious petroglyph and other evidence suggestive of the celestial influence on the First Americans. Read part 1 and part 2 of this amazing discovery!

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High atop a coastal mountain in Brazil, this huge and largely unknown carving of an ancient face reminds explorers of the Sphinx in Egypt. Mysterious inscriptions give clues in an extinct language. According to some, the rock is supposedly the burial place of Phoenician king. Could this be a link to our forgotten past, as well as linking Africa and South America in 856 B.C?

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Thousands of pilgrims are pouring into the dense jungle of southern Nepal to worship a 15-year-old boy who has been hailed as a new Buddha. Devotees claim that Ram Bomjon, who is silently meditating beneath a tree, has not eaten or drunk anything since he sat down at his chosen spot six months ago.

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The History of Crop Circles ARTWORK - TOP artwork - Cool website!

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The British Museum's website on ancient Egypt. Nice flash website about Egyptian life, gods & goddesses, mummification, pyramids, temples, writing and more. Learn!

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History of the expedition under the command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri: thence across the Rocky mountains and down the river Columbia to the Pacific ocean; performed during the years 1804-5-6. This version includes both original page scans and transcriptions.

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A tribute to the happy-lazy-hazy-crazy days of the 60's... You will find lots of great good quality pictures from 1955 to 1974, of the great musical artists of those days. Check out b/w photo's of Hendrix, Beatles, Stones, Joplin, Lennon and many many more.

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