The headgear is different from "Phrygian helmets" because of the lengthy ear flaps which make them recognizable as "barbarians"...

An abridged look at Xipe Tótec, a god present consistently in cultures around the time of the Olmecs through the Nahua. Time continues...

Because I don't have any more room to save photos this link (below) is to my new blog article. A commentary on Black Panther Wakanda...

While decorating my new apartment, one piece of décor I want is a wall tapestry of an antique map, especially one that would have sea...

As the world's oldest extant religion, Hinduism has grown and changed through the centuries in many ways, but many of the traditions have...

Greece The term shade was translated from the Greek σκιά and Latin umbra, both meaning shadow. This is likely alluding to the shadow of...

Egypt Even by the predynastic period (c. 6000 - c. 3150 BCE) getting into the afterlife, called Sekhet-A'Aru or the field of...

Mesopotamia (Sumeria, Babylon, and Assyria) Moving through time and space to the Ancient Near East in the Fertile Cresent. In the "Cradle...

Australia As Aboriginal Australians have considered themselves to share the landscape with many spirits for tens of thousands of years...

A look at some myths about the flying serpents that influenced my archaeological path and my hope for inspiration I can give to others.