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a new ziggurat planned in dubai

15 October, 2008 (08:55) | science, technology |

Dubai seems to be ahead of the curve with architecture and urban planning. A thousand years from now, who knows? Perhaps in time our planet will be covered with geometric structures like this.
I myself would be interested in seeing the technology on a more modular level, where I could buy a [...]

researcher plays the aztec whistles of death

11 July, 2008 (08:55) | culture, science |

Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand.
But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the shrill, windy screech made the spine tingle.
If death had a sound, this was it.
Roberto Velazquez believes [...]

indiana jones and the 13 crystal skulls

21 May, 2008 (12:15) | culture, movies, paranormal |

This Thursday marks the premier of the new Indiana Jones movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The focal point of each Indy adventure wraps around something fantastic and educational about different cultures and their history. As the title of the new film implies, crystal skulls offer the main [...]

aztec and mayan calendars

6 February, 2008 (21:12) | culture, religion / beliefs |

I have a fascination with the history of central america. Much of their culture is comprised of technology, medicine, astronomy, and architecture which defied the conventions of its time. Kinda makes you wonder where all that knowledge came from, doesn’t it? If you are interested in this stuff as much as I, [...]