Tag Archives: prime meridian

I’m on Top of the World

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Nathan

I saw a link on Twitter to this article on Ancient Origins, a site that presumably isn’t always reliable. What it says here seems to have all been verified elsewhere, however, with nothing about aliens building the pyramids or anything. … Continue reading →

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Fortune Smiles Upon Thee

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Nathan

The idea of the world of the dead as a physical location was quite common in ancient cultures, and more or less still persists today. It’s still common to think of Heaven as being up in the sky and Hell … Continue reading →

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