New translations of previously undeciphered portions of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls reveal clues to the calendar system of an ancient fringe sect.
Author: Micah Hanks
Micah Hanks is a writer, researcher, and podcaster. His interests include historical research, archaeology, philosophy, and a general love for science. He can be reached at micah@sevenages.com.
As the debate over a new chamber within the Great Pyramid continues, an Italian mathematician believes clues to its purpose can be found in the Pyramid Texts.
Birds of prey in Australia have been observed carrying burning brush from natural fires to other areas, representing the first controlled use of fire by a non-human species.
On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we explore the history of ancient Egypt, and the intrigue it has held among scholars and explorers for centuries.
On this edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we look at how the late criminal Charles Manson and his unsettling mind became iconic in American culture.
Rock art discovered at an archaeological site in Kashmir may depict an early star chart, featuring a supernova that occurred 5600 years ago.
On this first edition of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, we discuss evidence of early human arrivals in the Americas, and discoveries at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Pennsylvania.
Egyptologists have recently found hidden messages on scraps of waste papyrus, used in ancient times to construct the decorated outer casing of mummy burials.
In one of the most unusual side-narratives of the Second World War, James Bond creator Ian Fleming worked alongside an infamous occultist to turn the tides of the conflict.
2017 yielded new studies that support an ancient cataclysm… and platinum, a rare-earth element, may hold the key to understanding its cause.