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Thanks to new imaging technology, archaeologists discover sophisticated network of Maya settlements, concealed by jungles of Guatemala until now

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The Vintage News Feb 22, 2018 Stefan Andrews Thick canopies of trees making up the jungles of Guatemala have successfully hidden an overwhelming number of lost Mayan ruins, so many that archaeologists are suddenly looking at a real ancient “megalopolis.” Experts have been able to see the full extent of the ruins only now–they have applied … Read more

The remains of the Winchester Palace: once one of the largest and most important buildings in all of medieval London

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The Vintage News Jan 29, 2018 Martin Chalakoski “There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.”-– Richard Lederer, Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language The Dark Ages is an interesting description of a time of human existence. It is today a somewhat … Read more

Things we may not know about WW1 – In 1914, a soldiers average height was 5’2” & Canadian troops had the highest rates of venereal disease

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The Vintage News Nov 11, 2017 Shahan Russell World War I was fought from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Because many of the combatants had colonies and alliances beyond the continent, it drew in others from around the world. And due to the technological advances at the time, over 9 million soldiers and more than 7 … Read more

The Hopis were dubbed “the oldest of the people” by other Native Americans

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The Vintage News Jan 5, 2018 Stefan Andrews For millennia, the ancient Hopi people, recognized for their profoundly traditional way of life and deep spiritual beliefs, have inhabited the same realms. They are noted for being the perfect guardians of their rites, which often take place in underground chambers called kivas. Emily Benedek, an author who … Read more

Barbara Jane Mackle: The kidnap victim who spent more than three days in a box buried underground

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May 9, 2018 Barbara Stepko Barbara Jane Mackle led a charmed life. The 20-year-old was pretty and popular, the daughter of Robert F. Mackle, a Miami-based millionaire who, with his two brothers, owned the Deltona Corporation, one of the biggest home-building companies in the U.S., and was a good friend of President Richard Nixon. But a … Read more

Jesus Lookalike Forced to Explain He’s Not the Messiah

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Oct 25, 2018 Helen Flatley When Daniel Christos decided to head to Kenya, continuing his itinerant traveling lifestyle, he didn’t expect to cause a religious sensation. However, the 29-year-old Australian backpacker has been mistaken for Jesus so many times he has now has a huge online following and was even forced to explain his story on … Read more

Some of the world’s rarest religious documents are being digitized, thanks to “The Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown

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The Vintage News Feb 12, 2018 Nikola Budanovic Since December 2017 a large number of rare religious and occult books written before the 20th century have been submitted for a digitization process that will make them available for anyone to read. The institution in charge of this delicate venture is the Netherland’s Ritman Library founded by … Read more

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