M.J. Rose

From our friend Nancy over at the A Bloody Good Read blog comes a wonderful post about necromancy and more…

FROM HOMER TO THE HOBBIT: THE HISTORY OF THE NECROMANCER

By Nancy Bilyeau

Vampire. Witch. Zombie. Werewolf. Yes, they have us surrounded.

In films, books and TV series, it seems as if the supernatural run the show as never before. I admit to having my favorites.

When it comes to the fanged ones, I like to get down with Dracula, whether it’s in the hands of the one-and-only Bram Stoker, the gifted Elizabeth Kostova (The Historian) or the audacious Francis Ford Coppola in his adaptation (fantastic soundtrack). Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris and Justin Cronin have taken the vampire myth in fascinating directions. And, yes, I admit it: I’m a Twilight mom…

Please click here for the rest.

Now here is a theory that makes sense!…

Photograph by Randy Olson

Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked

National Geographic News

“For centuries, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of how the colossal stone statues of Easter Island moved. Now there’s a new theory—and it rocks.

The multiton behemoths traveled up to 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the quarry where most of them were carved, without the benefit of wheels, cranes, or even large animals.

Scientists have tested many ideas in the past, figuring that the islanders must have used a combination of log rollers, ropes, and wooden sledges. Now a pair of archaeologists have come up with a new theory: Perhaps the statues, known as moai, were “engineered to move” upright in a rocking motion, using only manpower and rope…”

For the complete article click here.

Watch video: Easter Island statues rocking forward…

Newberry Tablet written in Cypriot Minoan (500BC) found in Michigan, 1896

You’ve heard of the mummies of fair-skinned “giants” found in North America, right? What if those mysterious prehistoric red haired mummies are the descendants of the Minoan copper miners who emptied the Great Lakes of their copper thousands of years ago? Maybe the reason these mummies have been said to be over 7 feet tall is because they were the great great grandchildren of the strongest Minoan stock sent abroad to do the mining work that fueled the Bronze Age?

America Unearthed, a new series on the H2 channel, did a very interesting show on the subject of the ancient, mysterious copper mines in the Great Lakes region. Where did all the copper go and who mined it? (It was estimated that it would have taken 10,000 men about 1,000 years to remove all of this copper!)

Watch the episode here.