The Nazca geoglyphs are an enduring puzzle. We do not really understand why these ancient peoples in the south of what is now Peru traced enormous patterns on the barren plains of their homelands, nor even how they were supposed to be viewed. In fact, this is the core mystery at the heart of the
The Egyptian pantheon of gods is among the most familiar to the modern world. Although perhaps not as well known as the gods of Hinduism, or the ancient Greek pantheon and their knock-off Roman copies, most will know about at least a few of these figures. Names like Isis and Osiris, Horus and Ra will