“Aryan” is perhaps the most controversial term in archaeology. Originally a self-identifier of the Indo-Iranian people, “Aryan” referred to a cultural and
In 1938, while working with ergot fungus, Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). This consciousness-altering substance
Hidden away on Europe’s Atlantic fringe, Ireland has long been thought to be a "fly in amber" -a backwater frozen in time. However, the island not just a
The archaeological record is filled with hidden messages from the past. Often, these secret texts hide in plain sight. They are buried under monuments and