Skeptophilia

The difficult thing about any sort of historical research is that sometimes, the evidence you're looking for doesn't even exist. In ...

I went into historical linguistics because of my fascination with origins. It's manifested in other realms of study.  My primary interes...

Sometimes I run across a piece of research that is just so charming I have to tell you about it. This particular one comes from the European...

I'm sure most of you have heard of the Norse god Odin, at least from his appearance in the Marvel universe.  My first exposure to this b...

Today's post combines archaeology, mythology, and an etymological mystery -- surely a recipe for something fascinating. I first ran into...

People who know me are well aware that I consider our two dogs, Guinness and Cleo, to be family members, not just pets. They're kind of ...

The difficult thing about any sort of historical research is that sometimes, the evidence you're looking for doesn't even exist. In ...

I've long been curious how far back beliefs in the supernatural go. From what we know about ancient religions and mythologies, belief in...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about a site in Hertfordshire, England called "Arthur's Seat" that has long been associa...

An online acquaintance of mine made an interesting statement a couple of days ago. "The Europeans didn't just bring exploitation an...