Author: Brennan Alan

Saksaywaman

Saskaywaman is an ancient fortress with enormous stone walls located in Cusco, Peru which was the capital of the ancient Incas of South America.  While many believe the Incas built the complex, there are also stories that the Incas told the Spanish conquistadors that they did not know how they were built or who built them, because they were there before the…

The Great Sphinx

Egyptologists claim that the Sphinx was built around 2,500 B.C. by the pharaoh Khafre.  However, there is very little evidence of this.  There were no inscriptions claiming who built the Sphinx, which is very rare in ancient Egypt. They loved to lay claim to their incredible achievements. The only “evidence” that Khafre built the Sphinx is a small statue that was…

Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines consist of hundreds of geoglyphs carved on the desert of southern Peru thought to have been created around 400 A.D. What makes them so fascinating is the shear size of the images and precision of the geometric shapes that can only be seen by flying above in a plane or from the tops of hills miles away. Most…

Gunung Padang

The Gunung Padang megalithic site is a recent controversial find.  It is located in Indonesia and was originally thought to be a structure built on top of a hill dated 8,500 B.C. from the artifacts found near the site.  As recently as October 2014 a survey determined there is a large structure underneath the surface and carbon dating has determined that…

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a well known and very famous ancient site located in England. Many people are aware of its existence and its many wonders. It is thought to have been constructed over hundreds of years beginning around 3,000 B.C. (but recently some postholes at the site have been dated to 8,000 B.C.). Like most other ancient sites scientists debate over how…

Ancient Mysteries

I love writing fiction in my spare time.  You can see some of my work and ideas here. My latest interest has been ancient civilizations and the mysteries that surround their existence and accomplishments.  Archaeology has recently unearthed evidence of “advanced” civilizations dating back to the prehistoric era (when we were supposed to be only hunter/gatherers living in caves). We have…