https://www.sott.net/category/19-Secret-History Signs of the Times: The World for People who Think. Featuring independent, unbiased, alternative news and commentary on world events. en-us Original content Copyright 2026 by Signs of the Times/Sott.net. For other content, see our Fair Use Policy at www.sott.net. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:22:09 +0000 https://www.sott.net/images/sottlogo_rss.jpg SOTT.net https://www.sott.net https://www.sott.net/article/506740-New-study-links-Gobekli-Tepes-vulture-stone-to-Europes-Trypillia-culture A new study compares the carved symbolism of Göbekli Tepe's Vulture Stone with ritual imagery from the Trypillia culture, suggesting that early farming societies in Anatolia and Eastern Europe may have shared cosmological ideas about time, death, sacred space and the movement of the heavens. At Göbekli Tepe, the famous Vulture Stone has never been easy to read. Its carved birds, snakes, scorpion, abstract signs and headless human figure have inspired competing interpretations for decades. Was it a scene of death ritual, an astronomical code, a mythic narrative, or something more complex? A new study argues that the answer may not lie in choosing one explanation over another, but in seeing the pillar as part of a wider symbolic system linking architecture, timekeeping and cosmology across early farming societies. A new reading of one of Göbekli Tepe's most debated pillars The study, published in the International Journal of Culture and History by Oleksandr Zavalii, focuses on the... https://www.sott.net/article/506740-New-study-links-Gobekli-Tepes-vulture-stone-to-Europes-Trypillia-culture Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:57:27 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506721-Archaeologists-excavating-a-Spanish-monastery-have-identified-the-remains-of-a-14th-century-queen The tomb of Elisenda of Montcada has long fascinated experts. But the team was surprised to learn that burials supposedly belonging to a medieval knight and abbess held entirely different individuals The tomb of Elisenda of Montcada has long fascinated experts. But the team was surprised to learn that burials supposedly belonging to a medieval knight and abbess held entirely different individuals Elisenda of Montcada founded the Royal Monastery of St. Mary of Pedralbes in 1327. She was buried there after her death in 1364. Culture Institute of Barcelona When Elisenda of Montcada, the onetime queen of the Kingdom of Aragon, died in 1364, she was buried in a marble sepulcher in what is now Barcelona, Spain. One side of the tomb pays tribute to her royal status, while the other alludes to her later years as a devout widow living in a monastic community. https://www.sott.net/article/506721-Archaeologists-excavating-a-Spanish-monastery-have-identified-the-remains-of-a-14th-century-queen Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:00:48 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506717-Study-details-epic-transportation-of-Stonehenge-stone-across-ancient-Britain New research by Curtin University has revealed how one of Stonehenge's most mysterious stones was likely transported hundreds of kilometres across Britain through challenging terrain, highlighting the remarkable capabilities of ancient communities. Stonehenge's central Altar Stone is a six-tonne sandstone megalith now believed to have originated in northeast Scotland, around 700km from Salisbury Plain, underscoring the extraordinary scale of its journey. The new study builds on earlier findings that ruled out glaciers as the sole mechanism for moving the stones, strengthening the conclusion people were responsible for transporting them across difficult terrain rather than relying on natural Ice Age processes. Researchers have now focused on what that journey may have looked like, combining mineral grain dating with ice-sheet modelling to pinpoint the stone's origin and test whether glaciers could have carried it south. Co-lead author Dr Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of... https://www.sott.net/article/506717-Study-details-epic-transportation-of-Stonehenge-stone-across-ancient-Britain Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:52:52 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506573-Ancient-mega-structure-discovered-in-Romania Archaeologists investigating a prehistoric settlement in northeastern Romania have uncovered evidence from a massive communal building that could transform our understanding of how some of Europe's earliest large communities were organised more than 6,000 years ago. The structure, discovered at the Cucuteni settlement of Stăuceni-Holm in Botoșani County, has been identified as a rare "mega-structure" - a type of oversized building believed to have played a central role in the social, political, or ritual life of prehistoric communities. Researchers argue that the discovery may also force a reassessment of the chronology of the Cucuteni culture, one of Europe's most sophisticated prehistoric societies. The findings were published in PLOS One by a team led by Doris Mischka, Carsten Mischka, Adela Kovács, Constantin Aparaschivei and Elena Marinova. From 2021 to 2024, archaeologists conducted geophysical surveys and field investigations at the site and found around 45 houses surrounded... https://www.sott.net/article/506573-Ancient-mega-structure-discovered-in-Romania Thu, 28 May 2026 17:49:36 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506532-Ancient-DNA-reveals-patchwork-of-families-more-than-5000-years-ago Children from previous relationships growing up as siblings in a new family, couples adopting or fostering children - so-called patchwork families are a widespread way of life today. It is considered modern, but is in fact ancient. This is demonstrated by the latest analyses of human genetic material from the Neolithic period. "We can show that even more than 5,000 years ago, people in Central Europe lived in communities where biological ties and social bonds were surprisingly flexible," explains Professor Ben Krause-Kyora, an expert in ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis at the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB) at Kiel University. He coordinated the study, funded by the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence, which was published today in the renowned international journal Science. Impressive and still a mystery The Neolithic period marks a fundamental turning point in human history. For the first time, communities settled down and practised agriculture and livestock farming. Between... https://www.sott.net/article/506532-Ancient-DNA-reveals-patchwork-of-families-more-than-5000-years-ago Tue, 26 May 2026 02:37:44 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506500-Ancient-Greek-theatre-mask-discovered-in-Illyrian-sanctuary-cave Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved terracotta head depicting a Greek theatrical mask inside the Crno Jezero (Black Lake) cave on the Pelješac Peninsula in Croatia. Dating from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC, the hollow mask features a suspension hole at the top, suggesting it was once hung on a wall, likely as part of ritual activity associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of theatre and wine. According to archaeologist Domagoj Perkić, head of the Archaeological Museum, the discovery raises intriguing questions about the cave's religious significance and the possible worship of Dionysus or an Illyrian equivalent deity. "Thanks to their location in a hidden, intact part of the cave, the finds have remained intact and almost completely preserved, almost like a frozen image more than two thousand years old," said archaeologist Domagoj Perkić, head of the Archaeological Museum." Research conducted in 2025 revealed that the cave served multiple purposes across different... https://www.sott.net/article/506500-Ancient-Greek-theatre-mask-discovered-in-Illyrian-sanctuary-cave Sun, 24 May 2026 15:03:58 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506489-Were-the-deceased-cremated-already-in-the-Stone-Age-The-first-signs-of-human-cremation-date-back-100000-years Researchers have possibly discovered the earliest evidence of human cremation. The findings were made in the Afar Rift in Ethiopia, one of the best preserved open air archaeological concentrations of early Homo sapiens communities. The latest discoveries by an international research team, which includes Academy Research Fellow Ferhat Kaya from the University of Oulu, offer a detailed view of how early humans lived, moved, and adapted to their environment 100,000 years ago. The group has been studying the Afar Rift since 1981. Significant fossils were found in the area, including remains of Homo sapiens individuals, among them bones that had been burned at high temperatures. This may indicate cremation and could represent the earliest known evidence of human cremation. The remains also showed bite marks from predators and signs of sudden burial. The study further shows that local hydrological factors — such as the flood cycles of the ancient Awash River — influenced human life more... https://www.sott.net/article/506489-Were-the-deceased-cremated-already-in-the-Stone-Age-The-first-signs-of-human-cremation-date-back-100000-years Sat, 23 May 2026 16:56:46 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506403-Study-reveals-one-of-worlds-first-cities-prospered-as-wealth-gap-shrank New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful. For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the price of widening inequality. A small group of leaders, Kings and priests, would inevitably seize control of the wealth and the gap between rich and poor would grow. But a new study at the University of York delves into the archaeology of Mohenjo-daro, the Indus civilisation's largest city, and shows the opposite was true. By analysing house sizes across the ancient city, researchers found that Mohenjo-daro was not only more equal than its neighbours in Mesopotamia and Greece, but it actually became more egalitarian over time. Entirely different The lead author, Dr Adam Green from the University of York's Department of Archaeology and Department of Environment and Geography, said: "Legacy data from the ancient city... https://www.sott.net/article/506403-Study-reveals-one-of-worlds-first-cities-prospered-as-wealth-gap-shrank Tue, 19 May 2026 18:19:34 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506333-Neanderthal-molar-from-Siberia-points-to-possible-dental-treatment-59000-years-ago A damaged Neanderthal tooth from Siberia may contain the earliest known evidence of dental treatment, according to a study published in *PLOS One*. Researchers examined a lower molar recovered from Chagyrskaya Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia. The tooth, labelled Chagyrskaya 64, belonged to an adult Neanderthal who lived roughly 59,000 years ago. What caught the attention of researchers was a large cavity cut deep into the chewing surface of the molar. After analysing the tooth under microscopes and carrying out CT scans and drilling experiments, the team concluded the hole was probably made deliberately using a sharp stone tool. The cavity reaches into the pulp chamber and contains a series of grooves and microscopic scratches that the researchers say are difficult to explain through natural wear alone. "The morphology of the depression suggests intensive dentin removal," the authors wrote, arguing that the work was likely aimed at exposing or clearing diseased... https://www.sott.net/article/506333-Neanderthal-molar-from-Siberia-points-to-possible-dental-treatment-59000-years-ago Fri, 15 May 2026 19:34:30 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506328-There-is-a-long-history-of-members-of-Congress-calling-out-Israels-nuclear-arsenal-It-is-now-time-to-take-action Rep. Joaquin Castro's recent letter calling on the Trump administration to acknowledge Israel's nuclear arsenal joins a long history of members of Congress addressing the taboo topic. It is now time to take action and end the official silence. Last week, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Dear Colleague letter, signed by 30 Members of Congress, to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding that the Trump administration be transparent about Israel's nuclear arsenal. The letter forthrightly states that the "public record strongly and consistently supports the conclusion that Israel possesses nuclear weapons." https://www.sott.net/article/506328-There-is-a-long-history-of-members-of-Congress-calling-out-Israels-nuclear-arsenal-It-is-now-time-to-take-action Fri, 15 May 2026 19:17:38 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506306-Did-you-know-the-US-and-Israel-helped-create-Irans-nuclear-project-Heres-the-story From research reactors and Western contracts to blockades and threats of war, Iran's nuclear history is also a history of Western reversal. What's 3,000 people killed in Iran, 2,020 killed in Lebanon, 23 in Israel, and more than a dozen in Gulf states after the US launched its war against Iran? "A little Middle East work" that's going "very well," US President Donald Trump said at the White House last week during a state dinner for King Charles. Trump's 'little work', which involved significant casualties in the region without a clearly defined objective at the outset, was later framed as serving the purpose of ensuring: "Americans and their children would not be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and we're never going to let that opponent ever - Charles agrees with me even more than I do - we're never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon." Will Charles help Donald make sure there's nothing - and no one - to allow... https://www.sott.net/article/506306-Did-you-know-the-US-and-Israel-helped-create-Irans-nuclear-project-Heres-the-story Thu, 14 May 2026 19:12:02 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506294-260-Monumental-tombs-older-than-Egypts-pyramids-discovered-in-the-Sahara In the dry lands between the Nile and the Red Sea, hundreds of stone circles are rewriting what archaeologists know about life in the Eastern Sahara before the rise of pharaonic Egypt. A new archaeological study has identified 260 previously unknown monumental tombs in the Atbai Desert, a vast and still poorly explored region stretching across eastern Sudan between the Nubian Nile and the Red Sea Hills. The structures, known as Atbai Enclosure Burials, appear to belong to a mobile pastoralist culture that flourished during the fourth and third millennia BC, with some related examples reaching back even earlier. That makes the earliest phases of this funerary tradition older than Egypt's pyramids, built centuries later on the Nile Valley's western edge. But these were not royal tombs of stone-cut corridors and written names. They were circular monuments in the desert, built by herding communities whose wealth moved on four legs. A desert cemetery visible from space The discovery was... https://www.sott.net/article/506294-260-Monumental-tombs-older-than-Egypts-pyramids-discovered-in-the-Sahara Thu, 14 May 2026 02:24:25 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506257-Hall-of-Records-theories-explode-as-CIA-doc-mentioning-temple-under-Sphinx-found The location of an ancient library believed to lie beneath Egypt's Great Sphinx has long been one of archaeology's greatest mysteries. Now, a resurfaced CIA document from 1952 is reigniting speculation surrounding the legendary Hall of Records after a cryptic reference to a 'temple under Sphinx' was found inside a Cold War-era photographic inventory. The Hall of Records legend has fascinated the public for nearly a century, with some claiming the mythical archive contains ancient texts, maps and evidence of a lost civilization that predated recorded history. The 10-page CIA file, dated November 20, 1952, is titled 'Presentation Form for Graphic Material' and appears to catalog 11 rolls of black-and-white photographic negatives taken between July and December 1950. https://www.sott.net/article/506257-Hall-of-Records-theories-explode-as-CIA-doc-mentioning-temple-under-Sphinx-found Tue, 12 May 2026 16:14:31 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506180-Prehistoric-discovery-in-North-America-older-than-Egypts-Great-Pyramid-rewrites-human-history An ancient Indigenous settlement older than Egypt's Great Pyramid by more than 6,000 years is reshaping what archaeologists thought they knew about early North American civilization. Archaeologists uncovered the 11,000-year-old site near Saskatchewan in western Canada, saying it confirms that highly organized societies existed in the region far earlier than previously believed. Excavations uncovered stone tools, fire pits and toolmaking materials, suggesting the area was a long-term settlement rather than a temporary hunting camp. Charcoal layers also indicate that early Indigenous inhabitants practiced controlled fire management, aligning with longstanding oral traditions. https://www.sott.net/article/506180-Prehistoric-discovery-in-North-America-older-than-Egypts-Great-Pyramid-rewrites-human-history Fri, 08 May 2026 16:27:13 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506097-CIA-Ran-MK-Ultra-Experiments-on-Korean-Prisoners-of-War-in-US-Custody-Declassified-Docs-Confirm Korean prisoners of war in the 1950s were subjected to early MK-ULTRA experiments while in American custody, according to recently declassified CIA documents which confirm these experiments for the first time. The only reporting that previously referenced Koreans being used as guinea pigs for these experiments was journalist John Marks's landmark 1979 book, The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate. Using CIA documents, Marks traced the now-infamous MK-ULTRA project to its start, when it was known as Project Bluebird. In the book, Marks describes how, in October 1950, 25 unnamed North Korean POWs were chosen as the first test subjects to receive "advanced" interrogation techniques, with the overt goal of "controlling an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against such fundamental laws of nature as self-preservation." While MK-ULTRA is best known for its invasive experimentation — like LSD dosing and torture — the documents confirm Korean... https://www.sott.net/article/506097-CIA-Ran-MK-Ultra-Experiments-on-Korean-Prisoners-of-War-in-US-Custody-Declassified-Docs-Confirm Sun, 03 May 2026 20:52:46 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506096-On-humanitys-earliest-attempts-to-make-a-home Stefan Al considers the architectural prowess of our prehistoric ancestors In 1753, the Jesuit priest Marc-Antoine Laugier described the origin of dwelling by imagining a lone "savage" troubled by nature's extremes. This "primitive man," seeking refuge from scorching heat and torrential rain, initially fled to a cave but found it too dark and filled with "foul air." Upon leaving the cave, he embarks on a mission. "Resolved to make good by his ingenuity the careless neglect of nature," Laugier writes, "he wants to make himself a dwelling." As Laugier's story continues, the man wanders through a forest, stumbles upon fallen branches, and has an epiphany. "He chooses four of the strongest, raises them upright and arranges them in a square." With surprising engineering intuition, he lays four more branches across their tops to create a frame. He then crowns it with a pitched triangle, making a roof truss, and covers it "with leaves so closely packed that neither sun nor rain can... https://www.sott.net/article/506096-On-humanitys-earliest-attempts-to-make-a-home Sun, 03 May 2026 20:50:07 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506047-13-year-old-boy-finds-ancient-Greek-bronze-coin-in-a-Berlin-field Minted in Troy in the third century B.C.E., the object might have been buried as a gift to the dead. Archaeologists don't know exactly how it ended up in modern-day Germany When a 13-year-old schoolboy discovered a small coin in a field on the outskirts of Berlin, he knew that he'd stumbled onto something special. But it wasn't until scholars analyzed the object that they realized its true significance. Minted in the third century B.C.E. in the city of Troy, located in what is now western Turkey, the bronze coin is the first ancient Greek artifact ever unearthed in the German capital. The teenager showed his find to researchers during a November 2025 visit to Petri Berlin, an interactive archaeology lab built atop the foundations of a medieval-era Latin school. "Nobody knew exactly what it was because it was so small," Jens Henker, an archaeologist with the Berlin Heritage Authority, tells Smithsonian magazine. "That it was something old was clear." https://www.sott.net/article/506047-13-year-old-boy-finds-ancient-Greek-bronze-coin-in-a-Berlin-field Fri, 01 May 2026 19:48:02 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506042-A-mysterious-4000-year-old-lost-writing-system-has-finally-been-decoded-in-a-modern-Rosetta-Stone-breakthrough An ancient Iranian mystery has finally been solved, according to a French archaeologist who reports successfully cracking the code to an enigmatic, undeciphered writing system. Known as Linear Elamite, the 4000-year-old script — once considered impossible to decode — has now been unlocked by François Desset, in an achievement that has drawn comparisons to Jean-François Champollion's famous deciphering of the enigmatic Rosetta Stone. Desset, a 43-year-old archaeological researcher based at the University of Liege in Belgium, says the remarkable ancient script is the only truly "local" writing system from the country's early history, which is currently embattled. Others that have been used there over the millennia — from cuneiform to the Arabic and Greek alphabets — all have Western origins. The Enigma of Linear Elamite Originally discovered more than a century ago during archaeological reconnaissance at the Iranian Susa site, Desset's first encounters with the ancient script... https://www.sott.net/article/506042-A-mysterious-4000-year-old-lost-writing-system-has-finally-been-decoded-in-a-modern-Rosetta-Stone-breakthrough Fri, 01 May 2026 17:22:04 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505983-New-discoveries-at-12000-year-old-Karahantepe-Human-statues-animal-carvings-and-surprising-diet-uncovered In southeastern Türkiye, a prehistoric landscape continues to reshape how we understand the origins of settled life. At Karahantepe, archaeologists have uncovered a growing body of evidence pointing to a sophisticated Neolithic community — one that combined symbolic art, architectural planning, and surprisingly diverse dietary practices nearly 12,000 years ago. Recent findings from ongoing excavations indicate that the site was not only a center of ritual expression but also a place where early humans developed complex relationships with their environment. Three-dimensional human sculptures, detailed animal depictions, and new data on food consumption are now offering a more complete picture of daily life during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Monumental Architecture and Symbolic Expression Karahantepe forms part of the broader Taş Tepeler Project, one of the most ambitious archaeological research initiatives in Türkiye's modern history. Over the past seven years, excavations in... https://www.sott.net/article/505983-New-discoveries-at-12000-year-old-Karahantepe-Human-statues-animal-carvings-and-surprising-diet-uncovered Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:26:31 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505964-5-ways-ancient-Persia-has-shaped-our-modern-world From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today. It's often said that history is written by the winners. But when you look back on the ancient world, it's more accurate to say that history is written by historians. Although China has a strong claim, many tend to cite ancient Greece as the birthplace of history as a discipline. In Herodotus and Thucydides, we see the origins of the historical method — a vaguely reputable attempt to document events, and not a somewhat-historical imaginarium of magical beasts, bored gods, and local heroes. And how did the Greeks use their histories? Well, to slander their enemies. In Greek "history," we see the Persian Empire as a place of dissolute, depraved, decadent demons who sought only the death and enslavement of all civilized peoples. This vilification of the Persian Empire continued through two millennia of Eurocentric education - a "whig" historical account which went from... https://www.sott.net/article/505964-5-ways-ancient-Persia-has-shaped-our-modern-world Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:03:17 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505951-Researcher-blows-lid-on-discovery-which-could-PROVE-Noahs-Ark-was-real A leading researcher has blown the lid on his work which could prove Noah's Ark was real. Andrew Jones, of Noah's Ark Scans, has been studying a rock formation on Turkey's Mount Ararat for years. The ancient rocks, first discovered in 1959, lie around 6,500 feet above sea level and resemble a boat. They measure 515 feet long - matching the dimensions described in Genesis chapter six, using Egyptian cubits. But "exciting" new findings, Mr Jones says, could prove the biblical accounts to be true. After carrying out new ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scans and taking soil samples from the site, researchers have uncovered a series of "corridors" below the earth which could add further weight to the mythical boat. https://www.sott.net/article/505951-Researcher-blows-lid-on-discovery-which-could-PROVE-Noahs-Ark-was-real Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:43:29 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505939-Archaeologists-make-remarkable-discovery-from-bloodiest-battle-in-Scottish-history-after-nearly-280-years Archaeologists found the unexploded 5.5-inch shell, announced the find on battle's 280th anniversary Archaeologists have uncovered a mortar shell from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history — a shell that never detonated. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its archaeologists had found a mortar shell at Culloden Battlefield, just outside Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746, when a Jacobite force led by Charles Edward Stuart — known as Bonnie Prince Charlie — clashed with troops loyal to King George II. In under an hour, the Jacobites were crushed, ending any serious bid to restore the Stuart monarchy. Culloden remains the last large-scale pitched battle fought on British soil. https://www.sott.net/article/505939-Archaeologists-make-remarkable-discovery-from-bloodiest-battle-in-Scottish-history-after-nearly-280-years Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:04:39 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505930-1000-year-old-lost-city-of-Toru-Aygyr-discovered-in-Kyrgyzstan-lake Underwater archaeologists diving in one of the world's deepest lakes think they've found something remarkable. They believe Lake Issyk-Kul has hidden the secrets of a prominent medieval Silk Road trading city since a massive earthquake in the 15th century. The lake, located in modern-day Kyrgyzstan, likely overtook the ancient Toru-Aygyr city after an earthquake changed the local landscape. In 2025, an international team of divers found several traces of the city, which indicate links to both a Turkic dynasty and Islamic rule. Diving down to a maximum of 13 feet deep into the lake, the team discovered buildings made of brick, the remains of a stone millstone likely used for grinding grain into flour, and a Muslim burial ground, as well as remains of additional wooden structures and plenty of ceramic artifacts. https://www.sott.net/article/505930-1000-year-old-lost-city-of-Toru-Aygyr-discovered-in-Kyrgyzstan-lake Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:33:22 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505921-Scientists-discover-who-created-Kenyas-9000-year-old-rock-paintings A major breakthrough in African archaeology has revealed who created one of East Africa's most enigmatic rock art sites. At Kakapel Rockshelter in western Kenya, researchers have reconstructed a nearly 9,000-year-long visual record — linking ancient paintings to specific human communities for the first time. The discovery, published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, combines high-precision rock art recording, archaeological excavation, and ancient DNA analysis to unlock a question that has long challenged researchers: who made these paintings, and when? A Rare Case Where Rock Art Meets Genetics Rock art is notoriously difficult to date. Even more challenging is identifying the people behind it. At Kakapel, however, scientists had a rare advantage. They could directly compare painted layers on rock surfaces with excavated human remains and genetic data from the same site. The result is one of the clearest chronological frameworks ever established for African rock art.... https://www.sott.net/article/505921-Scientists-discover-who-created-Kenyas-9000-year-old-rock-paintings Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:55:41 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505907-42-lost-pages-of-the-new-testament-manuscript-discovered An international team of academics led by Professor Garrick Allen at the University of Glasgow has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H. The manuscript, a 6th-century copy of the Letters of St Paul, was lost to history when it was disassembled at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, in the 13th century. Its pages were re-inked and reused as binding material and flyleaves for multiple other manuscripts. Today, the surviving fragments are scattered across libraries in Italy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, and France. Professor Garrick Allen explains the process that led to the discovery:"The breakthrough came from an important starting point: we knew that at one point, the manuscript was re-inked. The chemicals in the new ink caused 'offset' damage to facing pages, essentially creating a mirror image of the text on the opposite leaf - sometimes leaving traces several pages deep, barely visible to... https://www.sott.net/article/505907-42-lost-pages-of-the-new-testament-manuscript-discovered Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:58:09 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505856-The-sinister-convergence-of-Klaus-Schwabs-Great-Reset-with-the-Vatican-and-Liberation-Theology Amid the 2020 global covid lockdowns and economic dislocations it has caused, Klaus Schwab, a previously low-profile founder of a Swiss-based business forum, emerged on the world stage calling for what he called a Great Reset of the entire world economy, using the pandemic as driver. He even published a book in July 2020 outlining his blueprint. It has been rightly called a technocratic society with global top-down central planning. Schwab uses global warming fears and the plight of the world's poor to justify what is in effect a plan for global totalitarianism where, as the Davos website puts it, nobody will own anything. What is not well-known is the fact that the inspiration for Schwab's dystopian plans comes from a Catholic bishop whom he met in Brazil in the 1970's. That bishop links Schwab's vast globalist network with the powerful political influence of the present Pope Francis. Far from a traditional Catholic priest, this bishop was known as the "Red Bishop" and endorsed... https://www.sott.net/article/505856-The-sinister-convergence-of-Klaus-Schwabs-Great-Reset-with-the-Vatican-and-Liberation-Theology Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:22:37 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505830-Archaeologists-find-Iliad-Catalog-of-Ships-papyrus-inside-Egyptian-mummy Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt's Minya Governorate have uncovered a Roman-era burial that combines rare funerary objects with an unexpected literary find: a papyrus fragment from Homer's Iliad concealed inside a mummy. A Spanish-Egyptian excavation team working at the ancient site of Oxyrhynchus (modern-day El-Bahnasa) has uncovered a Roman-era necropolis containing mummies adorned with golden tongue amulets. The discovery was announced by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, highlighting it as one of the most significant recent finds in Middle Egypt. The excavation was led by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Institute of the Ancient Near East, under the direction of Dr. Maite Mascort and Dr. Esther Pons Mellado. A Rare Blend of Egyptian and Greek Traditions The newly uncovered tomb complex dates to the Roman period and lies east of a previously identified Ptolemaic tomb known as Tomb 67. Archaeologists opened a trench... https://www.sott.net/article/505830-Archaeologists-find-Iliad-Catalog-of-Ships-papyrus-inside-Egyptian-mummy Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:03:02 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505731-4000-year-old-clay-tablets-inscribed-with-magical-spells-and-beer-tabs For over 100 years, the National Museum has housed a large collection of inscribed tablets from the earliest civilisations of the Middle East - many over 4,000 years old and written in languages that are now extinct. The tablets have led a quiet existence, but now researchers have deciphered them and discovered fascinating texts about magic, kings and good old-fashioned bureaucracy. Around 5,200 years ago, people from ancient cultures in Iraq and Syria began carving characters onto clay tablets. This new system of communication gradually made it possible to develop advanced urban societies with complex administrative systems. Over the course of 100 years, the National Museum has built up a large collection of these early historical sources, written in cuneiform script in languages long since extinct. The collection has not been studied in recent times, but now researchers from the museum and the University of Copenhagen have, for the first time, analysed, identified and digitised... https://www.sott.net/article/505731-4000-year-old-clay-tablets-inscribed-with-magical-spells-and-beer-tabs Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:30 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505685-4000-year-old-water-channel-network-discovered-in-central-China An artificial water channel system dating back some 4,000 years has been unearthed in central China's Henan Province, providing important evidence of the state-level organizational capacity and urban layout of the Xia Dynasty (2070 BC-1600 BC), China's earliest known dynasty, authorities said on Thursday. The discovery at the Wangchenggang site in Dengfeng, Henan, was revealed at a forum showcasing the province's latest archaeological findings. Two new artificial ditches from the early Xia Dynasty have been identified at the site, each about three meters wide with a confirmed length of over 120 meters. Running north-south, the ditches were connected to a roughly 10-meter-wide moat, forming a complete water supply, drainage and spatial zoning system, according to Ma Long, a local archaeologist leading the on-site excavation. https://www.sott.net/article/505685-4000-year-old-water-channel-network-discovered-in-central-China Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:30:23 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505684-New-research-reveals-secrets-of-a-childs-mummy An Egyptian mummy of a boy is an object of scientific research. It is known how old the boy was and where he came from. The cause of death remains a mystery. The research team includes prof. Agata Kubala from the Institute of Art History. Ancient Egyptian mummies are relics of a past that have always sparked the interest of researchers. New technologies provide scientists with more tools to help them uncover even more secrets of embalmed remains. In 2023, upon the request of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Wrocław, Józef Kupny, scientists began examining the mummy. This was its first known radiological examination. Previously, the remains had never been systematically examined. The mummy was brought to Wrocław in 1914 as a part of an antique collection belonging to Cardinal Adolf Bertram, who was appointed Bishop of Wrocław that same year. He donated his collection to the local museum (today the Archdiocesan Museum). The research includes, among other things, the history of the... https://www.sott.net/article/505684-New-research-reveals-secrets-of-a-childs-mummy Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:21:58 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505660-Trial-prosecuting-murderous-Freemason-criminal-network-begins-in-France Freemasonry has long been seen as the invisible hand guiding the course of human history. While that history is replete with examples of Freemasons configuring the architecture of society, the inner machinations of its influence have largely been shrouded in secrecy. Although Freemasonry and other secret societies have remained adept at shielding the public from having a perspective on the immense influence they wield, seminal moments throughout history have been able to cast some light through the shadows they hide behind. From the publication of John Robison's monumental 1797 anti-Masonic polemic Proofs of a Conspiracy to the Morgan Affair, which saw the Anti-Masonic Party become the first third party to be elected to U.S. Congress, to the Taxil "Hoax," which revealed the perverse occult philosophies at the root of Freemasonry, to iconoclastic American journalist Alex Jones sneaking into Bohemian Grove and capturing its Cremation of Care ritual on video, the thread that has sewn... https://www.sott.net/article/505660-Trial-prosecuting-murderous-Freemason-criminal-network-begins-in-France Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:22:56 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505651-Ancient-Korean-society-practiced-human-sacrifice-and-high-inbreeding-researchers-find A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people. About 1,500 years ago, entire families were sacrificed to honor local royalty in what is now South Korea, a new genetic study finds. The analysis also reveals a dense kinship system focused on women and their descendants. In a study published Wednesday (April 8) in the journal Science Advances, an international team of researchers investigated 78 skeletons from the Imdang-Joyeong burial complex in Gyeongsan, located in the southeast region of the Korean Peninsula. The tombs in this cemetery were constructed between the fourth and sixth centuries, during the Three Kingdoms period (circa 57 B.C. to A.D. 668). Historical records suggest that, in the Silla kingdom, people practiced "sunjang," a form of human sacrifice in which servants, or "retainers," were killed and buried with the local elite, and that the society favored "consanguineous" marriage between related individuals.... https://www.sott.net/article/505651-Ancient-Korean-society-practiced-human-sacrifice-and-high-inbreeding-researchers-find Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:37:46 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505640-Seal-tooth-pendant-reveals-ancient-human-culture-and-long-distance-trading The identity of a mysterious artefact found in Devon almost 160 years ago has finally been revealed. New research has identified it as a pendant made from the tooth of a grey seal, which would have been worn by an ancient human more than 15,000 years ago. An "exceptionally rare" seal tooth pendant has been unearthed among the finds of a famed Victorian dig. William Pengelly's excavations at Kents Cavern in Torquay, UK, between 1865 and 1880 set the standard for how archaeology should be carried out. His team were among the first to keep careful notes of where artefacts were found and the layers of sediment they were in, meaning that their discoveries are still scientifically useful more than a century later. Renewed interest in the finds made in Kents Cavern has uncovered a tooth artefact that had previously been overlooked. Initially thought to come from a badger, a wolf or a beaver, a new study has found that the tooth actually came from a seal. As the cave was over 100... https://www.sott.net/article/505640-Seal-tooth-pendant-reveals-ancient-human-culture-and-long-distance-trading Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:06:45 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505615-3000-year-old-Silk-Road-city-discovered-in-Uzbekistan-rich-with-artifacts A Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old city along the Silk Road that is rich with artifacts, providing new insights into urban development during the early Iron Age in Central Asia. Originally discovered in 1969, the expansive Bandikhan II site, covering 107,639 square feet, is located in the Bandikhan oasis. The Surxondaryo region in southern Uzbekistan is known as an archaeological treasure trove, containing multiple ancient settlement mounds. It was only recently, in 2023, that a team began excavations at Bandikhan II, which served as a crucial hub on the legendary Silk Road. During the excavation, archaeologists uncovered remnants of an eastern wall, numerous structures, and interconnected rooms, along with a wealth of artifacts. These findings enabled researchers to identify the city as belonging to the Yaz culture, further enhancing our understanding of their role within ancient Bactria, according to TV Brics. https://www.sott.net/article/505615-3000-year-old-Silk-Road-city-discovered-in-Uzbekistan-rich-with-artifacts Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:46:06 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505608-What-bombs-cannot-kill-part-I-Ali-Shariati-the-Iranian-Revolution-and-the-arrogant-new-empire "Every century has its Abou Dharr. Islam is waiting for its own." (Ali Shariati, Islam and the Social Question, 1972) "The wretched of the earth no longer wait. They act." (Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth, 1961) "The human being is not a product of his environment but a project in the making." (Malek Bennabi, The Problem of Ideas in the Muslim World, 1970) Author's Note: This article is published in three parts. Part I [this article] traces the life, thought, and intellectual legacy of Ali Shariati. Part II explores Shariati's intellectual dialogue with Frantz Fanon and the decolonization of consciousness, his revolutionary distinction between Alavid (Red) and Safavid (Black) Shiism, his debt to Malek Bennabi's concept of colonizability, the figure of Abou Dharr as the archetype of Islamic social justice, and the forces that closed in on him until his mysterious death in Southampton in 1977. Part III draws the bridge between Shariati's unfinished revolution and the world... https://www.sott.net/article/505608-What-bombs-cannot-kill-part-I-Ali-Shariati-the-Iranian-Revolution-and-the-arrogant-new-empire Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:53:17 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505571-The-Netflix-prize-How-a-1M-competition-changed-home-movie-viewing-forever "We need to go win a million dollars." Lester Mackey was just a senior computer science major at Princeton when a friend burst into his dorm room in a hysterical fit of excitement. "We need to do this." In October 2006, Netflix, then a service peddling discs of every movie and TV show under the sun, announced "The Netflix Prize," a competition that lured Mackey and his contemporaries for the computer programmer equivalent of the Cannonball Run. The mission: Make the company's recommendation engine 10% more accurate -- or die coding. Word of the competition immediately spread like a virus through comp-sci circles, tech blogs, research communities, and even the mainstream media. ("And if You Liked the Movie, a Netflix Contest May Reward You Handsomely" read the New York Times headline.) And while a million dollars created attention, it was the data set -- over 100 million ratings of 17,770 movies from 480,189 customers -- that had number-crunching nuts salivating. There was nothing... https://www.sott.net/article/505571-The-Netflix-prize-How-a-1M-competition-changed-home-movie-viewing-forever Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:00:58 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505563-How-Native-Americans-shaped-gambling-and-probability-long-before-the-Old-World A new Colorado State University study presents evidence that the earliest known dice in human history were made and used by Native American hunter-gatherers on the western Great Plains more than 12,000 years ago - at the end of the last Ice Age and long before the earliest known dice from Bronze Age societies in the Old World. Published in American Antiquity, research by author and Ph.D. student Robert J. Madden indicates that dice, games of chance and gambling have been a persistent feature of Native American culture for at least the last 12,000 years, with the earliest examples appearing at Late Pleistocene Folsom-period archaeological sites in Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. These artifacts predate the earliest known Old World dice by more than 6,000 years. "Historians have traditionally treated dice and probability as Old World innovations," Madden said. "What the archaeological record shows is that ancient Native American groups were deliberately making objects designed to... https://www.sott.net/article/505563-How-Native-Americans-shaped-gambling-and-probability-long-before-the-Old-World Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:01:48 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505538-Thirty-previously-unpublished-verses-by-Empedocles-discovered-on-a-papyrus-from-Cairo A two-thousand-year-old papyrus fragment, discovered in the archives of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo, reveals thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles, a pre-Socratic philosopher of the 5th century BCE. This discovery offers researchers direct access to a body of thought previously known only through quotations from later authors. The very first edition, translation and commentary on these verses are published in the book L'Empédocle du Caire, edited by Nathan Carlig, Alain Martin and Olivier Primavesi. It was at the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (IFAO) that Nathan Carlig, a papyrologist at the University of Liège, identified papyrus P.Fouad inv. 218 as an unknown fragment of the Physica, the great poem by the philosopher Empedocles of Agrigentum. "Until now, our knowledge of Empedocles' work relied exclusively on indirect sources such as fragmentary quotations, summaries or allusions scattered throughout the works of authors... https://www.sott.net/article/505538-Thirty-previously-unpublished-verses-by-Empedocles-discovered-on-a-papyrus-from-Cairo Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:55:25 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505440-What-victory-are-we-fighting-for Allow me, for once, not to offer you an analysis of the geopolitical situation, but a testimony and a reflection. The "Axis of Resistance" is an Iranian defense concept based on the mobilization of Shiite minorities in the Middle East. Initially, it aimed to capitalize on the appeal of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution by arming and organizing Shiite minorities. This revolution was a liberation from Anglo-Saxon colonialism. Protecting Iran was a necessity for all those fighting against colonialism. Imam Khomeini's interpretation of Islam transformed Shiite suffering into a force: Imam Ali had fought for justice. His example paved the way for all to reach paradise. However, this system of proxies violated the sovereignty of the states where these minorities formed militias. It became intolerable to all states in 2011 with the uprising of the Shiite majority in Bahrain and the subsequent attempt to overthrow the ruling Sunni family, the Al Khalifa. This was the moment... https://www.sott.net/article/505440-What-victory-are-we-fighting-for Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:05:19 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505437-The-lady-in-the-black-dress-From-Zionist-smuggler-to-Gazas-deportation-architect Gaza did not become a laboratory of expulsion overnight. It was turned into one by planners, brokers, generals, travel agents, and politicians who looked at a trapped Palestinian population and saw not families rooted in a homeland, but a demographic obstacle to be thinned, rerouted, and erased. The history is not marginal to the zionist project. It sits inside Israel's bureaucratic memory, its migration networks, and its long habit of dressing forced removal in the language of administration and opportunity. At the centre of that machinery stood Ada Sereni, later mythologised in Israeli memory as the Lady in the Black Dress, a wealthy Roman Jewish Zionist operative who helped organise clandestine Jewish migration to Palestine and later became entangled in efforts to push Palestinians out of Gaza. Most readers have never heard of her, which is part of what makes the story so revealing, because Sereni sits precisely where sanctified Zionist legend merges with the practical logistics... https://www.sott.net/article/505437-The-lady-in-the-black-dress-From-Zionist-smuggler-to-Gazas-deportation-architect Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:35:07 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505429-Archaeologists-unearth-1600-year-old-Christian-monastic-site-with-paintings-and-a-mysterious-inscription Officials say 13-room structure was used for hospitality and teaching Egyptian archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a Christian monastic site from the 5th century, some 400 years after the time of Jesus Christ. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities wrote in a translated statement March 23 that a building was recently found in the Qallaya area in Egypt's Beheira Governorate. The structure, likely a guesthouse used to host visitors, is a remnant of the "early beginnings of Coptic monasticism," the release said. Previous buildings have also been found at the site, and the newly discovered structure had 13 multipurpose rooms used for "hospitality and teaching ... in addition to service facilities such as a kitchen and storage areas," officials said. https://www.sott.net/article/505429-Archaeologists-unearth-1600-year-old-Christian-monastic-site-with-paintings-and-a-mysterious-inscription Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:18:35 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505392-Second-sphinx-buried-under-sand-suggests-megastructure-below-the-Pyramids-of-Giza Italian researchers claim they might've found signs of a Sphinx located beneath the Pyramids of Giza, suggesting the existence of a sprawling subterranean citadel. Radar engineer Filippo Biondi dropped this alleged historical bombshell during a recent episode of the "Matt Beall Limitless" podcast, the Daily Mail reported. He said, "There is something very huge that we are measuring" beneath the Giza Plateau, which features the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Sphinx. He and his team said they were tipped off to the alleged underground guardian by explaining that lines between the pyramids to the known Sphinx also point to a parallel mound under which the second feline facsimile supposedly resides — like a cryptic puzzle from an "Indiana Jones" movie. https://www.sott.net/article/505392-Second-sphinx-buried-under-sand-suggests-megastructure-below-the-Pyramids-of-Giza Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:51:37 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505343-New-theories-on-the-origin-of-the-Book-of-Kells Book dubbed 'the work of angels' may have been made in the Highlands Medieval monks in Easter Ross - and not the tiny island of Iona - may have created the intricately decorated 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, according to researchers. The illuminated manuscript depicting the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament has been described as "the work of angels" due to the complexity of its lettering and illustrations. Its origins are a mystery, but it was thought to have been made on Iona before being taken to Kells in Ireland by monks who survived a Viking attack on the Hebridean isle. But a new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum - a fine parchment used for writing on. https://www.sott.net/article/505343-New-theories-on-the-origin-of-the-Book-of-Kells Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:17:33 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505216-Evidence-of-a-fabled-ancient-Greek-machine-gun-the-polybolos-discovered-in-Pompeii A recent study suggests Roman forces may have used a rare ancient Greek repeating ballista — known as the polybolos and sometimes described as a 'machine gun of antiquity' — during the siege of Pompeii in 89 BCE. Researchers say markings discovered on the city's stone walls could be the earliest physical evidence of a repeating arrow-firing device known from ancient texts. The findings, led by Adriana Rossi of the University of Campania, were published in the Nexus Network Journal and focus on a section of Pompeii's northern wall, near the gates of Vesuvius and Herculaneum. https://www.sott.net/article/505216-Evidence-of-a-fabled-ancient-Greek-machine-gun-the-polybolos-discovered-in-Pompeii Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:14:44 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505207-15000-year-old-ice-age-female-figurine-finally-returns-home-to-Switzerland A tiny prehistoric object — just 2.8 centimetres tall — is now at the centre of a significant cultural decision in Switzerland. A 15,000-year-old female figurine from the Ice Age has been officially returned to the canton of Schaffhausen, marking a rare case of voluntary repatriation between Swiss institutions and highlighting the enduring value of regional archaeological heritage. The statuette, carved from jet (fossilized wood, also known as gagat or black lignite), had been housed for decades at the Museum of Cultures in Basel. Now, following a formal request submitted in 2025, the Basel-Stadt government has approved its transfer back to the region where it was originally discovered. A Small Artifact with Regional Significance At first glance, the figurine may seem modest. Yet for archaeologists, its importance is anything but small. The object was found near Schweizersbild, a well-known prehistoric site on the outskirts of Schaffhausen. This location has long been associated... https://www.sott.net/article/505207-15000-year-old-ice-age-female-figurine-finally-returns-home-to-Switzerland Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:46:27 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505173-Julius-Caesars-Forgotten-Assassin William Shakespeare might have given Marcus Junius Brutus all the credit, but Caesar's true betrayer was a much closer friend. On March 15, 44 B.C. a group of Roman senators murdered Julius Caesar as he sat on the podium at a senate meeting. The dictator fell bleeding to his death from 23 stab wounds before the horrified eyes of the rest of the house. It was a little after noon on the Ides of March, as the Romans called the mid-day of the month. The spectators didn't know it yet but they were witnessing the last hours of the Roman Republic. But who was to blame? As readers of William Shakespeare know, a dying Caesar turned to one of the assassins and condemned him with his last breath. It was Caesar's friend, Marcus Junius Brutus. "Et tu, Brute?" - "You too, Brutus?" is what Shakespeare has Caesar say in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Except, Caesar never said these words. And Brutus was neither his closest friend nor his biggest betrayer, not by a long shot. https://www.sott.net/article/505173-Julius-Caesars-Forgotten-Assassin Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:46:04 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505170-Will-the-Indus-Valley-script-ever-be-deciphered The Indus Valley script dates back around 4,000 years but has yet to be deciphered. Can AI help decode it? Around 4,000 years ago, one of the world's oldest civilizations emerged: The Indus Valley Civilization, flourishing in what is now Pakistan, western India, eastern Iran and parts of Afghanistan. In addition to building sizable cities, its people created a written script that consists of hundreds of signs that remain undeciphered. The signs, sometimes called Harappan script, vary, with some looking like a diamond with a square in its corner; a U with three "fingers" at each end, and an oval with an asterisk-like shape inside it. Most of the surviving texts are inscribed on nonperishable materials, like clay and stone. So will this undeciphered script ever be deciphered? Could recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) help with decipherment? https://www.sott.net/article/505170-Will-the-Indus-Valley-script-ever-be-deciphered Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:56:16 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505038-Operation-Ajax-1953-The-CIAs-templateand-warnings-for-today In light of the US's actions against Iran and the overt goal of regime change, it is worth recalling the original, covert regime change the CIA brought about in Iran and its decades-long consequences. The 1953 Iran coup is widely recognized as the first major covert regime-change operation carried out by the CIA and served as a template for future interventions. It set key precedents in technique — bribery, propaganda, covert action, and the installation of a non-Communist, US-friendly repressive regime — that were replicated throughout the Cold War and later operations. The long-term geopolitical impact and resentment in the region still shape US-Iran relations. A Brief Review of the History In the early twentieth century, Iran possessed a constitutional monarchy with a parliament (the Majles), though it operated under significant British and later Anglo-Soviet influence. In 1951, the Western-educated nationalist Mohammad Mossadegh was elected prime minister and moved to... https://www.sott.net/article/505038-Operation-Ajax-1953-The-CIAs-templateand-warnings-for-today Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:16:45 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/236475-The-Most-Dangerous-Cult-in-The-World Comment: Given that many conservatives today, including Donald Trump, support Israel, we thought it time to republish this article, first posted 19 years ago. The article explores the explosive intersection of Christian Zionism, dispensationalist eschatology (often called Armageddon theology), and the long-standing push for a Third Temple on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Drawing from the works of Gershom Gorenberg (The End of Days) and Grace Halsell (Forcing God's Hand), it examines how certain evangelical Christian groups — along with allied militant Zionist elements — view the modern State of Israel, the regathering of Jews, and preparations like the breeding of unblemished red heifers as literal fulfillments of biblical prophecy signaling the approach of Christ's Second Coming, the Rapture, Tribulation, and ultimate apocalyptic battle. These beliefs, rooted in 19th-century teachings from figures like John Darby, portray support for Israel's expansion and control over contested holy... https://www.sott.net/article/236475-The-Most-Dangerous-Cult-in-The-World Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:53:45 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/504954-The-Purim-War-Against-Iran The US, UK, France and Germany are flattered to call themselves "the West", but it is more realistic to call them the Jewish-State-in-progress, or "Epsteinia". We have just learned that President Trump had already made up his mind to go to war against Iran weeks ago, and that the pretence of diplomacy carried out by two Jewish real estate dealers (Witkoff and Kushner) on his behalf was little more than a nothingburger to keep Iran busy until the Chosen moment. So what exactly was the purpose behind Trump's diplomatic pause before commencing hostilities? There is a reason; quite shameful, but true. Trump and his superior, Bibi Netanyahu, were guided by Kabbalah magic. They agreed to carry out this historic attack on a particularly auspicious date in the Jewish calendar, called Remembrance Shabbat, the last Saturday before the feast of Purim. The facts are overwhelmingly clear: International Jewry decreed the attack day and the US military jumped like obedient dogs to a Jewish... https://www.sott.net/article/504954-The-Purim-War-Against-Iran Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:38:06 +0000