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View this email in your browser Sign up  |  Site  |  Contact   A Rebel in an Eyepatch and Gown - Ana de Mendoza, the Princess of Eboli When one comes across her portraits, the first thing that is assumed is that the woman depicted within had to be a pirate. However, Ana de Mendoza was actually noblewoman and a rebel in a gown. It could be argued that her behavior was better suited to the 21st century than to the period in which she lived. Ana de Mendoza was born on June 29, 1540 in Cifuentes, Guadalajara in Spain. She was a daughter of Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and his wife Catherine de Silva. Ana grew up with much pride in her roots. She came from the House of Mendoza which was a very powerful family in 16th century Spain... Read More... Discovery of 3,000-Year-Old Philistine Cemetery May Change History Not very long ago, a Native American tribe known as the Ojibwa tribe roamed the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. They were much loved by the powerful god, Nanabozho, who was very pleased with their industrious nature and upstanding character. Yet the times were troubled. The Whiteman had arrived and was slowly destroying the Ojibwa way of life with their firewater and diseases. Nanabozho saw a way to help the peaceful Ojibwa but he warned if ever his kindness was revealed to the Whiteman, he would transform his gift into a curse and vanish into the stones... Read More... Nan Madol: The Mysterious Ancient Coral Reef City Nan Madol is the only ancient city ever built upon a coral reef.  It is comprised of a set of almost 100 stone and coral fill platforms atop artificial islands separated by narrow channels and enclosed by an outer seawall and includes the remains of stone palaces, temples, tombs and residential domains. Yet despite the enormity of the undertaking in building the city, no records exist as to when exactly it was built, where the enormous rocks came from, how they were transported there, and for what reason it was constructed on top of a reef... Read More... The Celtic Ogham: An Ancient Tree Alphabet that May Disappear Before Showing its Roots In secluded fields, on the walls of churches, and beneath construction sites, stones have been found with intricate markings that rise from the lower left up to the center and then down to the lower right. This is the ancient Celtic Tree Alphabet known as Ogham (pronounced owam). Archaeological linguists have managed to translate the symbols, yet no one knows for certain how or why this language came into existence. Efforts are being made to preserve the relics... Read More... You Might Like