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The Ancient Greek roots of Christmas celebrations

If you look closely, you can see a variety of similarities between the commemoration of the birth of Christ and the worship of Dionysus in ancient Greece

Oldest known Civilizations in History (video)

Can you guess?

Archaeologists found a mind-blowing cluster of ancient lost civilizations

Whatever people occupied this area, they likely thrived from around 500 BC until somewhere between 300 and 600 AD

Epiphany: One of Christianity’s most important Feasts

This unique feast is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Church

Christmas carols from every corner of Greece (videos)

Caroling has its roots going back even further to ancient Greece

The megalithic mystery of the Greek Dragon Houses (photos)

Why were the Greek Dragon Houses built?

The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals (photos)

DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans & Mycenaeans, the first major European civilizations

7 Amazing ancient technologies too advanced for their time (video)

But how did these ancient civilizations manage to achieve such remarkable feats without the benefit of modern technology?

Scientists found a mind-blowing Mayan civilization buried in plain sight

Using LiDAR technology, researchers located a new Maya site in northern Guatemala

Concrete built the modern world wow it’s destroying it

Architects argue we have to build differently with concrete which contributes to environmental destruction on a scale that’s hard to fathom or abandon it altogether

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