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1 month ago | 
ancientoriginsunleashed.com | Ashley Cowie
Located on a picturesque hilltop six miles south of Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh, is one of the world’s most mysterious and misunderstood buildings - Rosslyn Chapel. This tiny Scottish church came under the world’s spotlight after Dan Brown’s 2003 thriller The Da Vinci Code connected it with the mystery of the Holy Grail.
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2 months ago | 
ancientoriginsunleashed.com | Ashley Cowie
On Orkney, the archipelago of the north coast of Scotland, ancient temple sites such as the Ness of Brodgar and Barnhouse Settlement, stone circles like Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stennes, were built between 3200 BC and 2500 BC. Being born and raised in the region of the earliest outdoor temples in the world, inspired historian Ashley Cowie to take a look at four of the oldest temple structures in the world.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In this episode, Dr. Brian S. Bauer, a Full Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, takes us on a journey through his archaeological investigations of ancient South American landscapes. Specializing in archaeological and ethnohistorical methods, Dr. Bauer draws on decades of fieldwork to reveal how astronomy, architecture, and mythology were intricately woven into the spiritual life of the Inca.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In this episode, Dr. Robert Weiner, an archaeologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, offers a deep dive into the ancient Chacoan road networks in the U.S. Southwest. Specializing in religion, cognition, and mind, Dr. Weiner collaborates closely with the Navajo Nation, combining archaeological research with indigenous knowledge to interpret these monumental landscapes.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In this engaging podcast episode, Dr. Robert Barratt, a research scientist at Queen’s University in Belfast, discusses his innovative application of computer code to investigate the astronomical alignments of Neolithic structures. Dr. Barratt converted the tables from Astronomical Algorithms into functional code, using them to generate precise 3D simulations of ancient temples and circles.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie |Exploding Comet
In this engaging episode, we delve into the world of Neolithic and early Bronze Age Scotland through the insights of Dr. Kenneth Brophy, a distinguished senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Glasgow. With a remarkable 25 years of experience excavating and interpreting Scotland's monumental landscapes, Dr. Brophy has become a leading authority on the region’s ancient history.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
In this episode of our podcast, we delve into the rich tapestry of ancient Andean societies with Charles Stanish, a prominent scholar whose career has spanned influential roles in archaeology and anthropology. Formerly the Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, Stanish has also served as the Executive Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment at the University of South Florida.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie |Constantine XI
In this latest episode of our podcast, we delve into the intriguing concept of the Chaco Meridian, a north-to-south alignment that traverses the southwestern United States and is marked by the monumental remains of Ancestral Puebloan power centres. This alignment has been the subject of extensive study and debate, and today, we continue this exploration with a fascinating conversation featuring Professor Stephen Lekson, a prominent figure in the field of anthropology and archaeology.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
In this episode, I interview Professor Giulio Magli, a leading astrophysicist and archaeoastronomer who heads the Department of Mathematics at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Magli, a prominent figure in Italy’s archaeoastronomy community, combines his expertise in astrophysics and ancient architecture to explore how ancient societies integrated celestial phenomena into their built environments.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
ancient-origins.net | Ashley Cowie
Ancient Origins Premium is now featuring select episodes of the History Fuzz Podcast hosted by historian, adventurer, author, broadcaster, Ashley Cowie!Each episode will be featured bi-weekly and accompanied by an article written by none other than Ashley himself as he provides more context and detail on the subject matter discussed on the program. Check out Episode 00 to learn more about History Fuzz and what to expect...
