The Fedora Chronicles

01/08/2025

This doctor was quite the character and apparently he was loved by his patients for good reason- an innovative dentist, herbalist, and pioneer of venomology.

I am wondering, how many of his practices are still used today? And how did it feel to be the first person to enter this tomb in a few thousand years?

“Teti Neb Fu was not a typical healer. Among his many titles were Chief Palace Physician, Priest and “Magician” of the Goddess Serket, Chief Dentist and Director of Medicinal Plants. His expertise in both medicine and magic illustrates how ancient Egyptians viewed physical and spiritual healing as interrelated. As Chief Dentist and Director of Medicinal Plants, Teti Neb Fu likely played a crucial role in developing innovative, less invasive surgeries, drug-based treatments, and early methods to fix teeth. His title, “Magician of Serket,” named for the goddess of venomous beasts, also suggests that he knew extensively how to deal with snake and scorpion bites, knowledge revered in ancient Egyptian medicine.”

“The tomb is believed to have been built around 4,000 years ago. It provides us a glimpse of what was considered advanced medicine back then as well as how science and magic were intertwined in ancient Egyptian society.”

Archaeologists in Saqqara, Egypt, have uncovered the tomb of Teti Neb Fu, a royal doctor from the Sixth Dynasty under King Pepi II.

01/08/2025

Too good not to share.

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01/07/2025

These ancient figures remind me of some concept work Ralph Macquarie would’ve done for a project like Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica back in the 70s. But these are real ancient relics and caving of something. I would like to know what the archaeological say they are, what the local legends says they are, but most important I want to know what you people think they are and tell me what you think are the origins.

“Nuku Hiva, that secluded gem in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, is a playground for the bizarre with its stone carvings that seem ripped straight from an alien landscape. Dating from the 11th to 14th centuries, these enigmatic figures are strewn across the island's wild and unforgiving terrain. Despite countless investigations, the true origins and purposes of these strange relics continue to elude explanation, hinting at their profound cultural significance. The shrouded mystery of who crafted these carvings—and for what reason—ignites an insatiable fire of curiosity and speculation in both researchers and intrepid visitors. What hidden truths lie within these stones, waiting to be uncovered?”

01/07/2025

"Watch out for those men who bounce back from everything meant to destroy them - those are the ones watched over by the old gods and are not meant to be played with."

01/07/2025

Disney isn’t about making entertainment any more- they are more interested in playing it safe and profitable investments. This could have been awesome!
“Look, I really wanted to do ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ because what we had in mind was really kind of gross and cool and wet and steampunk and all that,” said Fincher. “You can’t make people be excited about the risks that you’re excited about. Disney was in a place where they were saying, ‘We need to know that there’s a thing that we know how to exploit snout to tail, and you’re going to have to check these boxes for us.’”

One of the weirder projects David Fincher had embarked on was an adaptation of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney. As you might expect, things didn’t go as planned, and the project was quickly canned.

01/06/2025

Paranormal Post: Whenever a former President of The United States passes along, the first thing that always goes through my head before anything else is always the same: What secrets did he take with him to the grave. Jimmy Carter is no exception. Before becoming President, he had an encounter with a genuine "UFO," he specified that it was indeed an unidentified object, and it was flying. I'm sure that once he was in the Oval Office, he asked questions. What did "We" know about such topics?

Was he told the truth? How much did he actually learn? And did he leave something behind in his Presidential Libary or secret vault for us to find in the future? Or is The Truth Still Out There?

01/06/2025

Ring The Bell: Was an Ananaki Stone Figure Recovered in Kuwait?

I have been fascinated by the idea of ancient aliens since seeing an episode on this topic on "In Search Of..." with Lenord Nimoy. During the summer of 1986, I picked up a copy of Chariots Of The Gods, the first Nonfiction book I gobbled up in just a few days.

Do I believe in "Ancient Aliens" or gods from other worlds helping primitive man? That would answer many questions about how societies leaped in knowledge and techniques, but it also raises important questions like, "Where are they now?"

Other people will take this finding as proof of Annunaki's presence in ancient Mesopotamia. But I want more. I would also like something of the Annunaki sitting on my shelf in my private collection. I'll settle for a faithful reproduction.

"7,000-year-old alien-like figurine from Kuwait a 'total surprise' to archaeologists - A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have been unearthed from ancient Mesopotamia. The small, finely crafted head, with slanted eyes, a flat nose and an elongated skull, was found during excavations this year at Bahra 1, a prehistoric site in northern Kuwait where a joint Kuwaiti-Polish team has been excavating since 2009. Bahra 1 was one of the Arabian Peninsula's oldest settlements, with occupation lasting from around 5500 to 4900 B.C."

01/06/2025

I’m sure this might agitate a few lurkers and cause some to come up and post. For the rest of us, this should waken our curiosity. The fact that these places actually exist inspires me to read more and perhaps visit them eventually.

“The 5 Craziest Biblical Locations that Turned Out to be Real - Although the sacred texts are filled with parables and metaphors, these five real biblical locations may change your perspective on some of the most famous stories from the Bible.”

Some of the most legendary biblical locations have been found, to the surprise of historians, believers, and archaeologists alike.

01/05/2025

My wife: “But Eric… it’s SUNDAY morning!”

01/03/2025

None of us really care about most of the details, other than we want to know what they were dressed. If the women involved were wearing blue tank-tops and khaki shorts, and the men were wearing leather jackets and fedoras I'll be happy.

"How Italy’s Carabinieri cultural heritage protection squad foiled tomb-raiders: Looking towards the semicircular apse with a frescoed image of a partially identifiable Christ on a throne staring back at them, the archaeologists crouching in the small space deep beneath a residential building in Naples were left speechless. They were amid the remains of an 11th-century church. The archaeologists, however, could not take the credit: the historic jewel, which had just been seized by police, was dug up by tombaroli, or tomb-raiders, illicit gangs who for decades have been plundering Italian cultural sites, in turn fuelling the global market for stolen art and antiquities."

"Investigators believe the group’s leader was a local entrepreneur, currently under investigation, who owns two apartments in the building above. His cellar was turned into a well-organised excavation site, from where the tomb-raiders dug a warren of tunnels leading them about 8 metres down into ancient Naples, where they unearthed medieval art from under the heart of the southern Italian city."

The force recently uncovered a clandestine dig in the middle of Naples

01/03/2025

“Wheel Of Giants” / Rujm el-Hiri site wasn’t “Stonehenge of the Golan Heights.”

Because of the resources necessary for large projects during the ages of iniquity, societies could not take on a large undertaking without a genuine purpose. Huge vanity projects were the results of a very prosperous society with vast resources, such as material and manpower, other societies that were not so well off needed a genuine reason to build large structures.

If this structure wasn’t an astronomical observatory to help them plan their agricultural work, then I believe it should’ve served a greater purpose and provided a vital service or resource for the people who built it.

“Rujm el-Hiri mystery deepens: Golan Heights site not what previously thought, research indicates: One previous theory of the site was that its walls and entrances aligned with astronomical bodies, but because the site has rotated counterclockwise and shifted from its original position, it does not correspond to celestial observations.”

The site also has ties to ancient lore specifically tied to The Book Of Enoch.

•Its Hebrew name, Gilgal Refaim, means “wheel of giants.” The latter name refers to an ancient race of giants mentioned in the Bible. The structure is made of piles of thousands of basalt rocks that together weigh more than 40,000 tons.•

Were the Giants mentioned in the book of Enoch simply a “pop culture” reference or we these Giants, a genuine concern for these people? Was the structure built as a means of defending themselves from these Giants or was this built as a tribute to them?

A theory of the site was that its walls and entrances aligned with astronomical bodies, but as the site has shifted from its original position, it does not correspond to celestial observations

01/03/2025

300 year old Mysterious Building remains that never appeared on appeared on any maps or documents recovered in Northern Ireland.

“The remains of 300-year-old buildings have been discovered by chance during drainage work on a country house estate in Northern Ireland.”

“The discovery at the National Trust property has taken archaeologists completely by surprise, as there is no record of the structures on any of the estate’s historical maps or documents.”

As the topsoil was stripped back, the remnants of a collection of buildings were exposed for the first time in centuries

01/02/2025

"In The Far Off Distant Future Is a World Beyond Your Wildest Dreams And Darkest Desires! MADADNOCK BABYLON 2025!"

Since 1984, I realized that we're living in the world of someone else's Science Fiction fantasy. When SF writers from The Jazz Decades wrote about "The Future," they mostly fantasized about the world we live in today. "The Twenty-First Century" was a concept that frightened them and intrigued them. Are we living the best future we can imagine? Are we even trying to build a better "World of tomorrow," or are we just letting it passively happen to us.

I'm afraid that the Future of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" is more likely than Gene Roddenberry's "Star Trek."

12/31/2024

12/31/2024

2024 summed up in a single frame from "The Wizard Of Oz."

12/31/2024

India’s Banke Bihari temple hidden passage via a step well.

It seems to me that there is a trend in covering archaeology stories over the past couple of years, the discovery or revelation that there were hidden passage ways in these ancient structures.

Hidden passages just don’t seem to be a thing of swashbuckling adventure stories, and movies. If anything it feels as if that these types of discoveries are what inspired hidden passages in these specific stories. Sometimes In archaeology art imitates life…

It’s too bad that there aren’t records of who used these passages and for what reasons. If these rock walls could talk, just imagine the stories that they could tell.

“Historic stepwell discovered near the Banke Bihari temple in India. A remarkable archaeological discovery has surfaced in the Laxman Ganj area of Chandausi, Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, where a 400-square-meter stepwell, believed to be 125 to 150 years old, has been unearthed. The find has garnered significant attention for its historical and architectural significance. Sambhal District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya described the structure, stating, “The well’s upper floor is constructed of bricks, while the second and third floors are made of marble. The stepwell also features four chambers, a tunnel, and a well.” The discovery of a tunnel within the stepwell has sparked speculation that it may have been used as an escape route during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. This rebellion marked a significant uprising against the British East India Company. The tunnel’s purpose and historical context are under further investigation by experts.”

A 400-square-meter stepwell, believed to be 125-1500 years old, has been unearthed in the Laxman Ganj area of Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India

12/30/2024

The greatest rainy Saturday of my life was in the 1980s when my uncle rented every Humphrey Bogart movie that he could find at the rental place where he frequent it. On the same day, we watched “Casablanca,” “the Maltese Falcon,” and “The Big Sleep.”

When I find stories like these on the I always have a couple questions: Why don’t you already have these on DVD or Blu-Ray? Who wouldn’t want to be more like Humphrey Bogart, and is that the same Fedora that he wears throughout all of these movies?’

12/30/2024

The greatest rainy Saturday of my life was in the 1980s when my uncle rented every Humphrey Bogart movie that he could find at the rental place where he frequented. On the same day, we watched “Casablanca,” “the Maltese Falcon,” and “The Big Sleep.”

When I find stories like these on the I always have a couple questions: Why don’t you already have these on DVD or Blu-Ray? Who wouldn’t want to be more like Humphrey Bogart, and is that the same Fedora that he wears throughout all of these movies?’

“When The Maltese Falcon came out in 1941, it was a revelation. It had style and class, but it was also depraved — dishonorable men and women run amok in a dirty city, cheating each other for gold, with not a happy ending in sight. It was a rejection of Hollywood's cheerful film structure up to that point and introduced a new kind of story with jaded heroes. Humphrey Bogart stepped into the limelight as an antihero for the first time, playing a violent detective doing whatever he could to solve the case he was set on.”

Thi picture is the stuff dreams are made of.