The Timbisha are a Native American tribe who call Death Valley their home. Though less than 130 members of this tribe remain, not many would say they live in a valley of 'death.' For the Timbisha knew how to survive in the harsh climate long before European-Americans forced their way into their homes. Their knowledge of plentiful water sources and edible plants, of the behaviors of bighorn sheep, desert rabbits, and coyote, and their...

An alphabet created by Irish druids to communicate secret messages under the noses of non-Irish, Ogham is a medieval form of writing that has captured the minds of historians and linguists for centuries. The alphabet consists of twenty characters called feda. These feda are then used to create words, which to the untrained eye, might look like tally marks or simple geometric patterns. However, the truth...

The Norse god Loki is more than just the inspiration behind Marvel's charming anti-hero. He is a capricious figure throughout myth, that much is certain, as he utilizes his shape shifting abiltiies to manipulate man, animal, and god alike. He is the father of Hel, the goddess of death, Fenrir, the wolf of the apocalypse, and Jormungandr, the world serpent. This association with dea...