“Oh, My Hand!” Complaints of Medieval Monks

Click on this picture to read some of the complaints of Medieval monks as they hand-copied manuscripts. I bet these guys were glad when Gutenberg invented the printing press!

Mansa Musa: The Richest Man of all Time

Mansa Musa, the Malian king famous for his Hajj to Mecca, has recently been named the richest man in all of history. We know that Mansa Musa, whose wealth came from his prosperous west African kingdom, spread his generosity throughout his journey to and from Mecca. You can read about him and his competitors for this category here.

Keepers of the Lost Ark?

 

In 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” legendary archeologist Indiana Jones is hired by the American government to find the Ark of the Covenant.

In 2007, Smithsonian reporter Paul Raffaele explored the claim that the sacred Ark of the Covenant was hidden in modern-day Ethiopia, guarded by a people descended from the Aksumites. Read the article to learn what he discovered about ancient (and modern) Aksum.