Nita has been interested in history ever since she can remember. After she retired from a professional career in the financial industry, she decided to indulge her passion for ancient history. She has since turned her interest into a career as a ghostwriter, concentrating on articles and books for adults, teens, and kids that include ancient civilizations and biographies of historical figures. She is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction alike, and retains a keen interest in reading, researching, and keeping up to date with ancient and prehistoric discoveries across many parts of the world.
Areas of Expertise
Maya Civilization: A Brief Guide (Religion, Society, Art, Legacy)
The Maya civilization is one of the world’s founding cultural capitals, reckoning with the Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Harrapan, and Chinese.
Maya Art & Writing: A Brief Guide
The Maya civilization created distinct artworks and fully developed a complex writing system before the Common Era. Their creativity was more advanced than many contemporary cultures of the Old World.
Maya Calendars: How Did The Maya Count Time?
One of the most accurate and intricate calendars in the world was invented by the Maya. We look at this fascinating calendar in more detail.
The Origins of 5 Famous Sea Monsters and Water Legends
Mermaids, the Kraken, the Leviathan, disappearing ships, and disappearing sailors… tall tales of Sea Monsters, or legends with a grain of truth?
5 of the Most Famous Shipwrecks from the Ancient World
Jacques Cousteau brought the natural beauty from under the oceans into our living rooms. Since then, many historic puzzles have been solved by the discovery of famous shipwrecks.
The Sumerian Problem(s): Did the Sumerians Exist?
Did the Sumerian civilization really exist? Were they immigrants? And why is their language so unique?
African Gods: Deities, Belief Systems, and Legends of Africa
The supernatural and natural worlds blend seamlessly in African spirituality. Resourceful Africans circumvented doctrines of Christianity and Islam by blending them with African gods and belief systems.
5 Ancient Lost Cities That Were Rediscovered
Stories of lost cities form the stuff of legends. When such a city is found, it is a gateway into our past.
6 Rebellious Ancient Women Who Defied Convention
When was the veneration of women, symbolized by ancient mother goddesses, replaced by patriarchal societies? We will never know. But throughout history, some ancient women have nonetheless broken their boundaries.
Persepolis: Capital of the Persian Empire, Seat of the King of Kings
Persepolis was built by Darius I as the new ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The city was once referred to as the most magnificent capital in the ancient world.
7 Bible Stories and Texts With Roots in Ancient Literature
The remarkable similarity of several bible stories and texts to other, often older, narratives has been a controversy amongst scholars for generations.
8 Affairs of the Greek God Zeus
The Greek god Zeus was a player who pursued his victims with gusto. He took his function of populating the newly created world quite literally, it seems!