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The last hieroglyphic language on earth and an ancient culture fighting to survive
... on the relationship between nature and man. In Dongba mythology, "Nature" and "Man" are half-brothers, having ... extinct. However, realising the wrongs of the past, the Chinese government has been trying to revive it in an attempt ... could read Dongba and by 1985, 1,700 could do so. The Chinese government phased out Naxi language teaching in the ...
aprilholloway - 23/01/2014 - 11:06
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From Block to Beauty: The Intricate Art of Vietnamese Dong Ho Painting
... the Vietnamese people, and an ode to their rich heritage. Chinese New Year 2022 and the Legend of Nian The Mysterious ... and often depicted scenes from Buddhist or Taoist mythology. However, with the advent of modern printing ...
Lex Leigh - 26/06/2023 - 18:51
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Rigorous Genetic Analysis Proves the Yeti is Not an Unknown Species
... more than just another mythical creature of worldwide mythology. However, science attempts to clear things up. In ... Mor: The Terrifying Grey Man of the Cairngorms Wildman, Chinese Version of Bigfoot: Sightings, Scientific Tests, ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 30/11/2017 - 13:57
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One of the Greatest Monuments in the World but Who Built it? The Strange Origins of Borobudur and the Lost World of Cham
... dominant force in the region in the centuries BCE. Ancient Chinese texts mention a land of Funan to the southwest, ... Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology Jayabaya — The Seer King of Java who Predicted ... "'Funan', 'Zhenla '. The Reality Concealed by These Chinese Views of IndoChina". In R.B. Smith and W. ...
davidchildress - 08/09/2017 - 19:00
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In a Forbidden Place: Hidden Lives in a Harem
... Gagnon/CC BY SA 3.0 ) The English translation for the Chinese term “hougong” is also the term “harem”. ... to the part of the palace which was reserved for the Chinese emperor’s consorts, concubines, female servants, ... References: Valda Roric – “Wonders of History and Mythology” Valda Roric – “From History to Mystery” ...
valdar - 16/07/2016 - 21:43
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Archaeologist pieces together story of the mysterious Zhang Zhung people of Tibet
... had forgotten what they had once achieved and the Chinese Communists were unaware of what lay on the extremes ... that a creator being born from an egg is a common motif in mythology. Gekhoe is still part of the Bon pantheon. “He is ...
Mark Miller - 25/11/2015 - 21:47
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The Ancient Mystery of the Ever-Burning Lamps
... of Aderbain, in Armenia . Thieves of Fire in Ancient Mythology: Divine Creation and Destruction in the Hands of ... Discover 2,000-Year-Old Smoke Absorbing Lamps in Chinese Tomb Vestal Virgins: Powerful Priestesses of Rome’s ...
dhwty - 17/02/2022 - 01:00
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HS2 Excavation Hillingdon Hoard of Potins a “Once-In-A-Lifetime Find”
... New Records Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Chinese Coin in England The imagery inscribed on the coins ... The bull was also an image featured frequently in Greek mythology, having been inherited from the highly influential ...
Nathan Falde - 15/07/2021 - 02:01
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The Oldest Maya Murals and Royal Violence at San Bartolo, Guatemala
... and within the murals, are complex tales of Maya creation mythology. These stories showcase several deities, demigods ... intriguing because of its universal occurrence in ancient mythology around the world, particularly in terms of how it ... realms of their ancestral deities. Mount Kunlun in ancient Chinese traditions was held as the sacred mountain that ...
Mark A. Carpenter - 01/05/2021 - 22:40
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Elites and Gods: The Big Lives Of Little People In Ancient Egypt!
... facets of their culture. While ancient Greek, Roman and Chinese cultures enslaved and ridiculed little people, or ... moved. Aluxes: The Mischievous Little People of Maya Mythology 'The Wee-est Little Man That Ever There Was': Who ...
ashley cowie - 18/05/2022 - 18:50
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1800-Year-Old Horse and Chariot Burial Discovered in Croatia
... Danube River. Horses as Symbols of Power in History and Mythology DNA tests reveal rare golden horse buried in 2,000-year-old Chinese tomb Bizarre Burials Uncovered in Ancient Georgia ...
ashley cowie - 18/10/2019 - 14:05
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Has Indonesia’s Legendary Lost Island of Gold Been Discovered?
... which were colossal 8th century markets in which local, Chinese and Arab goods were traded. For over 300 years, the ... , bronze temple door-knockers, figures from Buddhist mythology and monks’ bells, as artifacts that have been ...
ashley cowie - 24/10/2021 - 22:40
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Subterranean Secrets at the Temple of Sinca Veche
... symbols including a six-pointed Star of David with the Chinese Yin-Yang located in its hexagonal center. Bizarre ... Ancient Beliefs Still Alive in Present-Day Romania Mythology in Romania: Exploring Beliefs about Witchcraft and ...
ashley cowie - 28/09/2020 - 13:55
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Edgar Cayce, Six-fingered Giants and the Supernatural Creation Gods of Atlantis: Part 1
... a most unusual race of androgynous soul beings...In Hindu mythology, the seed of our present human race were sons of ... the Qur’an, and Egyptian, Greek, Sumerian, Inca, Chinese and some Native American mythologies. Androgynous ...
Jim Vieira - 27/09/2017 - 22:50
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Namazu Catfish: Earthquakes, Cosmic Justice, and Helper Of the Poor
... Since dragons are associated with water in the Chinese and Japanese traditions, it was not actually a ... cosmic beings are a common theme in Japanese mythology. While some Japanese folktales suggest a literal ...
Caleb Strom - 13/09/2021 - 14:59
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Sumerian Vampires Inspired Tales of Bloodsucking Baobhan Sith, Satan, and Dracula
... Christianity, Loki in Norse myths, and in Native American mythology it was the Wendigo trickster. Wendigo. ( Daniel ... the preta of the Hindu religions or the jiangshi of Chinese mythology , edimmu were all thought of as spirits of the ...
ashley cowie - 18/06/2020 - 21:49
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Exploring Ancient Lunar Myths and Legends as Supermoon set to Dazzle Tonight
... phases of the moon, and moon deities, such as the Chinese goddess Chang’e, and the Incan Quilla, were ... traced back to Germanic paganism and Proto-Indo-European mythology, where lycanthropy (the transformation of man to ...
aprilholloway - 10/08/2014 - 02:47
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Exploring Ancient Lunar Legends as Total Lunar Eclipse Will Create Rare 'Blood Moon'
... phases of the moon, and moon deities, such as the Chinese goddess Chang’e, and the Incan Quilla, were ... traced back to Germanic paganism and Proto-Indo-European mythology, where lycanthropy (the transformation of man to ...
Joanna Gillan - 25/07/2018 - 23:29
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Ancient Astronomical Alignments: Reading and Mapping the Stars at Early Advanced Civilization Sites
... of Australian Aboriginal Astronomy A Circular Egyptian Mythology: Does the Dendera Zodiac Represent the Most Ancient ... Light? Archeoastronomy Reveals Cosmic Dynastic Divide in Chinese Burial Pyramids Wild Animals in the Sky? Prehistoric ...
Walter Cruttenden - 13/12/2018 - 23:03
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Amber Through the Ages: Origin Myths, Medical Uses, and Beautiful Baubles
... and her tears to explain where amber came from. In Greek mythology, Clymene was an Oceanid (minor sea goddess) and the ... and even up to the present. To this day, traditional Chinese medicine uses amber to “tranquilize the mind”. ...
Robbie Mitchell - 29/10/2022 - 18:59