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... Norsemen. The Arabs considered them with a combination of horror and fascination. Ibn Fadlan saved his harshest words ...
Scott Rank - 05/08/2019 - 18:47
... quite obscure, became popular thanks to a 1973 British horror film called The Wicker Man . This film revolves around ...
dhwty - 14/01/2021 - 23:09
The basement of a former strip club in the historic area of Lesser Poland, purchased 15 years ago, has accidentally revealed a historic Jewish site - a mikveh or Jewish ritual purification bath filled with water. Located in the erstwhile Jewish settled town of Chmielnik, the basement has another accompanying smaller mikveh used by women.
Sahir - 27/08/2023 - 17:03
... left lying on floors, it’s so easy to imagine a horror scene. But interestingly, excavations at Sam'al have ...
ashley cowie - 01/09/2019 - 09:14
... an extra stone to the circle when they were shooting a horror film / mystery in 1984-5. The only copy of the film, ...
dhwty - 02/07/2021 - 01:46
Skeletal trauma has been studied in the remains of hundreds of people who lived in medieval Cambridge excavated from three cemeteries dating back to between the 10th and 14th century. The study has revealed varying levels of physical hardship across lower classes.
ashley cowie - 26/01/2021 - 00:01
... remains. But it’s not always the stuff of Hollywood horror movies, as construction crews often find themselves ...
ashley cowie - 30/06/2019 - 12:18
Construction workers in Israel have rediscovered a pair of ancient stone Roman coffins that had been found 25 years earlier and then forgotten. The two Roman-era (63 BC-324 AD) stone sarcophagi were unearthed at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) say the pair of highly-ornate Roman coffins display mystical symbols that were believed to protect souls on their way to the afterlife.
ashley cowie - 22/02/2021 - 21:52
A well-preserved slave room has been discovered at Villa Civita Giuliana, a wealthy suburb of Pompeii located about 700 meters (2296.59 ft.) northwest of the city walls. This large and exuberant villa was partially investigated at the beginning of the 20th century and more recently since 2017, but it has been plundered over the years by treasure hunters.
ashley cowie - 06/11/2021 - 21:58
Mass burials are common remnants of the many plague outbreaks that ravaged medieval Europe. A number of these graveyards are well documented in historical sources, but the locations of most, and the victims they contain, have been lost to the pages of time.
ancient-origins - 17/06/2020 - 00:50
... curses and kings Why is the mummy such a popular trope in horror cinema? The mummy, it can be argued, symbolizes some ...
ancient-origins - 01/06/2017 - 02:05
The top 10 ancient discoveries for 2021 have been announced by Archaeology Magazine. For the last 70 years Archaeology Magazine has been published by the Archaeological Institute of America and this most recent top 10 list will be published in the January/February 2022 issue this week.
ashley cowie - 10/12/2021 - 17:59
... on Raleigh’s execution has wonderful detail of the full horror of it and that Lady Raleigh took his head away in a ...
ashley cowie - 01/11/2018 - 13:00
... the whole town, and which in a few hours sent a thrill of horror through the whole of Britain. I had not thought the ...
dhwty - 29/10/2019 - 17:58
... that made spectators spit out their nuts and melons in horror, and that was weakness! Gladiatorial training assured ...
ashley cowie - 26/11/2022 - 18:00
... Mysteries and Imagination anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Then came 1971’s Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb . This was Hammer Horror’s own unique take on the story. It was not, however, ...
Andrew Collins - 10/11/2020 - 13:47
... nose as it sheered his leg off, like we see in shark horror films. Study co-author, Mark Hudson, a researcher with ...
ashley cowie - 25/06/2021 - 00:21
The Battle of Visby was a violent medieval battle near the town of Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, fought between the inhabitants of Gotland and the Danes, with the latter emerging victorious.
dhwty - 08/10/2023 - 22:44
The UK’s oldest prison is offering ghostly experiences to supernatural enthusiasts.
ashley cowie - 03/09/2019 - 01:50
... Domain The above article, originally titled ‘Halloween Horror Post #1: The corpse queen of Portugal’ by Dolly ...
ancient-origins - 02/04/2017 - 02:02