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New study sheds light on drug culture in Tiwanaku, Bolivia
... such as shamans,” lead author Juan Albarracin-Jordan told Discovery News. “Psychotropic substances, once ... celebrations or at private healing ceremonies. Albarracin-Jordan explained that the people of Tiwanaku believed that ...
aprilholloway - 04/09/2014 - 00:05
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Va-Va-Vandal: The Life and Times of Gaiseric, the Vandal King of North Africa
Meet one of the most important late antiquity kings you’ve never heard of: Gaiseric (a.k.a. Genseric), a Germanic kinglet who transformed his tribal affiliations into a massive realm in the 5th century AD.
Carly Silver - 10/09/2017 - 19:00
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Would Humans Survive the Climate on Planet Arrakis from Dune?
... Dune, whose desolate desert climate scenes were shot in Jordan and the UAE. ( Warner Bros ) They started with a ...
Sahir - 07/11/2021 - 21:57
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The Qasr al-Farid, the Lonely Castle of the Nabataeans
... monument is arguably the al-Khazneh in Petra, modern day Jordan. Nevertheless, the Nabataeans were highly skilled ... century AD, including the magnificent city of Petra in Jordan. As well as their agricultural activities, they ...
dhwty - 28/04/2015 - 01:03
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1,600-Year-Old Pottery Workshop Has First Known Rock-Hewn Kiln in Israel
... Age inhabitants of what is modern-day Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Israel ( baidun.com ). Archaeological surveys ...
Sam Bostrom - 27/07/2016 - 21:46
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Giant stone circles in the Middle East puzzle archaeologists
... and who made them. 11 Big Circles dot the landscape across Jordan and Syria. They date back at least 2,000 years, but ... lines of Peru - giant geoglyphs half a world away from Jordan - the intentions of the builders, and the purpose of ...
lizleafloor - 06/11/2014 - 21:01
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At Least Five Dead Sea Scroll Fragments at the Museum of the Bible Are Fake
... 2012. Part of Dead Sea Scroll 28a from Qumran Cave 1. The Jordan Museum, Amman. ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Search for authentic ...
Ed Whelan - 23/10/2018 - 13:59
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The Works of Old Men: Geoglyphs of the Middle East
... lava field, while he was flying an airmail route across Jordan. Close-up photo of one of the wheels geoglyph from the ... 2000 kite structures across the deserts of Syria, Jordan, Southern Israel and Saudi Arabia illustrating that ...
mrreese - 11/11/2014 - 12:03
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Mountain of God: Where was the real Mount Sinai, and the Location of the Ark of the Covenant?
... while stationed at the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. Regardless of whether or not they really did find ... includes eastern Egypt, together with southern Israel and Jordan— the Bible does not directly reveal its whereabouts. ...
Graham Phillips - 15/12/2016 - 21:53
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From Splendor to Ruin: The Epic Tale of the Abbasid Caliphate
... was facing an open rebellion. The remains of Qasr Amra in Jordan, a desert castle which was once home to Umayyad ...
Robbie Mitchell - 05/02/2024 - 13:33
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The Feared and Respected Old Norse Völva Sorceresses
BY THORNEWS
In the Viking Age, the völvas (female shamans) were both feared and respected: they exercised seiðr (Norse magic) and were supposedly in direct contact with Odin, the Allfather. The word völva derives from the Old Norse vǫlva meaning “wand carrier”, a traveling sorceress and seeress who got well paid for her services.
ancient-origins - 26/11/2017 - 22:57
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Messages on missiles: Here is a Sugar Plum for You!
Writing messages on bullets and missiles goes back at least to Biblical times and continues to modern times among Israelis, Jordanians, Americans and others. The practice became industrial to ancient Greeks and Romans, who manufactured lead sling bullets in molds with taunting messages in bas-relief, such as ‘Ouch!’, ‘Be lodged well’, and ‘Here’s a sugar plum for you!’.
Mark Miller - 31/08/2015 - 00:52
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New Analysis of Ancient DNA Proves that Canaanites Survived Biblical Massacre
... the Canaanites , a tribe of people who occupied modern-day Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel and the Palestinian ... local ancestry in the genomes of ancient skeletons from Jordan, “It’s nice to see that what we observed wasn’t ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 31/07/2017 - 22:55
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Why Mount Sinai is in Egypt and Other Exodus Enigmas
... is now largely in Saudi Arabia, with a small area in Jordan. There is an Arab tradition that ‘Mount Sinai’, ... water to be had. If we look at the present-day deserts of Jordan and Saudi Arabia, which cover ancient Midian, the ... continental plates. This junction runs south from the Jordan valley, down the Gulf of Aqaba, continuing as the ...
Annette Duckworth - 28/03/2023 - 22:59
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Archaeologists Launch Official Search for Treasure of King Alaric Sought by the Nazis
The local and provincial administration of Cosenza in Italy has launched a plan to systematically search for the treasure hoard of Alaric, King of the Visigoths, who looted the riches during his sack of Rome in the 5th century.
aprilholloway - 18/10/2015 - 14:49
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Kom Ombo: An Egyptian Temple Dedicated to Two Rival Gods
... A painting from the ceiling of the temple at Kom Ombo. (Jordan Timothy James Busson / Public Domain ) Was the Temple ...
dhwty - 02/12/2018 - 22:55
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Jesus’ Birthplace And The Holy Land’s Ancient Pilgrimage Routes
... group of pilgrims on their way to be baptized in the River Jordan, Israel. ( Marc Jedamus / Adobe Stock) Finding The ...
ashley cowie - 24/12/2020 - 21:52
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Could the Ark Described at Edessa Be the Biblical Ark of the Covenant?
... family were one and the same.) Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant , Benjamin West ( Public ... © 2015 Ralph Ellis Top image: The Ark Passes Over the Jordan, James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836 - 1902) ( Public ...
ralph ellis - 15/07/2017 - 14:02
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Saudi Arabian Dog Remains Are A Shocking Find
... period in Israeli history going back 12,000 years ago, and Jordan too has evidence of dogs in hunting expeditions from ... Desert Are Oldest Known Depictions of Dogs on Leashes In Jordan, Neolithic Hunters Used Domesticated Dogs as Small ...
Sahir - 13/04/2021 - 01:02
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The Silures Tribe: Rome’s Biggest Headache Hailed from Wales?
The people of Wales are fiercely proud of who they are, where they come from, and above all, their ability to remain a distinct people in the face of conquest. One such tribe in the south of Wales embodied this determination for the preservation of their people. The Silures tribe fought off the Roman conquerors for more than 25 years, and that same warrior blood may still be running in the veins of some Welsh people.
Veronica Parkes - 27/11/2018 - 18:13