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No Average Artists: Who Was Deemed Good Enough to Create Sculptures of Alexander the Great?
... amazing sculptures that presented him as perfect being, more like a god than a man. To achieve this task, he needed ... amazing sculptures that presented him as perfect being, more like a god than a man. To achieve this task, he needed ... the artist felt that the ruler would be satisfied. The more powerful the ruler, the more sophisticated the monuments ...
Natalia Klimczak - 24/03/2017 - 00:51
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Top Ten Ancient Egyptian Discoveries of 2014
Throughout the year, we reported on more than fifty incredible archaeological discoveries in ... “We will start an excavation project in the area to find more,” said antiquities minister Mahmoud al-Damaty, who ... belonged to a woman who wore a complex coiffure with more than 70 hair extensions fastened in different layers. ...
aprilholloway - 27/12/2014 - 12:53
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Sky Religion in Ancient Egypt: Temples and Magick - Part I
... whilst sometimes written on papyrus or leather, were more often consisting of hieroglyphic texts and graphics ... thought, that of earth mother and sky father. This is more than just a picture; it is a whole story, actually, a ... pushed them apart, raising Nut, the sky. There is a lot more going on in this book, to which we will need to revisit. ...
Chris Morgan - 13/08/2016 - 16:56
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The Goddess Tyche as Lady Luck
... to elements believed to bring good fortune our way. The more people believe that they can control unpredictable forces, the more they trust they master their destinies. There have been ... Fables. In later versions of her character, she is more widely associated with good luck (as in depictions of ...
Kristen C - 23/12/2015 - 03:50
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Ales Stenar, Sweden’s Stone Circle May Have More Secrets
... megalith . Archaeologists believe that the area has many more secrets to reveal. Visiting Ales Stenar in Sweden The ... Ales Stenar, Sweden’s Stone Circle May Have More Secrets ...
Ed Whelan - 19/05/2020 - 01:42
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Remains of Disgraced Chinese Emperor Undergo DNA Analysis as more Treasures of His Tomb Are Revealed
... 5 feet 8 inches].” The stitched and woven mat. ( Ecns ) More than 10,000 artifacts have been recovered from the ... Wuzhu bronze coins and the chariots, the team has found more than 10,000 other gold, bronze and iron items, wooden ... of Disgraced Chinese Emperor Undergo DNA Analysis as more Treasures of His Tomb Are Revealed ...
Mark Miller - 13/05/2016 - 00:33
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Professor Lends Anatomy Expertise to Solve Ancient Mystery
... Remnants indicated these ancestors were shorter and far more robust and muscular than today's average human. Perhaps ... on the international research team. "Yet, as we learn more about their diet, spiritual beliefs, and behavior, we realize that Neanderthals were likely more sophisticated than previously assumed, and aside from ...
ancient-origins - 27/04/2018 - 23:00
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The Spectacular Tombs of El Cano in Panama
... breast plates, arm cuffs, bracelets and a belt, as well as more than 2,000 small spheres (as shown in the picture) ... the chief, 25 bodies were found carefully arranged. More tombs of chieftains were later discovered as well as ... sacrificed slaves. Each digging brought to the surface more and more gold artefacts and at the bottom of the pit, 15 ...
johnblack - 03/01/2014 - 22:33
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Could the Directions of Pyramids and Sphinx Hint at Hidden Chambers?
... these structures are aligned in may reveal that there are more hidden chambers inside the pyramids. What’s more, both the starry sky and Nile flood phenomenon may ... Reading this triggered a personal desire to find out more about directions at Giza . While it is true that the ...
Niels Bjerre Jorgensen - 14/01/2021 - 00:47
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Seafarers and Shell Rings: Strange Formations on the American Coast a Hallmark of Faraway Visitors?
... For every explanation someone offers up, there are many more that refute it. Just south of Awendaw, South Carolina, ... For every explanation someone offers up, there are many more that refute it. Here's the story: 5,000 years ago, ... a circle or U-shaped formation measuring, in some cases, more than 200 feet (61 meters) across and 10 to 12 feet ...
jim willis - 25/08/2017 - 15:39
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DNA Tool Allows You To Trace Your Ancient Ancestry
... studying ancient DNA have created a tool allowing them to more accurately identify ancient Eurasian populations, which ... studying ancient DNA have created a tool allowing them to more accurately identify ancient Eurasian populations, which ... with their low accuracy. "Ancient populations are much more diverse than modern ones," he said. "Their diversity was ...
ancient-origins - 14/01/2019 - 22:54
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Two New Theories on the Hotly Debated Origins of Christopher Columbus
... history of the man who “discovered” America, may be more fascinating than was once believed. According to the ... the official story actually seems to be based more on legend than facts. The most questioned part of the ... Godoy, believe that the history of Columbus is even more surprising than his adventures. In his book, he explains ...
Natalia Klimczak - 05/03/2016 - 22:14
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How A Handful of Yamnaya Culture Nomads Became the Fathers of Europe
... steppes and they adopted the technology and lifeways of more technologically advanced outsiders. The original ... farmers who had settled Europe about 4,000 years earlier. More recent views also contend that Neolithic farmers from ... to decipher past migration within Eurasian populations. More ancient genomes to sequence means more data and thus ...
Caleb Strom - 06/06/2019 - 19:00
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Does the Brewer Cave Story Unlock a Hidden History?
Pseudo archaeology, and some of its more controversial claims, have long been the subject of ... research. Pseudo archaeology , and some of its more controversial claims, have long been the subject of ... details of soot on the ceiling, and he knew that something more was to be found within. That was the case – the cavern ...
Aleksa Vučković - 26/10/2019 - 22:51
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Neolithic Bones Reveal Socio-economic and Cultural Differences are Nothing New For Spain
... predominated in the dolmens, children and women were more common in the caves. The researcher Teresa ... predominated in the dolmens, children and women were more common in the caves. This funerary variability is common ... mountain ridge, and in the case of the dolmens, the more open areas of the valley," pointed out the researcher. ...
ancient-origins - 06/10/2017 - 01:52
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Oldest Tools in the World Found at Lake Turkana, Predate Early Humans
... through excavation. They appear to have been created more than 3.3 million years ago. The finds are significant, ... Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). MORE Stone tool unearthed in Oregon may date back 15,800 years or more Jawbone found in Ethiopia set to rewrite history, push ...
lizleafloor - 18/04/2015 - 01:51
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A Pharaoh’s Exploits Recorded for All Time: The Battle of Megiddo—Part I
... effectively controlled the Esdraelon Plain in Galilee. More important was that Megiddo controlled the main trade ... further regression in the nearby lands of the Levant. READ MORE… This FREE PREVIEW is just a taste of the great ... with easy, instant access ) and reap the rewards: NO MORE ADS, NO POPUPS, GET FREE eBOOKS, JOIN WEBINARS, ...
Cam Rea - 22/02/2017 - 16:10
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Sealed Letter Virtually Unfolded to Reveal Forgotten Renaissance Story
... interdisciplinary team used an X-ray scanner, which is more commonly applied in dental research, to 'virtually ... is similar to medical CT scanners, but using much more intense X-rays which allow us to see the minute traces ... death notice… Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered: More Stories in the Letters that Never Made it to Their Final ...
Alicia McDermott - 02/03/2021 - 20:37
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Ancient Medicinal Knowledge of Amazon Tribes to Be Recorded in Writing for First Time in History
... Pidru was like a library of knowledge, pointing out more than 100 different species of fauna and flora and ... The flower of this plant is used to help mothers produce more milk for their babies. Credit: Ioannis Syrigos Ancient ... Planting medicinal forests will make the remedies much more accessible. Credit: Ioannis Syrigos So what has prompted ...
aprilholloway - 25/11/2017 - 22:53
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Ancient Egyptian Medical Experts Apparently Tried to Treat Brain Cancer
... tried to treat cancer in an individual who lived in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. To learn more about the incidence of cancer in ancient Egypt , and to ... medicine would have tried to deal with or explore cancer more than 4,000 years ago,” stated study co-author Prof. ...
Nathan Falde - 28/05/2024 - 14:57