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  1. Koutammakou, Togo: Unparalleled Batammariba Life and Unique Architecture

    ... dazzling African sunshine, and ancient beliefs . Togo  may be small from a geographical point of view, but it ... culture. Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba in Togo Although most of this remarkable cultural zone is located in north-east Togo, some of it extends into Benin. Koutammakou is the name ...

    Ed Whelan - 28/04/2019 - 22:55

  2. Reconstruction Reveals True Face of 9,000-Year-Old Jericho Skull

    The face of the famous plastered Jericho Skull, which was found in the Palestinian city of Jericho in 1953, has been fully recreated via 3D-imaging technology, revealing exactly what the man to whom the skull belonged looked like when he walked the earth 9,000 years ago. An initial 3D re-creation of the man’s face was created in 2016, but the new image used the latest technology to produce one of the most thorough and accurate facial reconstructions ever made based on an analysis of an ancient human skull.

    Nathan Falde - 10/01/2023 - 13:53

  3. Behold the Coconut! There’s Nothing Savage About Niue

    ... most of the population lived on the west of the island. Togo Chasm landscape, Hakupa, Niue ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Niue, ...

    Ed Whelan - 14/03/2020 - 01:08

  4. The Tradition of the Piasa and the Mysterious Rock Art of the Mississippi

    Along the river of the Mississippi Valley where its banks form the boundary between Illinois and Missouri, there exists thousands of ancient pictographs carved or painted on rocks, on walls in cave shelters, and beneath overhanging cliffs. For hundreds of years these images have been described in the journals of explorers, heard about through whispers of townspeople, scrawled in old town records and in innumerable reports of ethnologists and archaeologists.

    gregsorrell - 16/03/2014 - 12:43

  5. Axe-Wounded Visby Warrior Brought to Life Over 600 Years Later

    A medieval warrior’s skull, recovered from a mass grave outside Visby, a city on the Swedish island of Gotland, has been brought to life by a digital artist. Killed in the 1361 AD Battle of Visby, in which 2,500 Danish warriors, mostly heavily-armed mercenaries, massacred 1,800 peasant farmers wielding farming tools, the warriors brutally broken face reveals the horrors of what is regarded as one of the most violent battles in European history.

    ashley cowie - 04/11/2022 - 17:03

  6. The Origins of Voodoo, a Misunderstood Religion

    ... Voodoo paraphernalia, Akodessawa Fetish Market, Lomé, Togo . ( sarlay /Adobe Stock) The History of Voodoo Although ...

    dhwty - 09/01/2021 - 00:47

  7. Why Did Parents in the Chinookan tribe Perform Cranial Deformation on their Babies?

    ... activity. The Yoruba tribes of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo in Africa practice scarification: the cutting or burning ...

    Riley Winters - 12/02/2017 - 13:57

  8. Monk Lives Life of Solitude on This 131-Foot-Tall Rock with a 2,000 Year History

    The Katskhi Pillar is the name given to a natural limestone column located in Georgia. On the top of this monolith is a monastery, which was built during the 1990s. Today, a solitary monk by the name of Maxime Qavtaradze lives in this monastery atop the Katskhi Pillar. Nevertheless, it has been established that the pillar had been used by Christian ascetics as early as the 6th – 8th century A.D.

    dhwty - 21/05/2017 - 22:47

  9. The incredible subterranean Basilica Cistern

    Hidden beneath the city of Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey, are hundreds of ancient cisterns that stored and supplied water to its inhabitants in the ancient past. The largest of these is the Basilica Cistern. So spectacular is the cistern that one could easily mistake it for a sacred subterranean temple.

    dhwty - 25/05/2014 - 12:30

  10. Zombies and Voodoo: The Living Dead Religion of Modern Haiti

    ... scene at the Voodoo "power object" market in Lomé, Togo, in a photograph by Dominik Schwarz from 2008. (Dominik ...

    Phoenix Vald - 06/12/2021 - 13:58

  11. Clonmacnoise: Medieval Monastery Still Standing After 80 Attacks by the English, Irish, Vikings and Normans!

    Clonmacnoise is a medieval monastic site located in County Offaly in the Irish province of Leinster. This monastic site is recorded to have been founded during the middle of the 6th century AD, though the area itself is reckoned to have already been inhabited at a much earlier point of time. Clonmacnoise flourished until the 13th century, after which is went into decline, due to several factors.

    dhwty - 30/07/2018 - 13:59

  12. Scientists Amazed to Discover 2,000-Year-Old Face Cream Still Containing Last Finger Imprints

    When archaeologists came across a tin containing an unknown 2000-year-old ointment they were both pleased and bemused.  It was not discovered in a home as one might think, but rather near an ancient Roman temple in London.

    The location of its discovery initially led researchers to believe it was an ointment used for healing or rituals. However, a detailed analysis was able to reveal its ingredients - animal fat, starch, and tin for pigment – revealing that it was none other than a tinted Roman face cream.

    ancient-origins - 20/05/2018 - 13:57

  13. An Ox, an Ass … a Dragon? Sorry, there were no Animals in the Bible’s Nativity Scene

    From nativity plays to crèche sets to Christmas cards, animals are ubiquitous in our vision of the birth of Christ – but according to the Bible, not a single animal was there. Where did all these animals come from, and why are they now so central to the story?

    ancient-origins - 24/12/2020 - 00:50

  14. Helle’s Toilet: Three-Person Loo Seat was Unusual Medieval Status Symbol

    Helle’s Toilet is the name given to a Medieval toilet seat that was discovered during an archaeological excavation in London. It is most notable for being a rare example of a triple toilet seat. Apart from that, its state of preservation, in spite of its age, is also noteworthy.

    dhwty - 06/02/2021 - 21:22

  15. The Original Swiss Army Knife: Check Out This Must Have Gadget for Guys on the Go

    The modern Swiss Army Knife didn’t make its debut until the nineteenth century, revolutionizing convenient tools on the go. But, as with so many other things, the ancient Romans did it first! Meet the so-called “multi-tool,” a handy, fold-up device that contained a mini knife, spatula, fork, toothpick, and spike. Crafted in the third century AD, the tool could be toted around by a Roman soldier in his pocket while trekking through dangerous territory.

    Carly Silver - 15/06/2018 - 22:51

  16. New Study Unveils the Face of Egypt's Iconic Pharaoh Tutankhamun

    Researchers have conducted a new study aiming to shed light on the facial appearance of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. The study, led by a team of forensic experts and anthropologists, utilized advanced techniques and historical data to create a facial approximation of the young king.

    Gary Manners - 01/06/2023 - 22:59

  17. Historic Houses for the Silkworm! The Grand Attics of the Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

    Located in the central Gifu Prefecture, not very far from Tokyo or Kyoto, a beautiful example of traditional Japanese architecture survives in the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. Some of the existing houses were built over 300 years ago and have been beautifully preserved by each successive generation of residents. The 'gassho-style' houses, as they are known, are rare examples of their kind, even in Japan.

    marinasohma - 03/04/2017 - 01:51

  18. Ancient Artists Left Signs For us to Decode. Did they Witness UFOs?

    Did ancient artists leave us clear signs of otherworldly interference in our lives and in our culture?

    Daniela Giordano - 09/09/2019 - 18:53

  19. Bedsheet Lovingly Embroidered With Hair Likely From A Severed Head

    The Museum of London Docklands is preparing for a somewhat macabre exhibition entitled Executions [in London]. Slated to begin in autumn, the executions in London exhibits will feature some of the museum’s grislier possessions. The prize exhibit is a 300-year-old bedsheet embroidered with human hair, likely from an axed severed head!

    Sahir - 17/02/2022 - 18:00

  20. World’s Earliest Known Woman ‘Zlatý Kůň’ Has Her Face Reconstructed!

    Over 70 years after her severed skull was first discovered buried deep within a cave in the Czech Republic in two different halves, scientists conducted genome sequencing to determine that it was the skull of the same person. It was.

    Sahir - 02/08/2023 - 14:58

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