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Intellectual, Code Breaker, Blasphemer: George Smith and the Ancient Chaldean Account of Genesis
... Nineveh, alabaster, c. 695 BC ( CC BY 3.0 ) Cuneiform writing on the back of a Lamassu ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) It was ... and the Euphrates rivers was made fertile by a massive system of irrigation canals, and Assurbanipal wanted to make ...
tedloukes - 16/06/2016 - 15:02
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History of Maps: From Ancient Artifacts to Modern Marvels
... Ptolemy. In it, the great polymath refers to an early system of longitude and latitude as well as a way of ... were made and in 605 AD one of the first maps using a grid system was drawn by Pei Ju of the Sui Dynasty. In 801 AD, ... and used an incredibly accurate (for the period) grid system. A 1933 Rubbing of the Huayi Tu Stele from the Library ...
Robbie Mitchell - 31/03/2024 - 17:29
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The Men Who Ruled The World From Rome
... Paul Rubens (1635)( Public Domain ) The Roman political system also evolved during its existence. The first political ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Mario Bartolini has a master’s degree in political ...
Mario Bartolini - 26/05/2023 - 20:34
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‘Scorpion King’s Domain’: The Oldest Place Name Sign in the World
... the king already existed in the developed administrative system of the fourth millennium. The economic entities, known ... living in five thousand years ago. It’s also unusual for writing to be found in such remote locations in the fourth ... colonization in the Nile Valley becomes more visible by writing.” According to Morenz, the archaeological ...
Alicia McDermott - 05/12/2020 - 02:39
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Hacking the Ancient Binary Cosmic Codes of the Inca’s Woven Textiles
... a woven symbolic language; a rich artistic communication system, enshrined in textiles and fabrics. Tupa Inca tunic, ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Ashley Cowie is a Scottish historian, author ...
ashley cowie - 11/01/2019 - 14:56
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3: The Perfect Number - Trinity Symbolism in World Religious Traditions
... Holy Trinity is not limited to a single religion or belief system. Featured image: Deriv; Statue of Buddha (Flickr/ CC ...
Marie D. Jones and Larry Flaxman - 22/09/2021 - 01:57
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The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty
... condemned by King (later Emperor) Charlemagne’s justice system to be set adrift in a small open boat and left to her ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Charles Christian is a professional writer, ... Reuters correspondent. His non-fiction books include Writing Genre Fiction: Creating Imaginary Worlds: The 12 ...
Charles Christian - 08/11/2017 - 14:57
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The Medicine Wheel: An Embodied Non-Linear Data Transformation Tool
... Though Western thought models identify individual system components, the integration of system components by non-linear thought models is what ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Dr Linda Tello is a licensed professional engineer ...
Dr Linda Tello - 02/11/2020 - 22:43
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The Importance of Questioning History: From Malta to the Dead Sea Scrolls
According to George Orwell, Sir Walter Raleigh stopped writing his History of the World after he was unable to ... According to George Orwell, Sir Walter Raleigh stopped writing his History of the World after he was unable to ... and 1924; Mifsud and Mifsud, 1997) as well as a temple system aligned to the constellation of Sirius , whose ...
Gloria Moss - 30/01/2020 - 14:20
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The Sumerian Military: Professionals of Weaponry and Warfare
... upon their knowledge of agriculture, animal husbandry, and writing. With all these skills and many more, villages gained ... of city-states. Map showing the Tigris–Euphrates river system, which defines Mesopotamia. ( CC BY-SA 2.5 ) The ...
Cam Rea - 17/06/2016 - 15:53
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2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Wine Press Found in Northern Iraq
... created to celebrate the construction of an interlocking system of canals, which were built in the early seventh ... who also initiated the construction of the extensive canal system they were installed to acknowledge and celebrate. ... were created to celebrate the construction of a canal system in the seventh century BC. The images show Assyrian ...
Nathan Falde - 04/11/2021 - 13:59
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Amputation Found to be Elite Punishment in 550 BC
... previous findings, reflect the cruelty of the penal system in early China," lead study author Qian Wang, a ... Foot was likely Cut Off in Battle The Egyptian Judicial System: Robust Pillar of Empire Taken altogether, the ... written records of law and punishment from the penal system of the Zhou Dynasty,” while also highlighting the ...
Nathan Falde - 22/04/2024 - 22:06
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Lavish Chu State Emperor’s Tomb Unearthed in China, Dated to 2,200-Years-Old
... Is 8,000-year-old Damaidi Rock Art the Origin of Chinese Writing? 8 Ancient Chinese Inventions the West Had Not ... . Significance of the Find: The Collapse of the Chu Feudal System Xicheng Gong, leading the excavations from the Anhui ... pivotal period preceding the collapse of the feudal Chu system. Despite extensive excavation efforts, only a third of ...
Sahir - 07/05/2024 - 18:00
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Cursed Cain, the Master Architect. Paradise Lost Gives Rise to the Birth of City-States – Part I
... is an organized community living under a unified political system, the government.” Other authors, like Frederic ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Cam Rea is an author and military historian. He ...
Cam Rea - 08/01/2018 - 15:20
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Are There Hidden Depths to the Golden Lozenge of Stonehenge?
... its positioning. Ancient Astronomers Developed First Known Writing Was Orion the Heavenly Overlord of Stonehenge? ... structure of the lines is a form of astronomical writing . This theory suggests that because the earliest astronomers did not have an alphabetical system to work with, they simply did the next best thing and ...
aprilholloway - 19/09/2017 - 01:56
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Manichaeism: The Ancient Religion that Rivaled Christianity
Manichaeism is a multi-faceted religion that was founded by Iranian prophet Mani. After a revelation with the angel Eltaum, Mani prepared for 12 years to proclaim himself to the people. Manichaeism was developed in Mani’s several writings, which depicted a battle between forces, and a creation of man and the universe which was founded on the conflict between light and dark.
mrreese - 17/10/2019 - 21:20
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The Rarely Told Story of Pre-Colonial Philippines
... tribute to the King of Cebu. (Liane777/ CC BY SA 4.0 ) Writing was also prevalent in the Philippines during this ... time. The scripts used on the islands were influenced by writing systems from India and Indonesia. Unfortunately, very ... such as Christianity and Islam, the predominant religious system in the Philippine archipelago was a type of animism. ...
Caleb Strom - 01/10/2018 - 23:04
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Wrath of the Gods: Historic Eco-Armageddons
... the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), a classification system developed in the 1980’s ranging from one to eight, ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Ashley Cowie is a Scottish historian, author and ...
ashley cowie - 23/03/2020 - 23:00
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Remnants Of Roman Roads And Fortresses In Scotland
... trackways to form the foundations for the Roman road system that would enable quick transport of troops and ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Ashley Cowie is a Scottish historian, author and ...
ashley cowie - 18/01/2023 - 23:55
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The Plight of the Poor: Monastic Charity and Almonries in Medieval England
... social poverty. Most have taken a negative view of a system which was to a great extent ecclesiastically ... support AO Premium, you support independent thought and writing. Neil Rushton is an archaeologist and freelance ...
nrushton - 29/03/2019 - 15:48