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Chariot of the Gods: The Legend of the Konark Sun Temple Revealed
... decorated with a number of intricately-carved reliefs of animals, foliage, dancers and musicians, and erotic scenes. ...
dhwty - 08/11/2017 - 18:52
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The Gladiators Priscus and Verus: Equal they Fought, Equal they Yielded
... included fights involving a variety of wild and tame animals, public executions, as well as imitations of famous ...
dhwty - 21/12/2017 - 20:17
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There Is More to the Sphinx Than You Find at Giza
... and protector of the people, and like various other animals, was considered by the ancient Egyptians as divine. ...
dhwty - 06/09/2018 - 22:56
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Rock Art Reveals Prehistoric Seafaring in Sweden
... in that culture, along with species of deer. They were the animals that the hunter-gathers of ancient Fennoscandia were ...
Ed Whelan - 10/11/2019 - 18:54
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Two Viking Ship Burials Revealed by Archaeologists in Sweden
... in the Viking ship burial site. ( Arkeologerna ) These animals were probably deliberately buried with the man to ...
Ed Whelan - 05/07/2019 - 19:12
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Neolithic Revolution Spurred Mental and Physical Growth of Europeans
... or on fixed plots of land, cultivating crops, raising farm animals, and relying on inventiveness and hard work to ...
Nathan Falde - 09/04/2022 - 14:47
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Giraffe and Sea Urchin on the Menu for People of Pompeii
... not only speaks to long-distance trade in exotic and wild animals, but also something of the richness, variety and ...
aprilholloway - 04/01/2014 - 06:46
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2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Wine Press Found in Northern Iraq
... their gods, and also feature carvings of various types of animals. The reliefs were created to celebrate the ...
Nathan Falde - 04/11/2021 - 13:59
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Pre-dynastic tomb sheds light on Egyptian life before Pharaohs
... made upon his death. They also found a plethora of exotic animals buried around him, including a leopard, an ostrich, a ...
aprilholloway - 01/06/2014 - 22:25
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The Ancient Italian Adriatic Veneti and Their Pora Reitia Nature Cult
... the keys and sometimes a torch, and often associated with animals such as the crow (the typical funeral bird) and the ...
Jari Padoan - 25/02/2022 - 01:00
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18,000 Pottery Fragments Speak of Life in Ancient Athribis, Egypt
... ostracon with a baboon and an ibis, the two sacred animals of Thoth, the god of wisdom, one of 18,000 pottery ...
ashley cowie - 02/02/2022 - 13:55
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Researchers Look to Crowdfunding to Identify the Skull of Pompeii Hero Pliny the Elder
... we drink water or eat something, whether it's plants or animals, the minerals from the soil enter our body, and the ...
Alicia McDermott - 08/09/2017 - 14:04
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9,000 Year-old ‘Mega Site’ Found Near Jerusalem Changes History
... . The adoption of farming and the domestication of animals led to the rapid growth of the settlement from ...
Ed Whelan - 17/07/2019 - 18:48
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Oldest known Gold Jewelry in Europe Discovered at Bronze Age Bulgarian site
... goods were likely crisscrossing the Balkans on pack animals and possibly in carts with sledlike bottoms. Salt, ...
Mark Miller - 22/11/2015 - 21:53
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Chiseling Away at the Mystery of the Neanderthal Mask of La Roche-Cotard
... of Neolithic “Venuses” and other small sculptures of animals should be enough to prove the skills of the first ...
Natalia Klimczak - 30/05/2016 - 00:50
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13,500-year-old Artwork Saved from the Abyss of the Continental Shelf
... have landed ‘200 tonnes of the fossilised remains of animals from a score of different species and the remains and ...
ashley cowie - 19/02/2018 - 18:57
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Reevaluating Neanderthals: Are They Actually the Same Species as Us?
... four-legged roommates the Neanderthals also hunted other animals for food. But unlike these other predators, the ...
Nathan Falde - 24/10/2023 - 22:52
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When Did Humans First Learn to Count?
... collections of objects – perhaps stones, fruits or animals. A tally stick found in Scandinavia. (The British ...
ancient-origins - 26/06/2018 - 02:04
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Top Ten Historical and Archaeological Discoveries of 2015
2015 was another great year for archaeological and historical research. Amazing discoveries were made all over the world and provided more windows into the lives of our ancestors. Studies that intertwined myths and legends with science created spectacular results, and showed us how the past and present continue to be connected. This year, the Top Ten list of Historical and Archaeological Discoveries is based on the articles that Ancient Origins’ readers chose to view time and again.
ancient-origins - 22/12/2015 - 14:53
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When – and Why – Did People First Start Using Money?
... have variously served as currency . People even used live animals such as cows until relatively recent times as a form ...
ancient-origins - 27/06/2017 - 01:57