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The Stonehenge Calendar: A Prehistoric Approach to Time’s Passing
Readers will probably know that Stonehenge’s design highlights the longest and shortest days of the year, but it is not always understood that its strange configuration was designed to enable every day and every month in the year to be counted and tracked by its resident timekeepers. The passage of time was very important to prehistoric people. Farmers needed to be able to identify propitious days for sowing, harvesting, trading and religious festivals.
Stephen Childs - 28/12/2021 - 01:00
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As the Bulldozers Continue, Will the Recently Discovered Ruins of a Byzantine Church Be Lost Forever?
During the preparatory works to build a shopping center in Gaza (Palestine), a group of workers discovered ancient ruins. Archaeologists have identified them as possible parts of a Byzantine church.
Natalia Klimczak - 07/04/2016 - 00:47
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Metallurgy Prowess Revealed by World’s Oldest Swords Discovered in Turkey
A selection of ancient swords, discovered at the Turkish archaeological site of Arslantepe, are believed to be the first and oldest swords in the world. Dating back to the Early Bronze Age, these 5,000-year-old arsenic-copper swords are part of a cache of nine swords and daggers from the famed Arslantepe mound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey’s Matalya.
Sahir - 13/03/2023 - 17:52
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Derbent: Contested Ancient City Stronghold on the Silk Road
Nestled between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the Russian city of Derbent and its famed citadel tells the story of ancient power struggles to control the Silk Road trade route which stretched between Western Europe and Asia.
dhwty - 05/10/2021 - 01:56
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Iron Age Europe: 2000 Years Of Change Rolls Across The Continent
... Used 2000 Years Ago Outshine Modern Methods The Legacy of Armenia: Trade, Metallurgy, and Forging of Precious Metals of ...
dhwty - 08/11/2021 - 13:57
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Words from the Ancient Past: The Sogdian Ancient Letters
The Sogdians were a people of Iranian origin who lived in the fertile valleys of Central Asia between the sixth century BC and tenth century AD. The secret to the Sogdians’ success was their knack for commerce. Building cities in what is today Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the Sogdian merchants became vital go-betweens for trade on the Silk Road. The legacy of these people is also preserved in the fragments of writings that remain with us today. Many of the documents are translations of Buddhist scriptures.
Kerry Sullivan - 24/10/2016 - 21:53
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Byssus, Secrets of a Shining Sea Silk Loved by Ancient Cultures
... by the Roman Emperor to the five hereditary satraps ruling Armenia, mentions a “cloak made of wool, not such as is ...
Maura Andreoni - 05/01/2021 - 21:37
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The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ Part II: Ethnology and Influence
In Part I, the author pieced together the possible genealogy to be found in Mesopotamia and Egypt, taking as his starting point the Biblical account of human developments in the region after the deluge, which, of course, begins with Noah and his family. Part I concluded with the assertion that a New Race referred to as a ‘Dynastic Race’ was evident in the region. What further clues to the ethnology of this race can be found?
Alexander Jacob - 14/10/2017 - 13:56
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Byzantine Basil II: He Took an Icon of the Virgin into Battle Then Gouged Out the Eyes of Foes
... almost until his death. He added Georgian Iberia and Armenia in 1021 and 1022. He reorganized Italy and was about ...
Mark Miller - 26/11/2018 - 13:45
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Mithras, the Persian God Championed by the Roman Army
Mithras the god originated in the east, in Persia (modern day Iran) where he was first worshipped. When soldiers of the Roman Empire came back to the West they brought this cult with them and in time his cult worship spread throughout the Roman Empire, not only with the soldiers but also by the merchants who travelled into the land of the Persians.
John S. Richardson - 31/08/2020 - 18:45
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Lipci’s Prehistoric Rock Paintings: Montenegro’s Primitive Art Site
... Celestial Maps of Gegham Mountain: The Unique Rock Art of Armenia Archaeologists Identify First Prehistoric Figurative ...
Aleksa Vučković - 16/09/2021 - 14:55
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Romanos IV Diogenes: An Ambitious Byzantine Emperor Unjustly Deposed?
... Aleppo . These two forces had been raiding and devastating Armenia, Cilicia, Cappadocia, and Georgia. Romanos marched ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/03/2021 - 22:03
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The Exotic Menagerie: The Wild Animals Slaughtered in Gladiator Games
... Another historian, Oppian, wrote about how the bears of Armenia were captured for the games. After local hunters had ...
Robbie Mitchell - 22/06/2023 - 22:52
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Bactria - The Bountiful, Sought-after Region of Ancient History
... G. 2013. The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India. University of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 02/10/2021 - 14:43
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The Genghis Khan Biography: Military Genius, Genocidal Maniac, Serial Abuser Of Women
... parts of modern day China, Mongolia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
ashley cowie - 21/10/2018 - 18:58
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Anna Komnene: The Byzantine Biographer Princess and First Female Historian
These days, it seems that if an author wants to go straight to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, all they need to do is release a tell-all memoir or biography aimed at a famous politician or a member of a royal family. This is not a new phenomenon; people have been writing books like these since the invention of writing. Yet the most successful tell-all texts have the same thing in common: access to the subject. A great example is Anna Komnene’s Alexiad.
Robbie Mitchell - 27/10/2022 - 14:52
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Emperor Justinian the Great: The Life and Rule of a Visionary Roman
... the Sassanid Empire. Bolstered by an unexpected revolt in Armenia, as well as urging from Ostrogothic ambassadors, the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 10/08/2019 - 22:43
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Eight of the Most Powerful Mythical Objects in History
... be the Spear of Destiny, is conserved in Vagharshapat in Armenia. Another version of the legendary weapon was ...
Robbie Mitchell - 09/04/2023 - 17:56
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The Enigmatic Six Kings of the Earth Fresco Uncovered
... Following this victory, the Umayyads conquered all of Armenia . Justinian II’s inclusion into the painting of the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 19/01/2022 - 14:00
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Sultans Raised in ‘Cages’: Overprotection Turned to Madness
... rear end could be found for him. A woman was found, in Armenia, and she weighed 150 kilograms (330 lbs.) Ibrahim the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 09/03/2020 - 13:01