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Jomfruland Detectorist Unearths Viking Relics During Lost Earring Hunt
A family living on the island of Jomfruland just off the southeast coast of Norway recently made a most notable historical discovery. While searching for a lost golden earring with a metal detector in their garden, the Aasvik family dug up two fascinating artifacts that have been dated to the eighth or ninth century, which places them squarely in Scandinavia’s most famous historical period, the Viking Age.
Nathan Falde - 02/10/2023 - 23:00
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Playing God in the Laboratory: The Particle That Lead to Discovery of New Form of Matter
Subatomic particles are a gateway into a world of mystery and uncertainty. In this fuzzy land, our usual assumptions about matter and energy are turned upside down. At this level, the laws of physics begin to change and matter as we know it ceases to exist.
Nathan Falde - 24/06/2019 - 02:50
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Looking for Answers: Unknown North American Artifact Unearthed in Pennsylvania
... owner and researcher. With a professional background in art restoration, pottery and pigments, the type of clay and ...
Indigenous Peoples Research Foundation - 16/10/2015 - 14:56
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Extreme Heat Followed by Downpours Once Characterized ‘Hothouse Earth’
New research has found that the so-called hothouse Earth periods in our planet’s remote past were actually periods of extreme hot dry temperatures, hotter than today by 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius), followed by rain deluges hundreds of miles wide that could offload as much as a foot (30 centimeters) of rain in just a few hours. In hothouse Earth periods burning heat would have been cyclically followed by massive precipitation, a new study published by Harvard University suggests.
Sahir - 09/11/2021 - 17:57
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Family Discovers a Collection of Rare Bronze Age Artifacts in Poland
A collection of bronze artifacts has been discovered in Lubuskie Province, in Poland. The objects are associated with the Lusatian culture, which was one of the most influential cultures of the region during the Bronze Age.
Natalia Klimczak - 30/03/2016 - 21:53
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Ragnarok: The Rainbow Bridge that Connects Heaven and Earth at the Caribbean Basin – Part II
... reflected moonlight. All in all, the cliff was a work of art meant to inspire beauty and awe. But it must have been ... and very strong, and made with cunning and with more magic art than other works of craftsmanship.” The Legend of ...
Brad Yoon - 14/01/2017 - 00:49
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Another “Cursed” Roman Ballista Ball Is Returned in Israel
... have been considered to be relatively common. The Ancient Art of Magic, Curses and Supernatural Spells Bringing ...
dhwty - 05/11/2020 - 13:56
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Bringing Centuries of Bad Luck: 10 Unlucky Artifacts and Cursed Archaeological Sites
... Turkish government and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (1987-1993), the Americans had to send back all the ... Russia, and died peacefully many years later. The Ancient Art of Magic, Curses and Supernatural Spells Tomb Curses of ...
ancient-origins - 27/04/2019 - 14:03
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Dido of Carthage, Mediterranean Princess Turned African Queen
Dido, known also as Elissa in some sources, is a legendary queen who is credited with the founding of Carthage. The legend of Queen Dido is found in Greek and Roman sources, the best-known of which being Virgil’s Aeneid.
dhwty - 17/03/2019 - 17:54
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Art Relics Shed Light on Mysterious Ancient Civilization
... the earliest civilization associated with Hindu/Indian art history is the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). This ... the earliest civilization associated with Hindu/Indian art history is the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). This ... investigations and historical examinations of their art. Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh province, ...
Riley Winters - 26/03/2017 - 00:50
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Hints of Ancient Symbolic Culture are Revealed in Indonesian Ice Age Art and Jewelry
... Newly dated Asian cave drawings rewrite history of human art Wallacea, the zone of oceanic islands positioned east of ... symbolic culture was shown by the abundant traces of rock art production gleaned from the cave excavations. They ... that may have been an “air-brush” for creating stencil art. Hollow bone tube (top) with red and black pigments, made ...
ancient-origins - 09/04/2017 - 02:02
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Figurative Art Discovered Deep in Indonesian Cave is the Oldest in the World
... identified, possibly the earliest example of figurative art. This discovery could revolutionize our understanding of ... us to understand the development of our ancestors. Cave art in Borneo A team of archaeologists from Griffith ... Australia, led by Maxime Aubert, were investigating art in caves in East Kalimantan in Borneo. The caves had been ...
Ed Whelan - 09/11/2018 - 18:48
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King Leonidas of Sparta and the Epic Battle of the 300 at Thermopylae
Zack Snyder’s 2007 fantasy historical film, 300, has probably made the Battle of Thermopylae one of the most famous battles of the ancient world. However, the film has more fantasy than history in it. Most people are aware that the leader of the Greeks during the battle was Leonidas of Sparta.
dhwty - 16/11/2019 - 02:01
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Promising Signs For Perseverance Rover’s Quest for Martian Life
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars' Jezero crater - the destination of NASA's Perseverance rover on the Red Planet - formed over time scales that promoted habitability and enhanced preservation of evidence.
ancient-origins - 06/05/2020 - 17:47
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Ice Age Colombian Art Found Painted On Remote Jungle Cliffs
... in Colombia. This rare collection of Ice Age Colombian art was discovered in the Amazon region of Colombia in 2019. The prehistoric Colombian art of this area is one of the world ’ s largest collections of rock art ever discovered. The researchers involved with the ...
ashley cowie - 30/11/2020 - 16:48
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Two Sides to Every Story: The North American Martyrs Shrines and Indigenous/ Roman Catholic Relations
After the Blessed Virgin Mary and her assorted shrines and grottoes, evangelical Catholics in Canada and United States flock to and draw inspiration from the North American Martyrs’ Shrines in Midland, Ontario and Auriesville, New York; where collectively six clerics and two `donné’ or lay people were killed, supposedly `in odium fidei’ (in hatred of the faith).
Joachim Brouwer - 13/02/2022 - 00:16
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Two Sides to Every Story: The North American Martyrs Shrines and Indigenous/ Roman Catholic Relations – Part II
Jerome Lalemant, the second Superior of the Huron mission, said there were so few converts because no Jesuit had been martyred yet. It is stated more than once that if the “glorious crown” of martyrdom was denied to them, the mission itself could be seen as a living martyrdom.
Joachim Brouwer - 24/04/2018 - 01:51
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12 Absolutely Amazing Artifacts of the Inca
... – early 16th century, Peru. ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) Inca headdress made of hair, cloth, and ... hair, 1450 – 1532 AD, Peru ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) The Inca Empire: What Made it so ... 15th–16th century, Peru. ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) An Inca cap woven with human and camelid ...
Joanna Gillan - 23/12/2022 - 13:48
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Hestia: Greek Goddess of the Hearth and Home
A woman stands next to a large flame, with a staff in one hand and tending to the fire with the other. This is Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and family. Her name literally means “hearth” or “fireplace.” Although Hestia may not be the strongest among her peers, she holds great importance in the social and religious life of the ancient Greeks.
Khadija Tauseef - 20/09/2022 - 01:55
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Patagonia Rock Art Reveals Ancient Messages Transmitted Across Generations
... millennia earlier than previously thought. The cave art, located in Patagonia, Argentina, was thought to ... years old, but new research shows that some of this cave art was created during the late Holocene epoch (11,700 years ago – present). Ten Mysterious Examples of Rock Art from the Ancient World DNA Analysis Reveals Surprising ...
Sahir - 15/02/2024 - 21:37