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Ardashir’s Effective Reform of the Sassanid Military Machine
In the third century AD, Parthia and Rome had been waging war against each other for far too long. Sometimes Parthia was the victor while at other times Rome was the victor, and it seemed as if no end to the war was in sight.
Cam Rea - 29/08/2019 - 00:35
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Global Warming Reveals Amazing Glacier Artifacts from Switzerland’s Ancient Past
In Sion, Switzerland an exhibition is being held which presents glacier artifacts (archaeological finds from glaciers). In recent decades, many discoveries of often perfectly preserved ancient glacier artifacts and materials have been made in mountain valleys and passes in Switzerland. The exhibition is drawing attention to the archaeological significance of glaciers and how they can help us to understand the ancient past.
Ed Whelan - 20/10/2018 - 23:03
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Follow Ancient Footsteps to the Famous Rock Art of Niaux Cave
... depths for religious or cultural purposes. The prehistoric art discovered along the passageways is among the most significant ever found and the extensive rock art galleries have enabled researchers to understand more of ... government after it was proven that one panel of rock art, the famous Salon Noir , was over 10,000 years old. Ten ...
Ed Whelan - 28/05/2020 - 01:46
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Aboriginal Monsters and their Hidden Meanings
... fears. Monstrous beings are also depicted in many visual art traditions. Goya’s works of giants and child-eaters, ... Monstrous Beings in “Dreaming” narratives and art A terrifying pantheon of monstrous beings is one subject ... Canberra. (Image: © the artist, courtesy Ninuku Art Centre) Further north in Warlpiri country, the ...
ancient-origins - 29/02/2020 - 02:00
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Mexican Archaeologists Find Over 2,500 Rare Wooden Aztec Artifacts!
... Survey Reveals Hundreds of Olmec and Maya Sites in Mexico Art of an Empire: The Imagination, Creativity and ...
Nathan Falde - 21/06/2022 - 14:49
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The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 3: Air Element
Sound is defined as a vibration of the element of Air or a small change in air pressure, which is propagated through the medium of air. The number of vibrations or changes in air pressure, per unit of time is expressed in hertz (Hz) and audible to the human ear from 20 to 20,000 hertz. This means that we can hear sounds between 20 and 20,000 hertz. Sound below 20 hertz is called infrasound or low frequency sound and is not heard. This noise, however, can be felt.
Willem Witteveen - 19/06/2013 - 05:30
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Is the Universe Only 6,000 years old? Young Earth Creationists Say Yes!
Although most mainstream scientists and most of the developed world now accept the theory of evolution and the scientifically established age of Earth and the universe, there is still a group of people that resist the status quo and insist, based on a particular literal interpretation of Genesis 1-11 in the Hebrew Bible, that the universe is only 6,000 years old and was created in six literal days.
Caleb Strom - 10/07/2018 - 20:51
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Australian Dirk Hartog Island Undergoes $16million Fauna Roll Back to 1616
... from.” New Research May Establish Australian Rock Art as the Oldest in the World Written in Stone: Neolithic ...
ashley cowie - 16/10/2018 - 14:00
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Did an Astronomical Body Cause the Global Floods of Ancient Myths with Its Gravitational Tidal Floods? - Part 2
This is the concluding part of a two-part article that offers a unifying scientific hypothesis that connects diverse ancient flood myths with mainstream scientific fact.
Part 1 offered scientific facts which seem to tally with the many flood stories that exist around the world. Having established the likelihood of a massive global event, it suggested the possibility that an event of this kind could be caused by a close encounter by an astronomical object.
Kirk Kirchev - 27/04/2018 - 01:57
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Cartennas, Algeria: An Ancient Scandal That Nearly Ripped the Catholic Church Apart
Phoenicia was a seafaring empire and trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550 to 300 BC. They were famed for their valuable purple dye which was used for, among other things, royal clothing. Several of their major cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean, although after 150 BC, much of northern Africa was dominated by the Romans.
Michelle Freson - 21/10/2018 - 23:03
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Does Haryana Cave Hold the Oldest Art in India?
... paintings dating to the Upper Paleolithic age. The cave art was found at Faridabad's Mangar Bani hill forest, within ... discovered hundreds of ancient cave paintings and rock art. Banani Bhattacharyya, deputy director of the department, ... 10,000 years ago.” The Haryana cave paintings and rock art were discovered in the Mangar Bani hill forest, an area ...
ashley cowie - 28/07/2021 - 01:38
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Madagascar Cave Art Reveals Captivating Africa-Asia Connections
Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in ... David Burney / The Conversation Unique, prehistoric rock art drawings have been discovered in the Andriamamelo Cave in ... ancient treasures. They’re the first truly pictorial art, depicting images of nature with human-like and ...
ancient origins - 13/12/2023 - 21:56
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The Royal Road of the King of the World, and the Ancient Center of the Earth
The Royal Road of the King of the World is a 20-degree band around the Earth that has 30 degrees north latitude as its center. This band is not, technically, the geographical center of the Earth, which is marked by the equator. But when the square miles of land south of 30 degrees’ north latitude are counted together (not including the Arctic or Antarctica), and the square miles of land north of 30 degrees north latitude are similarly tabulated, both equal approximately 26 million square miles.
MarkPinkham - 14/01/2016 - 03:42
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The Book of Kells: An Immortal Cultural Heritage of the Gaels
... the inspiration for some truly stunning art. From early frescoes, to illuminated manuscripts, magnificent churches and abbeys, Christian art knew no bounds. And one such piece of art is the iconic and famed Book of Kells. Over the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 22/11/2019 - 18:40
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Large Cache of Roman Artifacts from 100 BC Found on Mediterranean Isle
Archaeologists digging at the Son Catlar stone fortress on the Mediterranean island of Menorca (or Minorca) have unearthed a collection of buried Roman artifacts dating back to the year 100 BC, the University of Alicante in Spain reports.
Nathan Falde - 30/07/2021 - 22:56
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2,700-Year-Old Iron Age Pit Tomb Necropolis Unearthed in Italy
During excavations launched ahead of an upcoming electric power plant construction project, archaeologists unearthed an approximately 2,700-year-old necropolis about 31 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Naples, Italy.
Nathan Falde - 07/05/2024 - 22:41
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Slew of Surreal Experiences tied to KV62. Carter and Tut: Masks, Mosquitoes, and Mania!
There were several exciting, strange and puzzling happenings in the run-up to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and later. While Howard Carter wasn’t sure of the words he had used to describe his reaction on gaining the first glimpse of the treasures; a mosquito brought death on its wings to the financier, Lord Carnarvon. Today, we are surprised to hear the ancient pronunciation of the boy-king’s name; and to learn that there really was no romantic involvement between key players in the KV62 saga.
anand balaji - 28/08/2017 - 15:36
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Altai Rock Art Images Reveal Insights Into Ancient Nomadic Culture
... of Eurasia presenting their study of medieval Altai rock art, located near the famous Pazyryk burial mounds. Carved in shallow lines with pointed tools, the Altai rock art artisans created images of people holding different ... It was in these ancient burial vaults that the Altai rock art was created and left behind for others to understand. ...
ashley cowie - 02/12/2020 - 00:38
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Laas Geel Complex and The Magnificent Ancient Rock Art of Somaliland
... their prehistoric context. Ten Mysterious Examples of Rock Art from the Ancient World Newly discovered Rock Art Heritage in the Kaimur Range of Bihar - India Oldest and largest concentration of ancient rock art under threat from Australian Government Laas Geel rock ...
Bryan Hill - 13/07/2018 - 10:46
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The Plurality of the Persian Empire: Part I – The Achaemenids to the Sassanians
The land of Persia (also known as Iran) has been the center of several important empires throughout history. Between the 6th and 4th centuries BC, this was the land from which the mighty Achaemenids ruled their vast empire. During the time when the Western world was dominated by the Roman Empire, Persia was under the rule of first the Parthian, and then the Sassanian Empires, both of whom were Rome’s formidable rivals in the East.
dhwty - 07/08/2018 - 22:46