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  1. Evidence of 8,500-Year-Old Head Surgery Excavated at Çatalhöyük

    ... found at Çatalhöyük. ( Anadolu Agency ) The Lost Art of Trepanation, a Neolithic Medical Innovation As the ...

    Nathan Falde - 30/12/2023 - 01:35

  2. Ranthambore Fort: Rajasthani Stronghold and Center of Chauhan Culture

    ... tours. The Mughal Empire: Tolerance, Taxes, Addiction, Art, and Other Acts of Genghis Khan’s Relatives in India ...

    dhwty - 19/08/2020 - 23:09

  3. The Golden Horde and the Mongol Mission to Conquer Europe

    Before Mongol emperor Genghis Khan died in 1227 AD, he divided his vast empire into four khanates (fiefdoms) among three sons and a grandson. The westernmost of these regions was ruled by the Golden Horde, first headed by Genghis Khan’s grandson Batu Khan. Genghis’ son Jochi was to have ruled the huge territory,  but he died six months before Genghis could bestow the vast area on him. So it went to Batu, Jochi’s son.

    Mark Miller - 19/10/2018 - 14:02

  4. Swiss Archaeologist Makes Surprise Discovery of Round Temples After Years of Excavating in Sudan

    A team of Swiss archaeologists have recently uncovered three temples in Sudan that could possibly help unlock some of the mysteries of ancient Africa, a debated topic that has long challenged experts of ancient history. The archaeologists that made the discovery now claim that the newly found temples are round and look nothing like other buildings on the planet.

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 15/02/2017 - 01:47

  5. Astronomers Studying The Oumuamua ‘Alien Spaceship’ Identify Its Interstellar Origins

    The huge, strange, cigar-shaped object known as ‘Oumuamua’ originated beyond our solar system and “is consistent with a natural origin” and “probably not" an alien controlled interstellar spaceship, according to a team of scientists.

    ashley cowie - 09/07/2019 - 18:57

  6. Grab Your Very Own ‘Medieval’ Home for £210K

    A Welsh house has been transformed into Medieval-style home equipped with a drawbridge over a mini moat.

    The detached property in the county town Ruthin in Denbighshire, north Wales, which has become a Middle Ages-style castle named Agincourt after the famous 1415 battle between Henry V and France, is defended by a 4ft deep moat surrounding the back garden and a drawbridge to walk over it.

    ashley cowie - 11/11/2019 - 14:05

  7. Emperor Theodosius I: Religious Intolerance in Ancient Rome and The End of the Olympics

    Theodosius I (also known as Theodosius the Great) lived during the 4th century AD. He was the last Roman emperor to rule over both the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire. It was during the reign of Theodosius I that Nicene Christianity became the official religion of the empire, suppressing paganism.

    dhwty - 08/11/2018 - 21:58

  8. Queen Elizabeth Ran a Lottery and One Prize Was a Get Out of Jail Free Card

    As you wait with baited breath for your lottery numbers to be called out, spare a thought for the people who took part in England’s first state lottery in the 16th century.

    Cecilia Bogaard - 12/11/2022 - 22:09

  9. The Tring Tiles: Medieval Comics of Murder and Miracles in Jesus’ Childhood

    The Tring Tiles are a set of earthenware tiles associated with the Tring Church in Hertfordshire, England. The tiles date to the Late Medieval period and depict scenes of Jesus’ childhood as recorded in the apocryphal ‘infancy gospels’. Although there were probably more tiles in the set, it seems that only 10 tiles have survived till this day.

    dhwty - 04/01/2019 - 22:41

  10. Sophocles: Archetypal Master of Greek Tragedy

    ... satiric drama as well. The Ancient Greeks created a new art form, the tragedy, of which Sophocles was a master. This ... the ancient Greeks turned the choral songs into a new art form, the tragedy. It is believed that this ...

    dhwty - 18/07/2020 - 15:51

  11. The Sacred Prehistoric Neolithic Complex of the Thornborough Henges

    The Thornborough Henges are considered one of the most important ancient sites in Britain.  Consisting of a  triple henge alignment, it is a complex of three circular mounds with ditches and banks that was once part of a larger Neolithic landscape in use for over a thousand years. Historians believe this man-made, prehistoric structure had an astronomical significance and was purposely built to mirror the stars of Orion. Often called the ‘Stonehenge of the North,’ it is the largest ritual religious site on the British Isles.

    Bryan Hill - 25/08/2018 - 02:44

  12. The Devil is to be Aerially Assaulted by Flying Exorcist Priest

    Waves of violence, corruption and crime in a Columbian city are to be addressed with an audacious exorcism by a Catholic bishop who plans to launch holy water over the city from a helicopter. Seriously, keep reading, this is actually happening.

    ashley cowie - 14/07/2019 - 11:33

  13. Jenglot: Humanoid Creatures or a Hoax? Creepy Bloodthirsty Beings of the Indonesian Jungle

    ... Göbekli Tepe Has Been “Discovered” Again Figurative Art Discovered Deep in Indonesian Cave is the Oldest in the ...

    dhwty - 28/01/2019 - 22:52

  14. The Ancient Practice of Ghost Marriage Lives On Even Today

    Marrying a ghost may sound like the plot of a paranormal horror movie, but even today posthumous marriage continues to exist. What’s more surprising is that it’s not just in far-flung corners of the globe that the idea of marriage after death is still a thing; In modern-day France it’s legal to marry someone who has already passed away.

    Cecilia Bogaard - 06/06/2023 - 22:57

  15. Two thousand year old Mercury figurine found in Yorkshire

    A metal detector enthusiast has discovered a 2000-year old figurine depicting the Roman god Mercury in a field near Selby, Yorkshire, UK.

    It is the 1,000th officially recorded archaeological find of the year so far in Yorkshire. The artifact was registered by Dave Cooper of the York and District Metal Detecting Club on May 15th, ironically the date of the Roman festival that once honored the god himself.

    Robin Whitlock - 05/06/2015 - 02:37

  16. Spells, Charms, Erotic Dolls: Love Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean

    ... Oracle" Painting by Heinrich Leutemann. Image source: art-prints-on-demand.com The article ‘ Spells, charms, ...

    ancient-origins - 03/07/2018 - 01:39

  17. Fishing Tackle Used to Catch Monster Carp 12,000 Years Ago, Says Study

    A new study in PLOS ONE demonstrates how ancient humans in the Middle East crafted and used sophisticated fishing tackle as early as 10,000 BC. With these fishing tools, they hunted for ancient aquatic monsters including giant carp.

    ashley cowie - 08/10/2021 - 22:47

  18. Hurdy Gurdy Man: Rock Star of the Medieval Music Scene

    ... [Online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/art/hurdy-gurdy Whyte, G., 2018. A Brief History Of The Hurdy ...

    dhwty - 10/07/2019 - 18:07

  19. Northernmost Palaeolithic Settlement Reveals Mass Butchering of Woolly Mammoths

    Scientists and archaeologists have discovered the world’s northernmost Palaeolithic settlement on Kotelny Island, 990 kilometers (615 miles) north of the Arctic Circle! Ancient hunters resided on this island off the coast of Yakutia, and their tools as well as several woolly mammoth bones provide evidence that they butchered the now extinct animal at the site.

    Sahir - 22/08/2021 - 14:55

  20. Charred Remains Reveal the Ultra-Violent End of Zultépec-Tecoaque

    Archaeologists at the excavation site of Tecoaque near Calpulalpan in Mexico have discovered 24,000 bones relating to the 500-year-old “sacrifice and revenge slaughter” events that brought Zultépec-Tecoaque to a bloody end.

    ashley cowie - 22/01/2021 - 13:54

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