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Tracing the Steps of the Apostle Paul Through First Century Corinth
... L 2004. Saint Paul his journeys through Greece, Cyprus, Asia Minor and Rome. Athens: Toubis Editions. McRay, J 2008. ...
micki pistorius - 07/11/2017 - 01:49
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Tombs, Treasures, and Animal Mummies Unearthed in Saqqara Necropolis
... figured out that the raw materials were imported from Asia and other regions in Africa. The Magnificent Step ...
ashley cowie - 28/05/2023 - 14:56
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French Rock Shelter Changes Story of Neanderthals and Sapiens In Europe
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of Europe’s first Homo sapiens in Grotte Mandarin rock shelter in southern France. The considerable range of evidence found in the rock shelter cave at Grotte Mandarin resets the timeline for when Homo sapiens were in the area to 54,000 years ago, about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. The evidence in the rock shelter included Homo sapiens remains, hundreds of stone tools, and the H. sapiens tooth from a child.
Sahir - 10/02/2022 - 17:42
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High Status Brothers Had Access to Cranial Surgery in Bronze Age Israel
In ancient Megiddo, a city on the crossroads of major trade routes, two upper-class brothers underwent "angular notched trephination," the earliest example of its kind found in the Ancient Near East. The procedure, which involves cutting the scalp and carving four intersecting lines in the skull, is a form of cranial surgery that could have been used to treat various illnesses. Both brothers had skeletal abnormalities and were buried with valuable possessions, suggesting they were elite members of society.
Sahir - 23/02/2023 - 14:59
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The Amazing Hoddøya Bronze Age Spear – A Gift to the Gods
... commodity and linked people all across Europe and Asia closer together. Today, the spearhead from Hoddøya is ...
ancient-origins - 26/07/2018 - 01:57
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Pre-historic rock art in Kurnool, India
... Raivkorisettar (2002). Prehistory, Archaeology of South Asia, New Delhi Pre-historic rock art in Kurnool, India ...
KONUDULARAMAKRISHNAREDDY - 28/07/2014 - 15:02
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The Origins of the Faeries: Changes in Conscious Perception – Part II
... and the psilocybin mushroom, both prevalent in Europe and Asia. The iconic toadstool, Amanita muscaria. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ...
nrushton - 12/09/2016 - 00:46
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Godfrey of Bouillon: Leader in the First Crusades and Ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
... support and supplies during the crusaders’ march through Asia Minor, “He (Godfrey) came to him (Alexius) and in ...
dhwty - 14/03/2016 - 13:44
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New Evidence Throws Doubt On Nazareth Inscription’s Ties To Jesus
... common phenomenon” in the Middle East and Asia Minor. And by way of trade, it is thought that the rock ...
ashley cowie - 14/04/2020 - 19:00
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Godfrey of Bouillon: Leader in the First Crusades and Ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
... support and supplies during the crusaders’ march through Asia Minor, “He (Godfrey) came to him (Alexius) and in ...
dhwty - 03/11/2016 - 02:54
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The Volvelle: The Medieval Equivalent of a Smartphone App?
... of the one faith could fight the so-called “hordes of Asia” that were threatening and encroaching on the Middle ...
Mark Miller - 29/11/2023 - 13:53
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Toxicology Identifies Cannabis in the Bones of Medieval Italians
... associated with the plants. During the 17th century in Asia and the Middle East, intoxicating cannabis plants, heavy ...
ashley cowie - 01/12/2023 - 21:50
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Stone Hatchet Man & The Troubling Unfinished Journeys to the Spirit World for Native American Bones
It was July of 1923, and a hot day in Clearlake Park, California. Charles Hesse had been excavating a pit for his new septic tank all morning. Just before lunch, Charlie dug a good-sized, waist deep hole with his trusty old pick and shovel. After lunch, he jumped back into the pit to continue digging. As Hesse landed, dirt fell away, revealing a human skull. He cautiously continued to dig, and an entire skeleton appeared, buried in the shamanic squatting position.
Birdog - 16/04/2018 - 22:55
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Decapitating Demons May Be the Oldest Fearsome Entities of Ancient Egypt
According to Discovery News, a researcher from Belgium has discovered the oldest depictions of demons in ancient Egypt, showing that demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians’ imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago. The fearsome entities of the past were believed to have gripped their victims and cut off their heads.
Natalia Klimczak - 20/04/2016 - 21:52
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Pet Monkeys Buried Like Children In Ancient Egypt
... and Monkeys—Part I Silk Road Cat Pushes Back Central Asia Domestication to 8th-century AD This research by Polish ...
Ed Whelan - 25/08/2020 - 19:32
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A History of Islam: The Second Largest Religion in Today’s World Began With a Divine Revelation
... of the Indian subcontinent, as well as parts of Central Asia were brought under Islamic rule. The Umayyad Caliphate ...
dhwty - 23/01/2019 - 22:55
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Maltese Architect’s Obsessive Lifelong Quest to Find Atlantis
The Maltese architect Giorgio Grognet de Vassé was born in Malta in 1774, before enjoying a varied career which culminated in his architectural design of the Rotunda of Mosta. Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, a city where Grognet had spent some years, this neoclassical domed church is a remarkable feature in the Maltese landscape.
Laura Tabone - 22/10/2021 - 14:43
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British Archaeologists Find First Ever Evidence of Cremation in Mesolithic era
Archaeologists have just a few ways to study how humans lived in the distant past; one of them is how people handled bodies after their loved ones died.
In southeast England about 7,600 years ago, researchers think the survivors of a dead person burned the body in a very hot fire. This is the first case of cremation archaeologists have found from the Mesolithic period in Britain.
Mark Miller - 17/04/2015 - 00:59
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Ancient Submerged Cities: Rethinking Our Ancestry
... the same tsunami that battered the coasts of Southeast Asia also moved tons of sand from the cost of Tamil Nadu, ...
ancient-origins - 08/02/2016 - 14:31
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Weekly Top Stories: A Quick Catch Up On What You May Have Missed
In last week’s top stories, we had a shock revelation that the Hopewell culture collapsed after a comet strike, prehistoric cave dwellers were unbelievably clever about where they placed their fires, a vertebra supported a Two-Waves-Out-of-Africa theory, ancient secret cacao groves have been exposed in Yucatan, two very old helmets and a Greek Temple caused a stir, and a misplaced college was located in Oxford.
ancient-origins - 07/02/2022 - 22:00