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A Dance for Gods, Wars and Beauty: The History of the Elegant and Deadly Ancient Art of Sword Dancing
... dancing has found its place in many different cultures. In Asia, the sword dance is often used for plot descriptions and ...
MartiniF - 18/10/2016 - 02:00
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Words from the Ancient Past: The Sogdian Ancient Letters
... Iranian origin who lived in the fertile valleys of Central Asia between the sixth century BC and tenth century AD. The ...
Kerry Sullivan - 24/10/2016 - 21:53
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Quick as a Fox, Powerful as a Demon: Legendary Foxes and Their Trickster/Temptress Ways
The fox plays a wide range of roles in 42 out of the 358 of Aesop’s fables. It is generally described as a quick, intelligent and adaptable animal which no doubt led to its importance as a symbol of cleverness in most cultures. In mythology, the fox usually has a positive connotation.
MartiniF - 22/05/2017 - 15:46
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Hominid Hanky Panky Led to 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human
... have concluded that the forebears of modern humans in Asia and Europe interbred with other early hominin species, ...
ancient-origins - 22/07/2017 - 22:54
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Patrick E. McGovern
Dr Patrick E. McGovern is the Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology.
ancient-origins - 05/02/2013 - 01:13
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Prehistoric Humans are Likely to Have Formed Mating Networks to Avoid Inbreeding
Early humans seem to have recognized the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has found.
ancient-origins - 08/10/2017 - 02:00
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Could Clues From the Ocean Floor Finally Lead to Zheng He’s Lost Treasure Ship?
... Calicut, the fleet traveled to several areas in Southeast Asia, including Champa (southern Vietnam), Siam (Thailand), ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/11/2017 - 22:51
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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
... How did tartan-wearing Indo-Europeans come to be in Asia 2,000 years beforeWest and East admitted each other’s ...
ancient-origins - 10/11/2017 - 18:28
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Atlantis Found! Matched to Plato's Description!
... Pillars of Heracles; the island was larger than Libya and Asia put together, and was the way to other islands,” See ...
Dennis Brooks - 22/11/2017 - 18:31
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Sacred Mummified Arm Traverses Canada on a Holy Relic Road Show
... Paul.” (2006). Having visited Goa, India, South East Asia and Japan, Xavier died in 1552 in China and his body was ...
ashley cowie - 02/02/2018 - 19:00
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From Religion to Reality: “One Ring to Rule Them All”
... world of religion… 40,000 years ago, across Europe and Asia, our ancestors felt the need to crawl deep underground, ...
ancient-origins - 14/05/2018 - 17:55
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Blue Mosque in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan: A Shrine of Renowned Beauty
Afghanistan is these days often associated with war and tragedy. However, it has a long history and has been an important cultural center for many centuries. The Asian country has numerous spectacular buildings and one of the most beautiful is the Blue Mosque, often known as the Shrine of Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif. This remarkable place of worship has been fortunate to escape the many wars and conflicts that have ravaged Afghanistan in modern times.
Ed Whelan - 12/12/2018 - 01:56
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Lost Civilizations: The Secret Histories and Suppressed Technologies of the Ancients
... Desert to the frozen Antarctica, underwater ruins of Asia, and clues of visits by ancient aliens, Lost ...
ancient-origins - 05/02/2021 - 23:31
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12,000-Year-Old Lake Destroyed in Treasure Hunt for Roman Gold
... of the four largest military units of the Roman Empire in Asia Minor - that was recorded as having been stationed in ...
ashley cowie - 17/11/2019 - 14:01
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1.4-Million-Year-Old Bone Hand Axe Revises Toolmaking Timeline
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New Evidence Pushes Back Peopling of the Americas Almost 20,000 Years
... people crossed from what is now known as north-east Asia into Alaska via the Beringia land-bridge. They were ...
Alicia McDermott - 22/07/2020 - 16:00
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Best Preserved Ice Age Woolly Rhino Discovered in Siberia
In 2011 the BBC reported on the discovery of the “oldest known” woolly rhino fossil that was found on the cold Tibetan plateau in the Himalayas.
ashley cowie - 31/12/2020 - 17:53
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Lost Knowledge
Lost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar idea found in a number of early texts: that there were civilizations with knowledge of sophisticated technologies, and that this knowledge was obscured or destroyed over time along with the civilization that had created it.
ancient-origins - 12/06/2021 - 14:17
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Is there written evidence that Aliens may have lived on Earth in Ancient times?
In Asian mythology and ancient stories, there are many references to flying machines and other vehicles in the air. Especially in Chinese, Indian and Korean traditions those references are plenty, as Dr Benjamin B. Oshin suggests.
One of the most famous such references is the Vimanas, which is a term used to describe a flying machine in Ancient Hindu texts, the Vedas. They are described as circular aircrafts with a central dome and windows all around. Many other different shapes are also described.
ancient-origins - 07/04/2013 - 08:41
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Cave Paintings Among the Oldest in Europe
... (50,000 to 10,000 years ago) in Europe and southwest Asia. The exceptional display of art combined with the age of ...
aprilholloway - 24/09/2013 - 01:38