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Channel Island Hopping In Search of Illusive Ictis
... from rich alluvial deposits across Europe and Central Asia, nowhere held as much tin as St. Austell, Bodmin and ...
ashley cowie - 09/01/2023 - 22:52
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Mass grave discovered under Uffizi Gallery in Florence
... was nearly worldwide in scope, striking central and south Asia; North Africa and Arabia; and Europe all the way to ...
aprilholloway - 13/02/2014 - 01:04
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The Astana Cemetery and Perfectly Preserved Textiles of Gaochang
The Astana Cemetery is an ancient cemetery located near Turpan, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang, northwestern China. The cemetery was used during the 1st millennium AD by the inhabitants of Gaochang, an ancient oasis city on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. The Astana Cemetery contains about 1000 tombs, of which about half have been excavated. The archaeological materials obtained from these excavations include mummified human remains, as well as artifacts that traveled along the Silk Road.
dhwty - 08/02/2022 - 01:00
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Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi: Islam's Medical Genius
... ) He became so popular that people from distant parts of Asia started coming to him. Later still, he was appointed as ...
Bipin Dimri - 02/10/2021 - 18:41
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The Deception of Christopher Columbus and his Secret Captain’s Log
... Ocean, as well as vastly over-estimating the size of Asia . How did the Greeks Measure the Earth’s ...
Brendan Beatty - 20/07/2022 - 19:00
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‘Man of the Hole’, Last Survivor of Amazonian Tribe In Brazil Has Died
A lone indigenous man living in the Brazilian Amazon forest who had avoided contact with the outside world for decades has died. The man who was known as the “Man of the Hole” was the last member of his tribe, the rest of whom were massacred from the 1970s onwards, leaving him as the only inhabitant of Tanaru Indigenous Territory in Rondonia state, in the western Brazilian Amazon, reports Survival International.
Ed Whelan - 29/08/2022 - 19:01
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Was Tiahuanaco the Seat of the Mightiest Ancient Civilization in the Americas?
In Bolivia at 4000 meters above sea level, right in the middle of the Andean plateau, stands the megalithic city of Tiahuanaco, which represents a fascinating enigma and one of the most important places for the archaeology of Latin America. Its vestiges tell a millenary history that was partly lost in the darkness of the centuries but echoes in the majesty of its stone buildings. Who were its people then? And above all when was Tiahuanaco built?
Dr Massimo Bonasorte - 21/05/2018 - 19:12
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Commodus: The Outrageous Emperor Who Fought as a Gladiator
Roman Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus was a corrupt ruler who was not well-received by the Roman people during his reign. He also believed himself to be a reincarnation of Hercules and enjoyed fighting in an arena as a gladiator. His outrageous tactics, such as slaying people with disabilities and slaughtering wild beasts in the arena, brought much negative attention, and were believed to have played a role in his eventual assassination.
mrreese - 27/11/2021 - 00:28
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Dr Peter J Shield
... segments have been heard across Australia and in Europe & Asia for over 30years. You can join Peter via streaming video ...
ancient-origins - 08/07/2015 - 01:59
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The Strange and Wonderful World of Ancient Brews
... wine or barley beer in the Middle East, rice beer in east Asia, or a corn or cacao chicha in the Americas—as it ...
Patrick McGovern - 02/10/2017 - 22:50
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Incan Tomb Containing Elite Person and Sacrificed Children Unearthed in Peru
Archaeologists have announced that they have made an important discovery that will add to our knowledge of Inca society and culture in a remote area of northern Peru. They have found a tomb of a member of the Inca elite in the northern deserts of the Latin American nation.
Ed Whelan - 19/02/2019 - 13:57
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Neanderthal child remains found in Catalonia Cave
... the species that inhabited Europe and Western Asia between one hundred thousand and forty thousand years ...
aprilholloway - 22/04/2015 - 22:40
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The Great Mongolian Raid Of Georgia And The Siege Tower Of Corpses
By late 1220, after being relentlessly pursued for months by Genghis Khan’s generals Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad II of Khwarazm, wearing a torn shirt, died exhausted, poor, and from pleurisy.
Cam Rea - 27/08/2021 - 16:38
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6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Indicates Shark Was on the Menu
... hooks ever discovered were found in 2005 in Southeast Asia on the island nation of East Timor. Specifically used to ...
ashley cowie - 03/04/2023 - 18:58
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Tattooed Scythian Warriors, Descendants of the Amazons? Part One
Herodotus describes the Scythians living in the area north of the Black Sea about three thousand years ago. According to him they traced their ancestry directly from Zeus and the river nymph Borysthenis, daughter of the river god Borysthenes, the union of which produced a son named Tagitaos and he in turn had three sons with a human woman, demigods, who were the progenitors of the three Scythian tribes. It is said that in the time of the sons of Tagitaos there came down from heaven four items made of gold.
margaretmoose - 22/12/2013 - 08:17
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4 Powerful and Inspiring Women Rulers that Changed Society and the World
... several surrounding Roman states, including Egypt and Asia Minor. She was known for her impressive military ...
Lex Leigh - 26/07/2023 - 18:59
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Neanderthals Survived at least 3,000 Years Longer in Spain Than We Thought
Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer than we thought in Southern Iberia -- what is now Spain - long after they had died out everywhere else, according to new research published in Heliyon.
ancient-origins - 23/11/2017 - 01:57
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Neanderthal Gene Makes Women More Fertile
Are you in the “one in three” group of European women with the special Neanderthal gene required for fewer pregnancy issues?
ashley cowie - 01/06/2020 - 18:47
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A Woman’s Best Friend: The Herstory of Dog Domestication
... to 10,000 years ago, either in Europe, the Middle East or Asia. This one event enabled humans to begin shaping their ...
B. B. Wagner - 03/10/2020 - 17:46
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Years Before Columbus: Leif Erikson, His Life and His Voyage of Adventure to the New World
... Ancient Bronze Artifacts in Alaska Reveals Trade with Asia Before Columbus Arrival Ancient Earthworks of North ...
Natalia Klimczak - 26/01/2016 - 03:49