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Ice Age Galileans Thrived During Global Ice Melts
... carpeted most of North America , Northern Europe and Asia. During this period the Earth’s climate became ...
ashley cowie - 30/01/2022 - 22:00
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The Supernatural Traditions of the Alaskan Shaman
... the shamanism practiced by the tribes of north-eastern Asia and Alaska can be drawn, for example; shamans in both ...
ashley cowie - 26/10/2018 - 16:21
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Massive Megaliths Found in Japan Shed New Light on Ashikaga Shogunate
... becoming less popular. The 2006 book, Pre-Modern East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History , informs ...
ashley cowie - 15/04/2020 - 18:47
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The Ancient Tibetan Monastery of Rinchenling Gompa
The Rinchenling Gompa is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal. This monastery can be found in the Limi Valley, which is situated on Nepal’s north-western border with Tibet. Due to its proximity with Tibet, it is the Tibetan language that is spoken by the people of the Limi Valley.
dhwty - 02/05/2016 - 03:50
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Archaeologists Discover Pre-Contact Native Village in Alaska
A team of archaeologists have discovered a Native village site in Northwest Alaska that dates from just before first contact and is one of the biggest archaeological sites discovered in the Arctic. Local residents hope the research will tell them more about their ancestors.
aprilholloway - 03/08/2013 - 03:19
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Looking for Clues on the Hill of the Jackal: The Rich African Kingdom of Mapungubwe
Mapungubwe is an Iron Age archaeological site in the southern part of the African continent. This city, which is located on the northern border of modern day South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana, was once the center of the region’s first indigenous kingdom. This kingdom is referred to today as the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, and developed into the largest of its kind in the area of southern Africa before it was abandoned during the 14th century AD.
dhwty - 14/03/2016 - 02:52
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The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 AD and the Rise of the Muslims
... 622 AD the Sasanians seized Armenia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Egypt. Additionally, the Sasanians captured ...
dhwty - 07/12/2021 - 13:57
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Egyptian Authorities Push Back on Cleopatra Portrayal
... — the Ptolemaic lineage — intermarried with West Asia’s Seleucid dynasty and had been in Egypt for 300 ...
ashley cowie - 30/04/2023 - 14:01
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The Lost City of Z and the Mysterious Disappearance of Percy Fawcett
The Lost City of Z is the name British surveyor Percy Fawcett gave to a secret city buried in the jungles of Chile that was said to have streets paved in silver and roofs made of gold. It’s also the name of a film released in 2016 starring Charlie Hunnam, that is supposedly based on the real life story of Percy Fawcett, billed by the promoters as one of ‘Britain’s Greatest Explorers’ – though there is controversy on whether he deserves that credit.
Bryan Hill - 14/03/2019 - 20:54
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Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Second Longest-Reigning Monarch in History
... . Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/world/asia/thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies.html Gopalakrishnan, ... at: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/18/world/asia/thailand-king-lese-majeste.html No name. No date. ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 13/06/2022 - 19:03
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The Famous Ancient Chinese Inventions of Zhang Heng
Zhang Heng (78-139 AD) was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, cartographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan Province, China. He is noted for many ancient Chinese inventions.
ancient-origins - 13/09/2017 - 14:01
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Did the Conquest of the New World Save the Spanish Empire?
... who had proposed a western sea route from Europe to Asia. Incidentally, Columbus had earlier presented his plans ...
dhwty - 23/03/2020 - 12:53
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Climate Change, Not Aryan Invaders, Caused Dramatic Fall of Indus Valley Civilization
... on the monsoons, just as succeeding cultures in South Asia were. Dr. Nishant Malik is quoted by the Daily Mail as ...
Ed Whelan - 05/09/2020 - 21:48
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Lost Great Pyramid Relic Surfaces In A Cigar Box in Scotland!
... Eladany, was exploring in the University of Aberdeen's Asia collection when she dusted off an old cigar box ...
ashley cowie - 17/12/2020 - 13:54
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Use of Quantum Sensors at Megalithic Sites
... Russia, out across the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and Asia. Many if not all these sites—these sacred, ...
Freddie Levy - 22/03/2024 - 00:04
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Headless Horses Galloping from the Grave Unearthed in UK Chariot Burial
British archaeologists have made an amazing discovery according to local media reports. Experts have unearthed a particularly interesting Iron Age chariot burial in northern Britain. This particular type of burial has not been seen before in Britain and could possibly be an example of a new funeral rite that was not previously known.
Ed Whelan - 12/12/2018 - 13:56
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The Largest Surviving Fortress of its Era: Bilhorod Kyivskyi in the Ukraine
... against the Pechenegs, a nomadic people from Central Asia, during a long and terrible siege. The ancient Slavic ...
ancient-origins - 20/02/2022 - 14:00
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The Fomorians: Destructive Giants of Irish Legend
... the Fomorians sailed all the way to Ireland from Africa or Asia. In other sources, the Fomorians are painted as ...
dhwty - 28/12/2017 - 18:58
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Snake Oil Has Long Been Deemed A ‘Fake Medicine’, But It’s Not Guilty, It Really Does Cure!
In the late 19th century, microscopes enabled scientists to observe the microbial effectivity of medicines in the treatment of ailments and these new skills finally dislodged many traditional ‘magical’ medieval medicines and treatments. This was not the case, however, in China, where still today thousands of tons of scorpions, freeze-dried millipedes, tiger penises, and rhino bones are consumed as medicines.
ashley cowie - 13/01/2019 - 18:58
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Zecharia Sitchin and the Mistranslation of Sumerian Texts
In a previous 2-part article (1), the authors wrote about the faulty associations of the Sumerian deities known as the Anunnaki as they are portrayed in the books, television series, and other media, which promotes Ancient Astronaut Theory (hereafter “A.A.T.”). The article traced the portrayal of the Anunnaki popularized by A.A.T.
Jason Jarrell - 15/01/2018 - 18:44