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Unravelling the Mystery of The Marcahuasi Ruins and Their Connection with Egypt
The Marcahuasi Ruins are a group of rocks located on a plateau in the Andes Mountains of Peru. These rocks are notable for their curious shapes, and various hypotheses have been put forward to explain their formation. For some, these ruins were carved by human beings, whilst others argue that they had been formed by the forces of nature. There are those who claim that the Marcahuasi Ruins contain some sort of healing powers.
dhwty - 18/12/2016 - 15:00
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Psusennes: The Silver Pharaoh with Treasures to Rival Tutankhamun's
... even more valuable as it had to be imported from Western Asia and the Mediterranean. As such, the solid silver coffin ...
dhwty - 14/03/2023 - 00:54
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The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First?
... or Egyptian tiara. Did men from the Near East or Asia reach Central Australia in antiquity, and if so, by what ...
Sam Bostrom - 11/08/2017 - 19:04
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Ogedei Khan: Only His Death Could Save Europe from the Mongols
Ogedei Khan was the second Khagan (meaning ‘Great Khan’) of the Mongol Empire. He was the third son of Genghis Khan and succeeded his father in 1229. Ogedei continued to expand the Mongol Empire, a task that he inherited along with the throne. During Ogedei’s reign, the Mongols finally destroyed the Jin Dynasty and began their war against the Southern Song.
dhwty - 13/10/2018 - 14:01
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Peruvian child mummy with elongated skull undergoes analysis
... animal and human mummies from South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Egypt. In the early 2000s, archaeologists ...
Mark Miller - 31/01/2015 - 22:13
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Viminacium: Where Mammoths Roamed and Romans Ruled
... by the Avars , a nomadic people originally from Central Asia. Once again, the city was rebuilt. In the late 6th ...
Ed Whelan - 03/10/2019 - 01:22
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Nyi Blorong Commander of the Southern Seas and Bringer of Wealth
One afternoon in the 1960s, the people of Magelang in Java, Indonesia, gathered on the edge of the main road which connects Magelang and Yogyakarta and sounded anything they could find which could make a loud noise. After some time, the wind blew from the south. This southern wind, according to the local legend, was a Lampor.
MartiniF - 04/01/2020 - 03:40
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Seeking Brimstone: Why Has Mankind Been Mining Sulfur for Millennia?
... any lingering evil spirits. Outside of Europe throughout Asia, sulfur was used as a fertilizer to increase crop yields ...
Lex Leigh - 20/03/2023 - 13:53
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Geneticist Suggests Long-Skulled Ladies Were Used as Treaty Brides in Europe
... was compared to modern populations throughout Europe and Asia. Results show that the 23 individuals with regular skull ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/03/2018 - 12:52
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Clay Pot Filled With 1000 Precious Metal Treasures Found at Kaliakra Fortress
... An Out of Place Chinese Coin Prompts Wonder: Did Medieval Asia and Britain Interact? Silver Treasure Hidden During a ...
Ed Whelan - 24/08/2018 - 23:02
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Alexander the Great: The Economics of Upheaval – Part I
... of the mixed infantry Alexander required to cross into Asia for a few months, discounting the far higher cost of ...
David Grant - 09/04/2018 - 15:23
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The Rise and Fall of Shaman Queens of the East
The word ‘shaman’ conjures up images of Native American medicine men smoking peace pipes, dancing in a trance to drumming around a fire or African sangomas, adorned with leopard skin, throwing dollose bones and shells to divine and drinking beer from calabash. This is far removed from the concept of sophisticated, regal shaman queens of the East in China, Japan and Korea who used their
MartiniF - 19/06/2019 - 15:42
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The Legendary Founder of Korea, Dangun Wanggeom
... Available at: http://koreanhistory.info/tangun.htm Life in Asia, Inc., 2015. The Legend of Tan-Gun. [Online] Available ...
dhwty - 17/02/2016 - 03:55
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Pelasgos and The Mysterious Pelasgians of the Aegean
Pelasgos was a mythical ruler of ancient Greece. He is said to have been the progenitor of the Pelasgians (or Pelasgi), who are a mysterious people, as little is known for certain about them. Their name, for instance, is found only in Greek sources that were written much later after the period of their purported existence.
dhwty - 15/12/2019 - 13:59
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Scientists Warn That What Killed Past Human Species Could End Us Too
One of the greatest mysteries in science is why there is only one species of humans in the world today. In the past, there were several and they often co-existed for considerable periods. These past human species are modern humans’ older ancestors. Now, researchers believe that they know why our ancestors disappeared. Since they could not adapt to climate change the past human species became extinct, unlike Homo sapiens.
Ed Whelan - 17/10/2020 - 13:44
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Angkor Wat Archaeological Digs Yield New Clues to its Civilization’s Decline
... have controlled a large portion of mainland Southeast Asia. The Angkor civilization was booming in the early 1100s ...
ancient-origins - 05/06/2019 - 14:05
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Kayakoy: An Abandoned Ghost Town Opens For Tourismi
... over the remaining Ottoman territories in Europe and Asia. These disputes were fueled by nationalistic sentiment ...
Lex Leigh - 03/02/2023 - 17:57
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The Celestial Hairlock Of Berenice II, Queen Of Egypt And Cyrene
... and Stratonice, daughter of Antigonus, King of Asia. However, Demetrius’ maternal grandfather was Pharaoh ...
MartiniF - 13/07/2023 - 02:31
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Rare Rock Crystals were Used in Neolithic Death Rituals
... of a larger historical process that had emerged in Western Asia 10,000 years ago. Here, they found artifacts across a ...
Sahir - 13/08/2022 - 19:00
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Archaeologists find 4,500-year-old statue of little known Egyptian king
A broken statue with the name of King Sahure, a pharaoh who ruled nearly 4,500 years ago, has been excavated in Egypt by Belgian archaeologists. Little is known of King Sahure, who reigned during the Old Kingdom’s Fifth Dynasty.
Mark Miller - 04/05/2015 - 20:06