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Thomas Becket’s Sacred Healing Shrine Digitally Reconstructed
... team, from the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture at the University of York, explains that because ...
ashley cowie - 08/07/2020 - 01:44
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Unexpected Statues of Mythological Goddess Unearthed in Jordan
... other cultures around them. They adopted a lot of Egyptian culture when they were neighbors. When Romans took over, they ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/09/2016 - 03:46
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1,500-Year-Old Graffiti reveals Gladiator Battles
... of the most brutal contribution of the Romans to the culture of the Greek east. Chaniotis said the many graffiti ... “As a result of the intense efforts by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Turkish National Commission for ...
Mark Miller - 16/06/2018 - 02:17
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Saffron: Tracing the Origins of a Treasured Ancient Spice
... back to 1700–1500 BCE.” Crocus depictions by that culture are said to appear in frescoes, and on ceramics and ...
dhwty - 12/03/2022 - 00:20
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Ancient Red Lipstick Found in 4,000-Year-Old Vial Unearthed in Iran
... 1,687 BC, which links it to ancient Iran’s Marḫaši culture. According to various Mesopotamian texts, ...
Nathan Falde - 22/02/2024 - 13:45
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Archaeologists find hobnailed boot print of Roman soldier in Israel
... one of 10 cities that were bastions of Roman and Greek culture amid the Semitic peoples of the eastern Levant. ... He wrote that Romans were tolerant of religion and culture of native peoples as long as their honor and taxes ...
Mark Miller - 20/06/2015 - 17:38
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Venezuelan Cult Still Practices Shocking Self-Harming Rituals
... Burial Dolls: Ancient Peruvian Grave Goods of a Lost Culture Rather than sleeping in golden palaces like Roman ...
ashley cowie - 16/10/2019 - 22:51
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Historic Atlantean Sculpture Unearthed at Chichén Itzá's New Zone
... saying it hints at a cultural synergy between the Maya culture of Chichén Itzá and central and northwestern Mexico ... September 2, 2023, as announced by Mexico's Ministry of Culture through the National Institute of Anthropology and ...
Gary Manners - 29/08/2023 - 22:53
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The Ior Bock Saga: Is Everything We Know about History Wrong?
There are many disagreements among scholars regarding historical events and individuals, however there is a consensus that most historians follow - a mainstream view of world history. At the same time, there are also those who challenge the mainstream view.
Caleb Strom - 14/08/2017 - 19:00
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Ostracism: From Divine Punishment to Political Maneuvers
... scholars fascinating insights into Athenian society and culture. Aristotle (Sergey Sosnovskiy / CC BY-SA 2.0 ) In ... OSTRACISM: 'CANCEL CULTURE' ANCIENT GREEK-STYLE. A & E Networks UK. Available ...
Mary Mount - 29/05/2021 - 18:52
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Mayan Calendar Similar to Ancient Chinese: Early Contact?
... same root calendar system may have been tweaked by each culture in different ways. We’ll explore only a couple of ...
ancient-origins - 08/09/2016 - 21:49
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Scientists Suggest Columbus' Caribbean Cannibals Might Be True
... Puerto Rican ceremonial sites stand as testament of a rich culture To the Shores of Distant Death: The Failed Colony of ...
ashley cowie - 12/01/2020 - 19:06
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Hereford Mappa Mundi: Legendary Cities, Monstrous Races, and Curious Medieval Beasts
A large calfskin canvas was secreted away beneath the floor of an English cathedral, featuring what, at first glance, appeared to be a map of the world. Once recovered and repaired, the map which is now known as the Hereford Mappa Mundi was found to date to 1285. While a myriad of cities and towns are depicted on the medieval Mappa Mundi, more than 500 ink drawings illustrate biblical events, exotic plants and animals, wild and strange creatures, and classical myths.
lizleafloor - 09/10/2020 - 02:50
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400-year-old Ship Figurehead from 80 Years War Caught By Dutch Shrimpers!
An exceptionally well-preserved ship figurehead, in the form of a wooden statue, was “caught” by a shrimp boat crew off the coast of Texel Island in the Dutch Wadden Islands. This super-rare ship figurehead example was in mint condition, and adorned with a special headdress, called a Phrygian cap, which was a strong reference to emancipation from slavery, and thus liberty and independence.
Sahir - 18/08/2022 - 18:56
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World’s Oldest Funerary Fish Hooks Indicate Women Fished in Ancient Indonesia
... sources of protein. As Sue O'Connor from the School of Culture, History and Language in the ANU College of Asia and ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/12/2017 - 13:56
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Huge, Vibrant Snake Head from the Mexica Era Uncovered in Mexico City
In September 2022, beneath the surface of Mexico City and amidst the tremors of an earthquake, a massive stone-carved snake head emerged, believed to hail from the ancient Tenochtitlan era. Over a year later, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), supported by the UNAM specialists, is still diligently conserving this artifact, which holds a striking 80% of its original colorful surface, making it one of the most vibrantly preserved Mexica snake heads found to date.
Gary Manners - 13/10/2023 - 14:45
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Ingenious Pre-Incan Hydrologic System Could Stabilize Modern Water Supply in Peru
... by the Wari and the Chavin people who built a flourishing culture in the Andes, some 1400 years ago. They ‘dug ...
Ed Whelan - 25/06/2019 - 14:05
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The Amazing Ascent of the Japanese Shoguns from 1192 to 1867
... The Legacy of Japan’s Shoguns on Japanese Art and Culture Partly because they ruled the country for almost 700 ... and social structure of Japan, but also its arts and culture. During the Ashikaga Shogunate, for example, Zen ...
dhwty - 18/06/2020 - 23:00
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6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Indicates Shark Was on the Menu
... relied heavily on its resources for their livelihood and culture. And so does this shark hook discovered at Ashkelon, ...
ashley cowie - 03/04/2023 - 18:58
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Was the Amazon Rainforest Once Home to A Massive Lost Civilization?
... and that hallucination might have changed their entire culture. Spirals were an obsession for the people who lived ...
Mark Oliver - 02/07/2017 - 17:55