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Babelse Verwarring: The Confusion Around The Tower Of Babel Finally Solved
The Tower of Babel is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Many proposals as to the historical or literary origins of this narrative have been made over the years. A remarkably good case could be put forward that historically it dates back to the final years of the First Dynasty of Uruk in ancient Sumer.
Willem McLoud - 27/04/2022 - 16:34
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The Enigma of the Thracians and the Orpheus Myth
... oldest golden treasure was not found in Sumeria, nor in Egypt, nor in pre-Columbian America but in Varna (Bulgaria), ... mounds did not reach the colossal size of the pyramids of Egypt, but the Thracian funeral process had many things in ...
madomartínez - 11/06/2014 - 13:59
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Archaeologists discover a prehistoric brewery in China dating back 5,000 years
... barley beer brewing at a similar time comes from sites in Egypt and Iran, he adds. Wang said there may be reason to ... ancient beers from around the world, including Turkey, Egypt, Italy, Denmark, Honduras and China. He said then he ... he might have even been able to recreate a drink from Egypt that is 16,000 years old. Professor McGovern has been ...
Mark Miller - 25/05/2016 - 21:40
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Unravelling the Mysteries of Ancient Artifacts - Free Ebook
... Statue by Ahmed Osman Lost Ancient High Technology In Egypt by Brien Foerster The Sacred Meaning of the Reed by ...
ancient-origins - 14/02/2015 - 10:08
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The Lost Legion of Carrhae: Did a Roman Legion End Up in China?
... to the state of Lixuan, which has connections to Ptolemaic Egypt but not to Rome. Thus, even if there is a connection to ... according to this view. Bust of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt (305 BC–282 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ...
Caleb Strom - 19/11/2018 - 18:55
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The Nephilim: Kings of an Epic Age: Secrets and Enigmas of the Sumerians and Akkadians
... with the most ancient strata of traditions of Sumer and Egypt, the focus falls on the earliest known and perhaps ...
ancient-origins - 19/02/2022 - 15:48
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Researchers Say New Find of Khipu Strings May Help Unravel the Inca Record-keeping System
Archaeologists have discovered a collection of khipu (quipu) —a system of colored strings and knots people used to record various matters and send messages in the pre- and post-colonial eras in Peru—and are studying them in possible connection to an Inca invasion of southern Peru in the late 15th century.
Mark Miller - 04/01/2016 - 21:49
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Ghosts of Atlantis: How the Echoes of Lost Civilizations Influence Our Modern World
... of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Zep Tepi monuments of Egypt, the mysteries of the Gulf of Cambay, and what lies ... of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Zep Tepi monuments of Egypt, the mysteries of the Gulf of Cambay, and what lies ...
ancient-origins - 17/04/2021 - 16:46
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What Makes Sirius, the Dog Star, So Special?
... intricately linked to the flooding of the Nile in ancient Egypt, signifying the beginning of a new agricultural cycle. ...
Joanna Gillan - 24/07/2023 - 22:55
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Ancient Journeys: What was Travel Like for the Romans?
... extended from northern England all the way to southern Egypt. At its peak, the Empire's stone paved road network ... to a specific destination, for example in Greece or Egypt, at a specific time and date wasn't that difficult. ... one day today. Romans could also travel from Italy to Egypt in just a few days. Commercial navigation was suspended ...
victor labate - 17/01/2016 - 04:12
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North African Neolithic Hunter-Gatherers Eschewed Domestic Grains for Wild Plants
... The people who lived in a huge cave in an area of western Egypt and northern Libya 8,800 to 5,000 years ago probably ... Lucarini is carrying out in Northern Libya and Western Egypt is increasingly revealing a contrasting scenario for ...
Mark Miller - 06/01/2016 - 21:47
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From Nazis to the Ark: Five Surprising Truths from the Indiana Jones Films
... found it, at least nine countries, including Ethiopia and Egypt, are rumoured to be the location of the lost Ark of ... ; and artefacts even became embroiled in geopolitics when Egypt severed ties with the Louvre Museum over the return of ...
ancient-origins - 01/05/2017 - 13:55
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Top Ten Grisly and Gruesome Archaeological Discoveries of 2015
... for the Late Neolithic.” 70 Million Mummified Animals in Egypt Reveal Dark Secret In what is described as Egypt’s “dark secret,” a staggering 70 million ... animals were found in underground catacombs across Egypt, including cats, birds, rodents, and even crocodiles. ...
ancient-origins - 29/12/2015 - 14:52
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Imperial Measures and the Pyramids
... from edfu-books.com Featured image: The Pyramids of Egypt. Source: BigStockPhoto By Ralph Ellis Imperial Measures ...
ralph ellis - 16/07/2014 - 15:31
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The Great Ice Road: Proof of a 2,000 Kilometer Polar Trade Route in Volcanic Glass Dating Back at least 8,000 Years
By The Siberian Times reporter
Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic. But how?
The discovery is breathtaking.
As the crow flies this is a journey of some 1,500 km (930 miles) but as scientist Yaroslav Kuzmin told us ‘the actual distance that obsidian ‘walked’ is at least 2,000 km (1240 miles).
‘This is not just long-range but ultra-long-range transport of raw materials.’
ancient-origins - 25/03/2019 - 12:58
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Haunted Mirrors, Bloody Mary and Superstitious Mirror Mythology
... of the mirror, and vice versa. The priests of ancient Egypt used to practice spiritual purification rituals with ... aspect of the individual double did not exist in ancient Egypt, where the dedublation practice was widespread. Through ... J. 2012. The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Penguin Books: London. Melchoir-Bonnet, S. 2002. The ...
Phoenix Vald - 30/12/2021 - 18:00
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Thucydides Versus Herodotus: Who Was the Real Father of History?
... the Louvre Palace, Paris. (Jastrow/ CC BY 3.0 ) Visits to Egypt, Greece, Tyre, Babylon, and Italy are reported with ... suggest that they really occurred – e.g. he considered Egypt an ‘opposite land’ as the Nile flooded in the ...
Ben Potter - 26/07/2018 - 19:00
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Rights of the Dead and the Living Clash when Scientists Extract DNA from Human Remains
The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently reported research. The tiny body with its strange features – a pointed head, elongated bones – had been the subject of fierce debate over whether a UFO might have left it behind.
ancient-origins - 09/04/2018 - 14:00
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Lost Civilizations: The Secret Histories and Suppressed Technologies of the Ancients
... Cities of the Grand Canyon And many more! From ancient Egypt, middle America, and the Nubian Desert to the frozen ... advanced civilizations long before the days of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia? What do 3D imaging and new underwater ...
ancient-origins - 05/02/2021 - 23:31
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Göbekli Tepe, Birth of Civilization and Religion
... it safe to say that civilization began in Mesopotamia and Egypt. That honor now resides in the area spreading out from ...
jim willis - 04/04/2020 - 00:46