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It Looks Like a Laser Cut But What Really Split the Ancient Al Naslaa Rock?
... shapes and very smooth surfaces. The White Desert of Egypt is famous for ventifacts that resemble giant stone ... Limestone rock formation in the White Desert, western Egypt. ( Public Domain ) Hypotheses of Weather and Lasers ...
Caleb Strom - 31/07/2017 - 18:50
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Melting Stone With Plants: Was the Mythical 'Green Chisel' A Real Ancient Tool?
... residues’ have recently been found. This is all from Egypt, although there traces of the technique abound. ... and in abundance in the pre-Inca building industry. In Egypt and outside Africa, I believe that only the acid ...
Lia Mangolini - 26/06/2019 - 23:02
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The Winter Solstice at Seven Amazing Megalithic Sites
... (© Simon Banton. Inset: Tim Daw) 6. Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 2055 BC At the massive megalithic temple of Karnak in Egypt the rising sun of the winter solstice shines between ... temples align to the solstices and equinoxes in ancient Egypt, as well as specific sacred days of particular gods and ...
Hugh Newman - 12/12/2023 - 13:49
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The Ġgantija Temples of Gozo: A Mysterious Megalithic Complex of Maltese Giants and Dwarfs
... oldest religious structures, pre-dating the Pyramids of Egypt. (The Old Kingdom is most commonly regarded as spanning the period when Egypt was ruled by the Third Dynasty through to the Sixth ... most fascinating countries in the world, and along with Egypt and China it is a ‘must see’ destination for ...
Dr Peter J Shield - 18/03/2018 - 21:48
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Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered: Letters in Trunk Reveal Scandals and Intrigues of 17th Century Lives
A sealed leather trunk stored in a museum in the Netherlands has been opened, and the treasure within was found to be thousands of perfectly preserved letters dating to the 17th century. The undelivered letters are now being opened, and the personal details of people from all walks of life are being studied by researchers. The correspondences reveal personal anguish, financial dealings, lost opportunities, and complicated relationships.
lizleafloor - 10/11/2015 - 00:50
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The Mystery of the Lion Man sculpture
... a trend that was repeated more than 30,000 years later in Egypt, India, the Americas and many other places around the ...
johnblack - 21/05/2013 - 07:22
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Is the Assyrian Nimrud Lens the Oldest Telescope in the World?
... around 4,500 years to the 4th and 5th Dynasties of ancient Egypt (e.g. the superb Le Scribe Accroupi , or Seated Scribe ...
Joanna Gillan - 02/08/2022 - 14:59
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Could Ireland’s Cairn T Really Be the Tomb of the Prophet Jeremiah?
... after stopping at the Jewish enclave at Alexandria in Egypt, the most likely destination for anyone fleeing the ... Ark claimed Jeremiah went south to Tanis after arriving in Egypt. That account is possible, but so too is a sea voyage. ...
Laurence O'Bryan - 11/05/2017 - 19:00
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The Legend of Lugalbanda, The First Sumerian Shaman
According to the Sumerian King List, Lugalbanda was one of the kings who belonged to the First Dynasty of Uruk in Sumer in ancient Mesopotamia. What is particularly striking about Lugalbanda is the way in which he is portrayed as a great shaman in the legends told about him.
Willem McLoud - 19/10/2020 - 18:53
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Does Bimini Road Lead to The Lost Civilization of Atlantis?
Off the coast of Bimini lies an ancient stone formation submerged beneath crystal blue waters. The mysterious path makes many wonder if it is remnants of the mythical lost land of Atlantis.
lizleafloor - 13/09/2014 - 23:41
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Sunken Treasure: Scientists Taste 170-Year-Old Champagne Found in Shipwreck
What does champagne left on the bottom of the ocean for 170 years taste like? Leather and wet dog, apparently.
Those were the initial findings by a team of scientists and lucky tasters after analyzing a sample from one of the 168 bottles of champagne recovered from a shipwrecked vessel on the Baltic seafloor. Divers had found the sunken trade ship off the Aland Islands of Finland in 2010, and the treasure trove has chemists and connoisseurs curious.
lizleafloor - 21/04/2015 - 22:07
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Unearthing the Ancient Roots of Vegetarianism
... with hunting. For example, in desert countries like Egypt it would have been extremely difficult to produce ...
Natalia Klimczak - 13/11/2016 - 03:58
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Giants In Canaan: Anakim, Rephaim And Nephilim
In the biblical tradition, the enigmatic Nephilim, or Fallen Ones, are mentioned in two very different contexts. The first mention appears in Genesis 6 and refers to the period before and after the deluge, with the Nephilim apparently residing in Mesopotamia (even though this is not explicitly stated). They are described as the offspring of the ‘Sons of God’ and the daughters of men, as ‘mighty men of renown’. Although it is not directly said, the word ‘Nephilim’ is often translated in this passage with ‘Giants’.
Willem McLoud - 21/12/2022 - 21:21
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Hattusa | Rise and Fall of the Ancient Hittite City [VIDEO]
... of a few references in the Bible and some documents from Egypt. It was only during the 19th century, when excavations ...
ancient-origins - 31/03/2021 - 18:19
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Gary Evans
... and various lectures around the UK, US and Egypt. He is a regular contributor to international radio ... on conferences he is organizing and running tours to Egypt, Peru, Bolivia, Stonehenge and many other sacred sites. ...
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:12
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Res Gestae Sargonis: Sargon The Great King Of Akkad
The Akkadian Empire, founded by Sargon the Great, was the very first empire the world had seen, established in ancient Mesopotamia in about 2370 BC. This empire was remembered as having been exceptionally great and powerful, with great epic tales about those mighty kings told and retold throughout the ages. The dominium and rule of the Akkadian emperors reached to the furthest corners of the ancient Middle East.
Willem McLoud - 20/06/2022 - 22:31
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Mysterious board game found in ancient Chinese tomb, along with suspected dead looter
... was found in predynastic and First Dynasty burials in Egypt dating back to 3500 and 3100 BC respectively. Because ... game called Senet. The second most famous game in ancient Egypt was Mehen, of which the first evidence is as old as ...
lizleafloor - 27/08/2018 - 17:45
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The Global Mind and the Rise of Civilization: The Quantum Evolution of Consciousness
... the development of pyramids and civilization in ancient Egypt, Sumer, South America, and Asia beginning in 3115 BCE ... the differences between humans of the 6th Wave in ancient Egypt, Sumer, South America, and Asia and the cave painters ...
ancient-origins - 26/08/2016 - 16:12
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As Wise as Solomon: The Powerful King Who Magically Ruled Israel
... of the first things he did was to form an alliance with Egypt and sealed it by making the daughter of the Egyptian ... the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt”. In addition, he is said to have received a tribute ...
dhwty - 17/11/2019 - 19:08
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The Braided Rapunzels of Namibia: Every Stage of Life is Reflected in Their Hair
... Changing Beauty: The Use of Elaborate Wigs in Ancient Egypt Mbalantu Girls Prepare For Their Headdress One of the ...
aprilholloway - 14/07/2017 - 19:00