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How The Rosetta Stone Revolutionized Egyptology (Video)
... Egypt. Decades passed, and the hieroglyphs remained an enigma until Jean-Francois Champollion , a linguist with a ...
Robbie Mitchell - 23/11/2023 - 19:59
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The Ancient Maya: How Did Such An Advanced Society Collapse? (Video)
... Maya city, Copan . The ruins he discovered presented an enigma: a city that stood abandoned, adorned with mysterious ...
Robbie Mitchell - 15/12/2023 - 16:04
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Five Mysteries About Ancient Nubia (Video)
... culture of Nubia due to biased misconceptions. Another enigma surrounds what the ‘Nubians’ actually called ...
Robbie Mitchell - 05/01/2024 - 19:56
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Battle of Alexandria 30 BC - The End of Antony and Cleopatra (Video)
... for Cleopatra and Mark Antony Before It Even Started? The Enigma of Cleopatra's Death: Was it Suicide or Murder? ...
Robbie Mitchell - 14/03/2024 - 19:43
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DNA Study Reveals Cultural Truths About Avar Warriors
Based on the analysis of several hundred skeletons, a new genetic study revealed fascinating new information about how the society of the Avars was organized. These formerly nomadic migrants dominated the Carpathian Basin region from the mid-sixth through the early ninth centuries AD. The Avars were an enigmatic culture of warriors who occupied the Great Hungarian Plain of Eastern Europe 1,500 years ago, but they left no written records behind to answer questions about who they were and how they lived.
Nathan Falde - 25/04/2024 - 22:42
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Kaimanawa wall - New Zealand
Near Lake Taupo in New Zealand is an enigmatic wall called the Kaimanawa wall. It faces north and consists of smooth, megalithic stone blocks with symmetrical corners. The blocks form perfectly together and are completely flat at the end.
ancient-origins - 16/02/2013 - 12:21
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Could the Strange Prehistoric Carved Stone Balls Represent Atoms?
Five carved stone balls are part of the collection at the Ashmolean Museum that were discovered in Scotland (Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire and Banff). The purpose of those objects is unknown and is baffling archaeologists.
johnblack - 21/06/2018 - 04:17
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Shannon Dorey: The Nummo & The Mythology Of The Dogon
Researcher, Shannon Dorey joins Dr. Rita Louise on Just Energy Radio where she discusses the enigmatic African cultural group the Dogon and provides insights in the their core beliefs including a belief in extraterrestrial gods.
ancient-origins - 17/09/2013 - 08:35
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Ancient monuments of the Nabataeans were built according to celestial events
A study published in March by the Nexus Network Journal suggests that the spatial position of palaces, temples, and tombs built at least 2, 300 years ago by the Nabataeans, including the famous city of Petra, were determined by the movement of the Sun and other astronomical events.
aprilholloway - 07/03/2014 - 10:56
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Painted Pictish Pebbles - Sling-shots or charm stones?
... Jenny Murray explore the meaning behind the archaeological enigma of the Pictish painted pebbles. “Pictish painted ...
aprilholloway - 12/07/2014 - 14:26
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Archaeologists find two ancient caryatids guarding tomb at Amphipolis
The Ministry of Culture in Greece has announced another spectacular find at the enigmatic Amphipolis burial monument in Northern Greece – two caryatids of exquisite beauty, carved from marble with traces of blue and red paint.
aprilholloway - 07/09/2014 - 23:43
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The sacred symbol of the Djed pillar
Hieroglyphics play an important role in understanding ancient Egyptian culture. One of the most commonly found and mysterious hieroglyphic symbols is known as the djed symbol. With the appearance of a pillar and three or more cross bars, there have been several theories as to the meaning of this enigmatic symbol, and what it represented to the ancient Egyptians who used it so frequently.
mrreese - 14/11/2014 - 00:34
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Ancient Aliens on Mars II
... that discovered these exotic ruins. Bara also tackles the enigma of Mars’ hollowed out moon Phobos, and exposes ...
ancient-origins - 07/12/2014 - 00:30
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Oath of Silence Protects Amazing 500-Year-Old Diving Bell Used to Visit Sunken Roman Vessels
... researcher. The article “Guglielmo’s Secret: The Enigma of the First Diving Bell Used in underwater ...
lizleafloor - 14/04/2015 - 03:52
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A marble slab inscription invoking a goddess sheds light on Thracian history
A marble slab with an inscription to the goddess Demeter, which gives vital clues to the last ruling kings of ancient Thrace before Rome conquered the enigmatic people, has been unearthed in Bulgaria. The inscription brings to mind Percy Bysshe Shelley's lines in his poem “Ozymandias” about a large statue found alone in a desolate desert with the inscription:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!Mark Miller - 20/07/2015 - 00:30
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Animal bones shed light on the lifestyle of citizens in ancient Maya cities
... hordes of animals bones is seeking to unravel some of the enigma. A doctoral candidate at the University of Florida, ...
Mark Miller - 01/11/2015 - 13:52
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The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries: Cosmology and Salvation in the Ancient World
In the centuries following the conquests of Alexander the Great the dramatic unification of the Mediterranean world created exceptionally fertile soil for the growth of new religions. Christianity, for example, was one of the innovative religious movements that arose during this time. However, Christianity had many competitors, and one of the most remarkable of these was the ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism.
ancient-origins - 10/10/2020 - 00:26
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A Brothers Grimm Story Proven Right: Many Fairy Tales Stem from Ancient Oral Traditions
... Wise Servant” story from the Brothers Grimm, Hans is an enigma who cannot be explained in modern terms. The story ...
Mark Miller - 22/01/2016 - 21:46
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Talking with Ghosts? Eusapia Palladino, a Medium Who Drew in Scientists
... made them attend her séances - Eusapia Palladino was an enigma who could supposedly communicate with the dead. She ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/04/2016 - 03:40
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Sailing into the Unknown: The Search for the Story Behind Stone Ships
Strange sequences of stones discovered in the Baltic Sea region are one of the most mysterious remains left by pre-Christian civilizations. They are shaped in a pattern that resembles ships, but these “vessels” were settled on grass instead of water.
Natalia Klimczak - 25/08/2016 - 03:43