The search found 5281 results in 5.411 seconds.
Search results
-
Functioning Portal To The Otherworld Discovered at Maeshowe
... - Maeshowe is the finest chambered tomb in north-west Europe and more than 5000 years old. (© Russel Wills / CC ...
Ed Whelan - 04/09/2020 - 18:44
-
8,000-Year-Old Engravings in Arabian Desert Are Oldest Known Depictions of Dogs on Leashes
... of dogs started migrating to the Middle East, Africa and Europe, reaching Europe around 10,000 years ago. But dogs were much more than ...
aprilholloway - 20/11/2017 - 13:50
-
Serbia and the Ottoman Empire: The Loss and Recuperation of Independence
... where they adopted a pastoral lifestyle. Christian Europe was not of much help to the Serbs. Instead, as they ...
dhwty - 13/11/2015 - 00:46
-
The Valley of the Thracian Rulers: Hidden Beauty of the Barbarians
... Bronze Age Thracian Stork may be Oldest Children's Toy in Europe Bulgarian Archaeologists find Evidence of ...
Aleksa Vučković - 27/08/2019 - 19:18
-
Covid-19 Complications – Are Neanderthals to Blame?
A strand of Neanderthal DNA inherited by modern humans has been linked to your likelihood of falling severely ill with Covid-19, but not everyone is convinced.
ashley cowie - 04/10/2020 - 23:27
-
The Astronomy of the Trundholm Sun Chariot
... of the Sun on rocks and small metal gear from northern Europe. In these images, the Sun is presented as a disc or a ... Sandars, N. K. 1985. Prehistoric Art in Europe. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. ...
dhwty - 09/02/2022 - 01:00
-
Christian Slave Masters Destroyed Winemaking In Japan
It has always baffled historians why domestic Japanese winemaking ceased in mid-17th century AD. But now, new research suggests that in 1627 AD a Japanese “war” was waged against Christians in Japan, and it was this revolt against the “foreign” religion that led to the collapse of the Japanese winemaking industry.
ashley cowie - 18/01/2021 - 17:16
-
Black Women Were Primary Victims of Black Death in Medieval London
... death of between 30 and 50 percent of the population of Europe between 1347 and 1351. Based on their findings, the ... for small communities of African people living in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Painting of the Thames, and ...
Nathan Falde - 21/11/2023 - 21:54
-
Due Diligence in Switzerland Reveals Gorgeous Medieval Gold Brooch
... was used in the earlier part of the Middle Ages around Europe. They are considered the most common style of ...
Sahir - 29/11/2022 - 17:59
-
Baptized in Blood: Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba
“I never feared facing a group of 25 armed soldiers, except if they had muskets.”
—Njinga, 1657
Twenty years after Elizabeth’s death, a Mbundu woman in southwestern Africa became the talk of the Catholic world. General, diplomat, slave trader, fashionista, and hands-on warrior, Queen Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba elicited equal parts admiration and revulsion from missionaries, cannibals, kings, and two empires vying for control of Africa’s coast.
Jonathan Emily Jordan - 12/04/2020 - 22:49
-
Fasil Ghebbi: The Magnificent 17th-century Camelot of Ethiopia
... has been described as “resembling a piece of medieval Europe transposed to Ethiopia,” which undoubtedly ...
dhwty - 29/10/2021 - 02:00
-
9 Methods of Ancient Punishment That’ll Make You Squirm
... were a type of embarrassing punishment device used in Europe and New World colonies during the 17th and 18th ... is a torture device widely believed to have been used in Europe during the Middle Ages. This notorious contraption is ... iron maidens were being created and displayed across Europe. And while these supposedly medieval torture devices ...
ancient-origins - 12/05/2019 - 18:53
-
The Malta Catacombs: What Happened to Mike Mansholt in the Realm of the Dead?
In July of 2016, seventeen-year-old Mike Mansholt, a tourist from Germany, vanished after setting out to explore the catacombs of Rabat on Malta, also known as the “Realm of the Dead”. Mike’s frantic parents raced to the island after Mike failed to arrive home. About a week after Mike’s initial disappearance, his remains were discovered near the highest point of the island under very strange circumstances.
Mark A. Carpenter - 27/06/2021 - 14:57
-
11,700-Year-Old ‘Loizu Man’ Skeleton Still Revealing Secrets
... time from which there are very few remains in the whole of Europe, and I would say none in such an excellent state of ...
Nathan Falde - 15/03/2021 - 17:59
-
Beards, Business and a History of Facial Hair in the Workplace
... 18th century witnessed the return of the clean shave in Europe, providing abundant work for barbers. Charles I in ... changed again from the 1850s. As revolutions across Europe were extinguished, in Britain the Victorians ...
ancient-origins - 15/12/2018 - 01:31
-
Claims Viking Symbols and Runes May Be Banned – The Fuller Picture
... and Powerful Numbers Runes. ( Pixabay License ) Voice of Europe states that, “Their official reason for banning the ... 14,000 signatures as of Thursday. According to Voice of Europe , there will also be a manifestation held outside ...
Alicia McDermott - 23/05/2019 - 19:15
-
Reevaluating Neanderthals: Are They Actually the Same Species as Us?
... that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived side by side in Europe for several thousand years in apparent peace and ... also created enduring artwork that decorates cave walls in Europe to this day. Amazing Things That the Neanderthals Did ...
Nathan Falde - 24/10/2023 - 22:52
-
9 Reasons for the Tragic Highlander Deaths in the Battle of Culloden
There have been countless significant battles throughout history. Some of them have become infamous – from the Battle of Passchendaele during WWI to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but the majority fade from memory within a generation or two. The Battle of Culloden is one example which has been forgotten by many people today – and yet on just one fateful day in April of 1746 the course of European history was changed.
Sarah P Young - 12/01/2021 - 22:57
-
Debate rages as legal case points to evidence that Taj Mahal was once a Hindu temple
... called for the most skilled craftsmen from across Asia and Europe to build the white mausoleum. Artistic depiction ...
lizleafloor - 02/12/2015 - 21:50
-
History’s Love of Lavender: From Mummies to Bathhouses and Beyond!
... Washerwomen throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe were called “lavenders” because they would spread ... travelers would sell lavender on the streets throughout Europe to protect against bad luck and bring good fortune. ...
Lex Leigh - 01/05/2022 - 14:59