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Why Do Couples Exchange Rings with Vows? The Elusive Ancient Origins of Wedding Rings
... and wedding rings in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe. The rings as they’re currently known were made in ... to the other during the ceremony. In Victorian times in Europe and America rings became more lavish, highly ...
lizleafloor - 09/10/2015 - 14:58
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Atlantis in India: Did Plato’s Lost City Exist in the East?
... Tribes from today’s Russia and even as far as Europe might have reached Africa and West India in search of ...
E. B. Ralbadisole - 25/03/2019 - 01:01
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Cursing of Coprnice: The Good and Evil of Croatian Folklore
... Jure Grando and The First Documented Case of Vampirism in Europe Enheduanna: A High Priestess of the Moon and the First ... / Adobe Stock) They might even be found by crucifixes. In Europe, there is a custom to put up shrines or crucifixes by ...
Jelena Hrvoj - 26/06/2019 - 02:03
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The Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: Were Humans the First? Part 2
Until documents of bygone ages are unearthed, located and recovered we are stuck with sacred texts, classical writings and myths of the past. Can these documents we know of now be considered as reliable material for reconstructing the picture of the past?
Sam Bostrom - 26/06/2017 - 18:56
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Mysterious Perfectly Preserved Ship Found in the Baltic Sea
... . This ship was probably built and designed in northern Europe. However, it was very similar to the ships used by Da ...
Ed Whelan - 24/07/2019 - 18:52
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This Rare Battle-Sword Just Found in Sweden Is “An Evolutionary Leap”
... statement that at the time of the Kalmar War armies across Europe were experiencing “the military revolution.” An ... in warfare that contributed to the elevation of Western Europe as a center of world power,” according to Roberts. ...
ashley cowie - 03/12/2022 - 02:00
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Bones of Children Found on Canadian Beach Reveal Tragedy of Irish Famine
... was of a type which traded between North American and Europe, and did ‘Famine Voyages’ bringing emigrants from ...
lizleafloor - 09/01/2015 - 21:05
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How Will Scientists Save the Mary Rose?
The Mary Rose is one of the most famous shipwrecks in all of history, but a study in 2021 showed that the favorite warship of King Henry VIII is being destroyed by tiny specks of acidic iron and sulphur compounds.
Ed Whelan - 30/10/2021 - 01:47
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First Nation K’ómoks Advanced Fishing Traps Revealed in British Columbia
In the shallow coastal waters along the eastern shore of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, low tide brings a remarkable sight. When the tides are out and the tidelands of Comox Bay are revealed, a vast field of carefully carved and strategically implanted wooden stakes suddenly rises above the water surface.
Nathan Falde - 14/10/2021 - 22:30
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Elite Danish Vikings Wore Beaver Fur as a Status Symbol
... Scandinavia through trading with the Lapps , or Eastern Europe, which was developing into a highly valued ... the lucrative fur trade emerging in and out of Eastern Europe. 6,000-Year-Old Yukon Throwing Dart Was Made Using ...
Sahir - 30/07/2022 - 15:01
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Lorenzo de' Medici: the ‘Magnificent’ Patron of the Renaissance
... before him, amongst the wealthiest men in the whole of Europe. “Lorenzo was at once a man of action, who shaped ... dynastic rivalries and the shifting balance of power in Europe. The Pazzi Conspiracy: How A Florentine Family Failed ...
Aleksa Vučković - 14/04/2024 - 15:00
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Ancient Australians and Americans Ate Billions of Oysters Over Millennia
Precolonial indigenous communities in Australia and North America harvested and gorged on vast quantities of oysters. Yet, this copious consumption did not cause oyster populations to crash and become endangered, or even disappear as they have in many places today, new research published in the journal Nature Communications suggests.
Sahir - 04/05/2022 - 18:52
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Ten Odd and Mysterious Historical Finds of 2015
... mixed with bear bones show close ties between northern Europe and the Germanic tribes. It is possible the two ...
ancient-origins - 23/12/2015 - 14:47
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Cacus – The One Who Dared Cross Hercules
... in the westernmost part of the world, near the boundary of Europe and Libya. On the island was a herd of cattle whose ... at: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazi... Sutton, D., 1977. The Greek Origins of ...
dhwty - 25/03/2020 - 12:52
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Stunning Sabratha: Discovering an Ancient Roman Port Through Its Ruins
... The Vandals were a powerful force that swept across Europe and North Africa, sacking cities and establishing ...
Lex Leigh - 18/07/2023 - 14:54
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Revealing The Hellenistic Origins Of Jaffa, The Holiest Port
Jaffa, or Yafo in Hebrew, is a city port and southern suburb of Tel Aviv, located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. As one of the oldest ports in the world, the Bible says Jaffa was founded by Japheth, one of the sons of Noah, after the Great Flood. It was from Jaffa that Jonah set sail on his voyage before being swallowed by the whale, and it was to Jaffa that Solomon imported cedars from Lebanon to build his Temple in Jerusalem. However, Jaffa was also the setting for the ancient Greek myth of Andromeda and Perseus.
ashley cowie - 19/12/2020 - 22:10
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Farmer Finds 3,300-year-old Rare Hittite Bracelet in Field in Turkey!
While plowing his field, a farmer in Turkey’s central Çorum province came across something highly unusual. The plow of the farmer, from Çitli village in the Mecitözü district, had struck a bracelet that looked beautiful, old and precious. Realizing that it could have historical value, he took it to the Çorum Museum.
Sahir - 29/03/2022 - 18:30
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Ancient History of Cross-Dressing: From Ancient Religions to the Theaters
... The Superstars of the Church and Opera in 16th Century Europe Entire Family Executed by First Female Emperor of ...
MartiniF - 31/08/2016 - 01:50
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Sumerian Vampires Inspired Tales of Bloodsucking Baobhan Sith, Satan, and Dracula
... Jure Grando and The First Documented Case of Vampirism in Europe Where Bram Stoker’s vampire shape-shifted into a ... of California Press. (1974). The gods and goddesses of Old Europe: 7000 to 3500 BC myths, legends and cult images." ...
ashley cowie - 18/06/2020 - 21:49
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Study Contradicts Top-Down Theories on Ancient Thai Metal Production
... in the fields of archaeometallurgy , not just in Europe and other Western countries, but locally as well. When ...
Sahir - 01/08/2021 - 18:52