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The Evil Eye in the Mediterranean: How to Avert Accidental Envy
The ancient Mediterranean belief of the evil eye still has its adherents today. Those who have the “eye” are thought to give bad luck unintentionally to anything or anyone that they are envious of. The evil eye is an accidental kind of misfortune and anyone might be capable of casting it. Simply congratulating someone or admiring a neighbor’s belonging is thought to cause a calamity to occur if not accompanied by a blessing.
Laura Tabone - 31/10/2021 - 18:00
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Was Göbeklitepe An Ancient Temple of Sacrifice?
... – perhaps 500 people at a time – to both build and feed the builders. Each circle is about 30 feet (9.1 meters) ...
Refik - 14/10/2019 - 23:04
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26,000-Year-Old Child Footprints Found Alongside Paw Prints Reveal Oldest Evidence of Human-Canine Relationship
... last ice age, wolves came skulking around human farms to feed off the garbage. In order to gain better access, the ...
Kerry Sullivan - 20/02/2017 - 18:50
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The Virgin Mary Squirted Saint Bernard with Breast Milk
Mythology is filled with an array of outlandish and far-fetched stories. Christianity is no exception. One of the most surprising, at least for me, is the story of the 12th century monk, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, and the Virgin Mary’s breast milk. Even more curious are the numerous artworks inspired by this story.
Cecilia Bogaard - 28/01/2023 - 21:54
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Living Close To The Bone – A Day In The Life Of A Hunter-Gatherer
At the beginning of Herodotus’ Histories, the Athenian lawgiver Solon, one of the seven sages of ancient Greece, points out to his interlocutor Croesus, King of Lydia, that if a person lives to be 70, they will experience 26,250 days – by his reckoning the length of a year is 375 days – and that not any two days will be alike.
Robert Garland - 19/01/2024 - 20:04
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Defensive City Gate Unearthed in Israel Dating Back 5,500 Years
An ancient monumental city gate, at least 5,500 years old, has been discovered at Tel Erani in southern Israel, making it Israel’s oldest gate by centuries! The stone gate structure was built from importing giant stone blocks, with the locally available mudbrick mixed in. At 1.5 meters (4.92 feet) high, it comprises a passageway built of large stones leading into the ancient city, with two stone guard towers flanking it.
Sahir - 19/08/2023 - 18:58
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There’s a Historic Misconception That ‘Spanish Fly’ is an Aphrodisiac
... Empress Livia , wife of Augustus Caesar, would secretly feed her guests Spanish fly to excite them into illicit ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 01/07/2023 - 22:53
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Scientists Discover A Reindeer Superpower - Ruminating is a Naturally Restful Sleep Hack!
... added significance during the summer months when reindeer feed almost continuously in preparation for the approaching ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 22/12/2023 - 23:18
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Saint George, The Dragon Slayer: The Legend Behind the Hero
... all the country”. The people of the city decided to feed the beast with two sheep each day so that it would not ...
dhwty - 23/04/2019 - 02:00
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The Mythology of Winter: 7 Supernatural Beliefs and Magical Rituals From Around the World
According to ancient folklore, some supernatural beings can only manifest when it is cold. Others use the cold to their advantage in order to achieve a certain result. When spirits appear, they require energy extracted from the surrounding air – which becomes cold as it loses energy. The mythology of winter is full of apparitions and supernatural phenomena. In this way, with its specific traditions and celebrations, the season has always fascinated people.
isav - 04/04/2019 - 18:52
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The Truth About Lie Detection in Ancient and Modern Times
Humans have told truths and lies throughout all of history. We stretch the truth for various reasons. We sometimes spin little white lies of convenience, and big, catastrophic lies that shake civilizations. We lie in order to avoid consequences, humiliation, and to please others. As a matter of survival it’s been important to tell lies from truth, and since the dawn of time we’ve sought ways to know the difference.
lizleafloor - 27/09/2014 - 14:48
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Decoding Viking Signs: Nine Norse Symbols Explained
... while the dragon Nidhoggr resided at the bottom. Four deer feed from the branches and three old wise women known as the ...
valdar - 19/05/2019 - 01:57
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Sahara Climate Change Linked to 1000-Year Southeast Asian Megadrought
Climate researchers exploring the molecular-structure of stalagmites discovered in Laos caves have married their observations with models of the Sahara drying up 4,000 years ago
ashley cowie - 23/08/2020 - 22:45
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A history of sugar – the food nobody needs, but everyone craves
... 1647, it led to the growth of the industry which came to feed the sugar craze of Western Europe. Plantation of ...
ancient-origins - 01/11/2015 - 20:51
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The Indian Mesa: Commanding Views at Native American Fortifications in the Wild West
... from the area and farming would not have yielded enough to feed a community. This may have been the main reason the ...
Ed Whelan - 17/04/2019 - 01:59
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Deathbed Revelations: Extraterrestrial Spacecrafts Powered by Mind. Sounds Crazy, But Tech is Real
Many people were shocked by the deathbed revelations of Ben Rich, the former director of Lockheed Skunk Works (a secret research and development facility). Rich claimed that UFOs were alien spacecraft and that extraterrestrial visitors were real. Furthermore, he stated that their craft were in some way controlled by the powers of the mind, through a combination of ESP (extra-sensory perception) and psychokinesis (the ability to move objects with the power of thought).
Nathan Falde - 13/07/2019 - 07:05
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Noah’s Ark to be reconstructed following instructions on ancient Babylonian tablet
Work has begun on a full-scale reproduction of Noah’s Ark according to an ancient manual written on clay tablet dating back 3,700 years. The reconstruction will form the basis of a new television documentary to be aired on Channel 4 in the UK later this year. It will follow attempts to build the ark according to the
aprilholloway - 27/01/2014 - 02:55
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What Makes Us Human? How Ancient Thinkers Saw the Human-Animal Divide
... its cries resemble that of a wailing baby. These birds feed on small fish, crustaceans, squid, and zooplankton and ...
ancient-origins - 15/03/2024 - 14:08
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Titanoboa: The Monster Snake that Ruled Prehistoric Colombia
You may not want to read about this frightening creature if you suffer from ophidiophobia, or even if you are about to embark on a camping trip. Once the largest snake in the world, Titanoboa fossils discovered in Colombia reveal that it lived during the Paleocene epoch about 60 million years ago. Even though you’re safe from its bone-crushing grip today, the thought of the huge prehistoric snake slithering around South America is still a terrifying one.
dhwty - 17/04/2024 - 15:00
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How Much Evidence is Enough to Declare a New Species of Human from a Philippines Cave Site?
The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines, reported today in Nature, will cause a lot of head-shaking among anthropologists and archaeologists.
ancient-origins - 18/04/2019 - 14:00