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Historic Plymouth Rock Defaced With Spray Paint
... Lima a journalist with Boston 25 reported on her Twitter feed that the ‘Dept. of Conservation and Recreation crews ...
Ed Whelan - 17/02/2020 - 22:16
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Ancient Magic: The Illusions Created in Temples by Amazing Inventions
... only to the precautions taken by the priests to feed them without being seen.” He continued: “It was only ...
ancient-origins - 02/05/2015 - 23:12
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‘Unbiased’ Computer Software Learns To Decipher Australian Rock Art
... of this technology on the Flinders University news feed as follows: “The important skill this computer ...
Sarah Piraino - 04/04/2021 - 18:54
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The 500-Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Arms Race Towards Better Vision
A new study suggests a half-billion-year-old “evolutionary arms race” might have been sparked by developments in the vision of deep-sea giants called “radiodonts.” The “Cambrian explosion” occurred approximately 541 million years ago and lasted for about 13-25 million years. This is the beginning of the evolutionary arms race when nearly all major animal groups emerged.
ashley cowie - 05/12/2020 - 21:48
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The Sahara As We Know It Today Versus The Green Sahara It Once Was!
... animals for meat or vegetation for plant-based meals or to feed game animals. More resources for civilization meant that ...
Lex Leigh - 27/03/2022 - 18:58
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Eleanor, Countess of Desmond: Ireland’s ‘Forgotten’ Heroine
“Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping
forth upon their hands for their legs could not bear them, they
looked like anatomies of death, they spoke like ghosts, crying out
of their graves…in a short space there were none almost left and a most
populous and plentiful country suddenly left void of man or beast.”Anne Chambers - 03/04/2020 - 23:01
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Historic Figures Brought to Life with Movement and Emotion!
A graphic artist in Ireland has utilized advanced motional tracking technology to create highly realistic video footage of famous historic figures, showing what they would have looked like in real life. Using paintings, photos, statues, or even death masks of real people from the past, including King Henry VII, Queen Elizabeth, and Nefertiti, the new technology first recreates an image of the person and then brings it to life with realistic movement and emotion. The results are mind-blowing!
Joanna Gillan - 07/03/2021 - 13:57
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Holy Bin Chickens: Ancient Egyptians Tamed Wild Ibis for Sacrifice
These days, not many Aussies consider the ibis a particularly admirable creature. But these birds, now colloquially referred to as “bin chickens” due to their notorious scavenging antics, have a grandiose and important place in history -
ancient-origins - 20/11/2019 - 13:59
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Beyond a Fighting Game: Unmasking the Origins of Mortal Kombat Mythology
... mythology, the Jiang Shi are a type of vampires who feed on the vital force of humans by absorbing it in a way ...
valdar - 06/05/2018 - 18:57
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1,500-year-old Visigoth Sarcophagus Found at Roman Villa Site
... and household items, large plains provided wheat to feed the troops which continued to occupy further areas of ...
Sahir - 19/07/2021 - 19:00
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Prehistoric Well Uncovered At Ancient Hillfort Might Be A Time Capsule Of Archaeological Gold
An ancient fresh water well with elaborate spiraling stone steps has been re-discovered on one of Scotland’s most mythologized mountain peaks near Aberdeen, and archaeologists were keen to peer into its ‘blocked’ chamber of secrets.
ashley cowie - 19/06/2019 - 23:02
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Footprints Reveal Passage of Early Humans From Africa Through Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, an astonishing discovery has been made in the north-western desert. A team of archaeologists have found evidence of the oldest human habitation in the Arabian Peninsula. Several ancient footprints, made by humans, have also been found.
Ed Whelan - 17/09/2020 - 15:56
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Wing Bone Indicates Swan Shamanism Could Be 420,000 Years Old!
The idea that the human soul might take the form of a swan to journey from this world to the next could be one of the oldest fundamental beliefs of human kind, or so suggests a new discovery from the 420,000-year-old cave site of Qesem near Tel Aviv in Israel.
Andrew Collins - 01/10/2019 - 14:04
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9 Oldest Trees in Africa, Some Over 2,000-Years-Old, Now Dead
... are pollinated by bats , which travel long distances to feed on their nectar. Numerous insects also live on the ...
ancient-origins - 24/06/2018 - 13:57
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“Et tu, Brute?” Rome to Reopen Square of Julius Caesar’s Assassination to Public
... comfort. Visitors and feline enthusiasts were allowed to feed and interact with them. During the recent ceremony, a ...
Sahir - 20/06/2023 - 23:00
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Neolithic Revolution Challenged! Are These The Real Roots of Civilization?
... found that “a woman gathers in one day enough food to feed her family for three days and spends the rest of her ...
Andy Turnbull - 28/09/2020 - 18:00
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Zoroastrian Towers of Silence: Leaving the Dead for the Vultures
A tower of silence (known also as a ‘dakhma’) is a type of structure used for funerary purposes by adherents of the Zoroastrian faith. This Zoroastrian practice for the disposal of the dead involves the exposure of the corpse to the sun and vultures. This funerary practice has been used traditionally by Zoroastrians, though it has become less common in recent times.
dhwty - 06/12/2019 - 16:55
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Turning of the bones and the Madagascar dance with the dead
... which involve elaborate preparations including meals to feed hundreds of guests, and expensive silk shrouds to wrap ...
aprilholloway - 15/02/2014 - 22:38
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First colonists led by Christopher Columbus hit by severe scurvy
Forensic archaeologists have published a new study in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, which suggests that Christopher Columbus's crew was struck with scurvy, a fatal disease caused by lack of vitamin c. Furthermore, they suggest that scurvy may have led to the collapse of La Isabela, the first European town established in the New World.
aprilholloway - 20/04/2014 - 05:03
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Donkey milk: Ancient elixir of life experiences modern-day resurgence
Donkey milk was hailed by the ancients as an elixir of long life, a cure-all for a variety of ailments, and a powerful tonic capable of rejuvenating the skin. Cleopatra, Queen of Ancient Egypt, reportedly bathed in donkey milk every day to preserve her beauty and youthful looks, while ancient Greek physician Hippocrates wrote of its incredible medicinal properties.
aprilholloway - 27/12/2014 - 01:52