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1. How Stork Legends, Myths and Omens Set Their Place in History

   Contrary to what is happening today, humans of the past had close relationships to nature and wild animals. These bonds did not concern only utilitarian aspects, but also involved the sphere of the imaginary and myth. This article is a short overview of the relationship the ancient Mediterranean civilizations had with the stork, an animal which has always fascinated humans and stimulated man's creative imagination and curiosity.

   Maura Andreoni - 23/05/2020 - 23:06

2. Mythological Creatures Are Among Us: Tatanka Ska - The Sacred White Bison

   ... the land by the elder’s command, looking for game to feed the gathered clans. Crossing the sky like a wohpe ...

   Birdog - 31/12/2018 - 22:54

3. Beekeeping may go back to the early years of agriculture, up to 9,000 years ago

   ... honeybees collect nectar that will be turned into honey to feed the queen, larvae and the rest of the colony (Photo by ...

   Mark Miller - 15/11/2015 - 00:46

4. Forks Were Once Seen as Blasphemous and Effeminate

   You may not know it, but the fork is a relatively new invention, especially when comparing it to the spoon and the knife. So much so, that it only became popular in the United States in the 19th century. Tracing the history of the humble fork can tell us a lot about society, religion, and even gender stereotypes. Associated with Eastern decadence, the fork was once seen as blasphemous and effeminate.

   Cecilia Bogaard - 14/09/2022 - 14:54

5. 4300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Discovered in Saqqara Hold Keys to Secrets of World’s First Alchemists

   On 13 April, Khaled Anany, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities announced the exceptional discovery of a 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb in Saqqara, which belonging to a noble called ‘Khuwy’ and its walls have secrets.

   ashley cowie - 15/04/2019 - 14:00

6. New Study Solves Flower Mystery that Baffled Charles Darwin

   ... to forget going to another flower – they’ll go home to feed their offspring instead. A Hesperapis regularis bee ... heaven and it will start grooming and then go off to feed its offspring without visiting another flower. So plants ...

   Alicia McDermott - 23/01/2021 - 22:02

7. What Was Life Like in Sumer, History’s First Civilization?

   ... The priest-kings set up an early system of taxation to feed their workers. Every family living within the protection ... temple. The temple would then use what they’d earned to feed their priests, their craftsmen, and their traders. Beer ...

   Mark Oliver - 21/05/2018 - 13:59

8. Can Any Civilization Make It Through Climate Change?

   A case study of the inhabitants of Easter Island served in part as the basis for a mathematical model showing the ways a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop or collapse together. Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators created their model to illustrate how civilization-planet systems co-evolve.

   ancient-origins - 07/06/2018 - 23:00

9. Bestiary, The Book of Beasts: Compendiums of Medieval Monsters and Moral Lessons

   ... to the death, and the pelican tore out its own breast to feed its young with its life’s blood—at least, these were ...

   lizleafloor - 19/11/2015 - 00:45

10. Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals of the supernatural

    For thousands of years, the sudden appearance of a ring of mushrooms was a sure sign of otherworldly presences. These rings would seemingly appear overnight, or travel from one location to another, with no clear rhyme or reason. Warnings of the dark forces that must create these abnormalities were passed down between generations, and the folklore of fairy rings was established.

    lizleafloor - 28/08/2018 - 16:08

11. Girls Gone Wild: World Mythology’s Most Sexualized, Crazed, and Furiously Violent Goddesses

    ... head and a scimitar. Three streams of blood from her neck feed her head and two nude women hold a knife and a ...

    ashley cowie - 12/12/2018 - 23:01

12. Unprecedented Wave of Large-mammal Extinctions Linked to Prehistoric Humans

    ... it makes some sense. If you kill a rabbit, you're going to feed your family for a night. If you can kill a large mammal, you're going to feed your village." First humans in Florida lived alongside ...

    ancient-origins - 21/04/2018 - 23:02

13. Biggest Known Genetic Difference Between Humans and Neanderthals May Be Related to Autism

    A recent study says that a genetic change suddenly arose in the primate family tree about about 280,000 years ago. The researchers claim it is responsible for the largest genetic difference between humans and Neanderthals. The unique genetic structure also is believed to predispose humans to autism.

    The genetic alteration is said to have arose approximately 80,000 years before Homo sapiens showed up in the fossil record.

    Alicia McDermott - 07/08/2016 - 14:50

14. Bones from the wealthy and privileged Medici children show they suffered from malnutrition

    The Medici family rose to power in the 13^th century in Florence and Tuscany through banking and commerce and became one of the most powerful families of the Renaissance period. However, new research has revealed that the bones from nine Medici children show signs of rickets, a disease typically associated with malnutrition and poverty.

    aprilholloway - 01/10/2013 - 09:52

15. The Evidence is Cut in Stone: A Compelling Argument for Lost High Technology in Ancient Egypt

    ... 'The horizontal striations are typical in cutting when the feed of a tool that is removing material pauses along its ... is the spiral groove around the core indicating a feed rate of 0.100 inch per revolution of the drill. It was ...

    Brien Foerster - 04/04/2021 - 18:57

16. Ninurta: God of War and Agriculture

    Ninurta was a Mesopotamian deity associated with war, agriculture, and the scribal arts. He could be thought of as a defender of civilization against chaos. Ninurta was originally revered in southern Mesopotamia and later in the north under the Assyrian kings. He remained a prominent deity until the fall of the Assyrian Empire. His primary symbol was the plow.

    Caleb Strom - 27/10/2018 - 18:52

17. The Tower of London Was Once Home to a Polar Bear

    ... majestic creatures is astonishing. Zookeepers tried to feed the elephant meat, while another elephant, gifted to ... who paid either in money or brought dogs and cats as lion feed. After concerns were raised by the newly created Royal ...

    Cecilia Bogaard - 29/07/2023 - 22:51

18. Blue Babe: Would You Eat 36,000-year-old Bison Meat?

    The Alaskan Gold Rush, which began around the end of the 19th century, brought many miners and prospectors to this American state. During their mining operations, many miners have come across the frozen mummies of ancient animals. Blue Babe is the name given to a mummified Alaskan steppe bison that was discovered in 1979. One of the most remarkable features of Blue Babe is that it was found to be almost completely intact, which is quite unusual for the remains of animals which lived during Blue Babe’s time.

    dhwty - 08/04/2020 - 00:32

19. Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World

    ... currently over 7,000,000,000 and Maya Cultivars currently feed 60 percent of the world’s population. Cassava alone ...

    James O Kon - 28/08/2017 - 19:10

20. Europe’s Famous Mesolithic Pesse Canoe: Earth’s Oldest Known Boat

    One of the most interesting artifact discoveries was the finding of the Pesse canoe in 1955. This unique boat is considered to be the oldest boat in existence and is estimated to be around 10,000 years old. This essential discovery helped shed more light on the importance and usage of boats in the European Prehistoric Age.

    Lex Leigh - 21/09/2022 - 18:58

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