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Did Ritual Use of Cinnabar Cause Mercury Poisoning in Ancient Iberia?
... level of intoxication that must have severely affected the health of many of those people.” The cinnabar mine at ...
ashley cowie - 18/11/2021 - 17:57
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Shab-e-Yalda - an ancient winter solstice celebration that commemorates the triumph of Mithra
... Mithra, who was a "benevolent god" and the bestower of health, wealth and food. The first written mention of the ...
aprilholloway - 21/12/2013 - 23:15
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Olympic Torch Ceremony Spells Trouble Amid Coronavirus Fears
... the unprecedented circumstances the world is facing, the health and safety of the thousands of torchbearers, ...
Ed Whelan - 12/03/2020 - 22:55
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Indonesia’s 31,000-year-old Amputee Shatters the History of Surgery
... crops were being grown, the height, strength and general health of the people rapidly declined . This demonstrable ...
ashley cowie - 07/09/2022 - 16:00
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For Good and Evil: Witch Bottles as Countermagical Devices Through History
... the 17th century. Witches were widely blamed whenever ill health or misfortune struck a person. Witch bottles were not ...
Kerry Sullivan - 14/09/2016 - 21:49
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The Gory History of Barber Surgeons: Medieval Medicine Gone Mad
... “chemical systems” that regulated human behavior and health. These four temperaments were: sanguine, choleric, ... Vučković References Elmer, P. 2004. The Healing Arts: Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1800. The Open ...
Aleksa Vučković - 22/09/2019 - 18:56
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Mummy Juanita: The Sacrifice of the Inca Ice Maiden
Momia Juanita (‘Mummy Juanita’) is the name given to the mummy of a 15th century Incan girl who was discovered in Peru in 1995. She is known also as the ‘Lady of Ampato’, and the ‘Inca Ice Maiden’, the first because she was found on the top of Mount Ampato, a dormant volcano in the Andes, and the second because her body was preserved due to the frigid temperatures on top of that mountain.
dhwty - 25/03/2018 - 18:47
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Evidence Syphilis Did Not Arrive In Europe With Columbus Expedition
... pathogens could allow us to learn anything more about the health of this population." Mass graves were a common way of ...
ancient-origins - 17/06/2020 - 00:50
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Ancient Superstitions Pervade India as Modern ‘Witch Hunt’ Leaves Mother and Children Dead
A shocking story from India is showing that in some areas of the world old superstitions are still alive and leading to terrible crimes. The belief in witchcraft is still common in many areas of India and is leading to ‘witch hunts’ that result in torture and murder. In a recent incident a woman accused of being a witch was murdered, along with her four children.
Ed Whelan - 31/01/2019 - 13:53
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Could Clues From the Ocean Floor Finally Lead to Zheng He’s Lost Treasure Ship?
... he decided to stay during his 7th voyage due to failing health, or on the return journey to China. Another suggestion ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/11/2017 - 22:51
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Dance Until You Drop: The Mysterious Case of Medieval Dance Mania
... many of them were reported to have been restored to full health. Interestingly, these were not isolated events, but ...
dhwty - 12/12/2021 - 21:58
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Biblical Tradition Of Chalking The Door Reappears In England
... Helpers Were Summoned to Intercede Evolution of Genetic Health Improvements in Humans Stall over Last Millennium ...
ashley cowie - 08/01/2021 - 00:55
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Teenage Mummy the Inca Ice Maiden ‘Brought Back to Life’
... CT scans, DNA analysis , and knowledge about diet and health, to make informed conjectures about the individual's ...
Sahir - 26/10/2023 - 14:54
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Molybdomancy: Divination and the Search for Omens in Molten Lead
... Chinese Face Reading Provide Insight on Your Future, Health, and Character? In the 1500 and 1600s it was popular ... mean death or misfortune, an elephant would mean good health, gallows were seen as good luck, while serpents were ...
Aleksa Vučković - 19/11/2021 - 13:57
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LiDAR Tech Unearths “Supertantalizing” Hidden Tikal Architecture
Back in 2016, a group of scholars and researchers from the Foundation of Maya Cultural and Natural Heritage (PACUNAM) set out to study the rainforests of Guatemala using LiDAR remote-sensing technology in the hope of uncovering Tikal architecture and remains.
Sahir - 19/04/2021 - 18:58
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Evil Eye Box and Other Treasures Found in Ancient Tombs on the Shores of the Nile
... Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health, a tradition that was also adopted by the Kushites. ...
aprilholloway - 13/08/2014 - 00:44
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Norwegian Vikings Cultivated Cannabis
... 70 and 80. The skeleton reveals that she had various health problems – most likely cancer that caused her death ...
ancient-origins - 28/12/2017 - 01:53
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A Dream Destination for Egyptologists: The Amazing Amarna Necropolis
Amarna is a dream destination for many Egyptologists. The temples, tombs, and houses left by the people who lived in the area thousands of years ago make up one of the most impressive discoveries in Egypt. The city of Akhenaten was destroyed, but the ruins and tombs tell its eternal story.
Natalia Klimczak - 28/09/2016 - 14:55
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Neanderthals Took Care of Deaf and Disabled Buddy Until Old Age
... in the Pleistocene wasn’t an easy task at all and good health was more than necessary. Like other Neanderthals who ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 24/10/2017 - 22:47
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Fake It Til’ You Make it: A History of the Placebo Effect
... to change perception, such as perception of pain or mental health conditions such as depression. Throughout the 20th ... questioned these results. According to them, some of the health conditions Beecher was observing could have been ...
Lex Leigh - 24/07/2022 - 23:00