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1. For 3.3 Million Years Stone and Crystal Traditions Have Shaped Our Destiny

   ... quartz for use in rituals aimed at bringing protection and health. For example, topaz and peridot (Chrysolite) were ...

   ashley cowie - 20/09/2018 - 19:10

2. American People Suffering Historical Amnesia With Many Citizens Knowing “Virtually Nothing” About Their History

   Many people regard the United States of America as the world’s foremost democratic police force, and as such, one would expect its citizens to be well-informed regarding their historical and political roots. A new study, however, shows that this expectation is far from reality.

   ashley cowie - 07/10/2018 - 23:06

3. Omar Khayyam: Lasting Achievements of the Persian Polymath and Poet

   ... Eventually, he returned to Nishapur, due to declining health. Yet another source states that Omar received royal ... work at the sultan’s court, and later retired due to ill-health. Interestingly, we know very little about Omar’s ...

   dhwty - 23/06/2020 - 13:56

4. Shocking Discovery Shows Ancient Koreans were Sacrificed for Building Project

   ... order to determine their physical characteristics, diet, health, and genetic characteristics. The Legendary Founder of ...

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 17/05/2017 - 02:02

5. An Unbreakable Story: The Lost Roman Invention of Flexible Glass

   Imagine a glass you can bend and then watch it return to its original form. A glass that you drop but it doesn’t break. Stories say that an ancient Roman glassmaker had the technology to create a flexible glass, ‘vitrium flexile’, but a certain emperor decided the invention should not be.

   dhwty - 18/01/2018 - 01:50

6. Researchers Role Play Neanderthals Hunting, In the Name of Science

   ... maintaining optimal Neanderthal vision and immune system health. Figure 2 from the study: (A) Example of a communal ...

   Sahir - 22/09/2021 - 18:38

7. Decapitated Skull Holds Remarkable Find - Oldest Preserved Brain in Britain

   ... brain specimens could also pave the way to the study of health in antiquity. Featured Image: The surprising matter of ...

   lizleafloor - 02/03/2015 - 21:47

8. Futurists excited over these world-changing innovations

   ... your augmented reality-enabled machine can flash the right health department warning, if it exists. Caregivers automated ...

   anne_jones - 20/06/2014 - 06:10

9. Priapus Fresco Tips the Scales in Pompeii

   ... a way to ward off bad luck but also to wish for fertility, health, good business and wealth. Statues of Priapus stood ...

   ashley cowie - 23/08/2018 - 18:50

10. More Statues of Lioness Goddess Sekhmet Unearthed in Luxor, Egypt

    ... of Sekhmet surrounding him, as he was suffering from many health problems and he hoped the goddess would cure him; a ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 04/12/2017 - 13:48

11. Nine Absolutely Disgusting Ancient Foods Our Ancestors Enjoyed

    Cuisine is an essential aspect of one’s culture. The meals enjoyed by various communities in ancient times have evolved throughout history to become the foods we know and love today. However, these foods weren’t always as delicious as many of our primary foods now. In fact, many of the foods our ancestors ate would be considered absolutely disgusting today, even if they were enjoyed at the time. Below, we’ll share some of the grossest meals enjoyed by those who came before us. 

    Lex Leigh - 30/12/2022 - 17:38

12. Proof Infants Sipped Animal Milk From Prehistoric Baby Bottles

    ... bottles could be hard to clean, and this may have posed a health risk to infants. The National Geographic reports that ...

    Ed Whelan - 26/09/2019 - 14:15

13. Sophocles: Archetypal Master of Greek Tragedy

    ... into Athens . It is claimed that the god granted Sophocles health and vigour of mind well into his old age. Sophocles’ ...

    dhwty - 18/07/2020 - 15:51

14. Genetic Analysis of a Frozen Andean Mummy Reveals a Previously Unknown Lineage

    ... well as the relationship between gods and men - bringing health and prosperity throughout the territory at the time. ...

    Marilo - 17/11/2015 - 00:50

15. Forged Medieval Charters: How To Rewrite History In The Middle Ages

    ... that these rights are granted “before  God , for the health of our soul and those of our ancestors and heirs, to ...

    Meagan Dickerson - 28/08/2021 - 22:32

16. Fifty Ancient Skeletons Found Crammed Together under Westminster Abbey Toilet Block

    ... that scientific tests can provide insights into the health, age and causes of death. This could greatly add to ...

    Ed Whelan - 06/11/2018 - 22:58

17. Adivasi Tribe Fights to Save Indian Forest From Mining

    In India, the land of an indigenous community is under threat from a mining company. A huge area of forest is going to be destroyed due to the proposed mine. This is despite the fact that the indigenous Adivasi community’s rights in the forest are enshrined in Indian law. The proposed mine is showing once more the threat posed to the world’s last remaining tribal societies by large corporations in India and elsewhere.

    Ed Whelan - 10/02/2020 - 18:44

18. The Nine Unknown Men: An Ancient Indian Secret Society

    ... the task – whether from the wish to retire, fading health, or death - the obligation was passed to a chosen ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 10/06/2021 - 01:58

19. The Haunted Plague Island of Poveglia: A Dark and Twisted Past

    ... known as a seizure, to relieve the symptoms of some mental health problems), lobotomies, and other experimental medical ...

    Lex Leigh - 12/03/2023 - 17:58

20. Challenge Accepted: 6 Months as a Medieval Hermit in Russia

    In our crowded modern cities, there are some who wish that they could live by themselves in a remote wilderness area sometime in the past. They yearn for a time when life was, at least supposedly, simpler. Few, on the other hand, have actually tried to live this life.

    Caleb Strom - 04/03/2019 - 13:59

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