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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

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

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

Ancient Curses: Five Ways to Create Calamity in the Ancient World

... often called upon to unleash all sorts of bad luck, ill-health, punishment, and death upon enemies, unrequited ...

ancient-origins - 25/04/2019 - 13:56

Unearthing Unexpected Fossil Usage in Ancient Medicine (Part 1): Ogre Balms to Dragon Tongues

Whenever a person thinks of fossils today, lively images of dinosaurs or other primordial beasts emerge within one's mind. Indeed, most people nowadays would connect fossils with museums, excavation digs, or research laboratories. However, people have viewed fossils very differently in the past; usually through wilder... more phantasmic interpretations.

Legendz Collective - 23/06/2017 - 19:04

Largest Mass Grave in Europe Discovered in Nuremberg, Germany

... and forensic analysis promises insights into the health, genetics, and social structures of the time. The ...

Gary Manners - 12/03/2024 - 21:40

Hot Trot: The Fascinating Ancient Practice of Firewalking

If you’ve ever seen firewalking in person or online, you may have been amazed by the control and skill of individuals performing such a risky act. Since ancient times, the ability to walk barefoot through fire without being injured has provoked fascination. After all, most of us typically wouldn’t volunteer to walk through hot flames. So why and how do they do it without bring burned to a crisp? Below, we’ll discuss the process of firewalking, its training, and its over 3,000-year history.

Lex Leigh - 08/07/2022 - 18:56

Pagans in a Modern World: What is Neopaganism?

... is normally used by followers of Modern Paganism to bring health and fortune into their lives as well as into the lives ...

dhwty - 11/03/2017 - 18:58

Siddhartha Gautama: How The Father of Buddhism Walked From Suffering to Enlightenment

... Siddhartha realized that things like wealth, good health, and even friends and family would all fade or die ...

Caleb Strom - 01/05/2019 - 22:47

Mithridate, Universal Antidote or the Ultimate Hoax?

... may have been nothing more than a modern-day version of a health boost. Someone as paranoid as Mithridates probably ...

Michelle Freson - 07/04/2020 - 19:15

4000-Year-Old Mass Burials Unearthed in Ras Al Khaimah

... of the region and in particular, the people’s health, food and life expectancy. This joint RAK-US project ...

ashley cowie - 06/04/2020 - 18:27

Birthing Trauma Comes from Two Million Years of Walking Upright

... in real context until we read a 2017 report by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) which disclosed the maternal ...

ashley cowie - 28/09/2019 - 22:45

Ancient Red Sea Port May Have World’s Oldest Pet Cemetery

... the team to analyze the bones and determine the animals’ health, diet, and cause of death, they discovered evidence to ...

Alicia McDermott - 06/03/2021 - 17:59

Unravelling the Mysteries of the Tomb of the Red Queen of Palenque

A remarkable tomb dating back to 600 or 700 AD was discovered by Mexican archaeologist Arnoldo Gonzalez Cruz in 1994. When the researchers opened the burial chamber they couldn't believe their eyes…

The tomb is located inside Temple XIII, among the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque. Excavations were carried out at the temple to discover its construction sequence and the methods used in building it. Works began in 1973 by a team led by Jorge Acosta. He located the space which he called the burial chamber.

Natalia Klimczak - 29/07/2018 - 11:16

A Deadly Bite: The Plight of the Ancient Food Taster

Poison was a potent weapon that could be used by would-be assassins to get rid of their targets. This was especially useful when the target was a person in power and was surrounded by bodyguards. One of the ways in which poisons can be administered is through food and drink. In several ancient societies, the fear of being poisoned led many members of the ruling class to hire food tasters.

dhwty - 26/11/2017 - 01:58