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1. Hygiene Through History: How Filthy Were Our Ancient Ancestors?

   ... for bugs and insects. Sometimes, nice-smelling flowers or herbs were added to the straw in order to improve the smell ...

   Molly Dowdeswell - 07/11/2022 - 22:00

2. Why Did the Spanish Inquisition Allow Some Witches to Stay Alive?

   ... have enough time to follow the women who were planting herbs, making potions, or celebrating the phases of the moon. ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 16/05/2016 - 00:28

3. Agnes Waterhouse: The First Woman Executed for Witchcraft in England

   ... preparing potions and was said to have known a lot about herbs. When the cat killed her 6-month old baby, Elizabeth ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 21/04/2016 - 00:53

4. Instructions of Shuruppak: 4,600 Years Ago, A Sumerian King Instructed His Son on How to Behave

   ... brings litigation documents; the sweet mouth gathers sweet herbs.” and “At harvest time, at the most priceless time, ...

   dhwty - 04/01/2017 - 03:51

5. Why the Romans were not quite as clean as you might have thought

   ... garum, an uncooked fermented fish sauce made from fish, herbs, spices and salt. We have archaeological and textual ...

   ancient-origins - 10/01/2016 - 21:51

6. Time-Tested Cures? Ancient Civilizations Offer for Remedies for Hangovers

   ... humour Drink vinegar, perhaps with the addition of some herbs or flowers: the soured wine will counteract the wine ...

   ancient-origins - 30/09/2016 - 03:47

7. Stack of Mummification Materials Found In Abusir Tomb

   ... bodies, but primarily salt and natron, as mentioned. Also, herbs and flowers were used to disguise the smell of ...

   Gary Manners - 12/02/2022 - 14:00

8. The Stories Behind Seven Mind Boggling Bog Bodies

   ... meal was a porridge made of corn, seeds from 60 different herbs , and grasses containing traces of a poisonous fungus ...

   ancient-origins - 07/05/2019 - 22:57

9. Roseroot, an ancient remedy for fatigue and disease, gets new respect

   ... article, which may be read here , says roseroot and other herbs used to treat depression may not be as effective as the ...

   Mark Miller - 01/04/2015 - 01:11

10. Last Traces of the Ancient Foot Binding Tradition Captured on Film

    ... numb from the cold. Feet were soaked in a warm mixture of herbs and animal blood to soften them and toenails were cut ...

    Joanna Gillan - 02/04/2021 - 03:11

11. The Mysterious Dolmens of the Caucasus

    ... the little people blinded them and gave them mind-altering herbs. The giants began to lose their minds and unleashed war ...

    aprilholloway - 17/06/2014 - 03:34

12. Nutmeg Poisoning: A Deadly Addition to the Kitchen Cabinet?

    ... which could be restored through the right diet of herbs and spices – and nutmeg featured very highly as a ...

    Sahir - 17/07/2022 - 23:01

13. Ancient Environmental DNA Reveals Thriving 2-Million-Year-Old Life on Greenland

    ... as well as a variety of Arctic and boreal shrubs and herbs.” Furthermore, mitochondrial DNA allowed the ...

    ashley cowie - 08/12/2022 - 13:37

14. The Aphrodisiacs that Spiced Up Sex Lives in the Ancient World

    ... chapter to aphrodisiacal foods, again mostly derived from herbs and plants. They all had the function of increasing ... said, "I will show you a philter without potions, without herbs, without any witch's incantation—if you wish to be ...

    Sahir - 17/10/2021 - 14:55

15. Weird Witch Bottles, Historic Efforts to Ward Off Evil Spells and Witchcraft

    ... include salt, red wine, red string / ribbon, various herbs, and, of course, human urine. Many people put great ...

    dhwty - 06/02/2016 - 03:49

16. 2,000-Year-Old Roman Phallus Could Be Oldest Known Sex Toy

    ... purposes, like the aforementioned pestle for grinding herbs or other materials used in cooking, cosmetics and ...

    Sahir - 21/02/2023 - 13:48

17. 8,500-year-old Evidence of Silk Production Weaves a New History of the Luxurious Fabric

    ... other animals. They also collected a broad variety of wild herbs, wild vegetables such as acorns, water chestnuts, and ...

    Mark Miller - 11/01/2017 - 00:48

18. Embalmed heart of 17th century knight buried in grave of his wife

    ... the body and its inner cavities and then infuse them with herbs and spices like lavender and thyme. “The body, or ...

    Mark Miller - 04/12/2015 - 14:44

19. An Ambiguous Amphibian: The Everchanging Frog Symbol in World Myth

    ... toad companion. This toad teaches him the secret powers of herbs, and like in China, the secret of immortality. ...

    ashley cowie - 07/02/2018 - 13:56

20. Porridge-like Egyptian Beer Was Used 5,800 Years Ago in Rituals

    ... Egypt around 5000 BC. Dates, pomegranates, and indigenous herbs were used for the process. Around 3150 BC large ...

    Sahir - 08/12/2021 - 00:57

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