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1. The Hidden Healers: Women's Secret Medieval Health Networks

   ... pregnancy and reproductive health. While researching the history of pregnancy tests for my book,  (M)otherhood , I ...

   ancient-origins - 08/03/2024 - 16:56

2. Renaissance Aesthetics at its Finest: The Exquisite Parade Armor of Henry II of France

   The crowded, dusty square was full of excitement. Even the heat and the cramped space served as no deterrent to the people who continued trying to push their way into the already full meeting place. What was everyone looking at? It did not take long to discern where all eyes were turned, with hands grasping, and bodies pushing to get closer to the shining, majestic presence sitting atop the mighty steed – the king in his celebrated parade armor.

   dhwty - 23/06/2017 - 14:02

3. Timeless Beauty of the 25,000-Year-Old Venus of Brassempouy

   About 25,000 years ago an Upper Paleolithic artist took up a piece of ivory and lovingly carved the details of a woman’s coiffed hair or headdress, gracefully curved chin, intense eyes, and carefully defined nose. Little did the artist know, the head of the figurine would eventually become one of the earliest known representations of a human face. Today, the fragmented figurine is called the Venus of Brassempouy.

   dhwty - 17/06/2018 - 13:58

4. Archaeologists Detect Mystery Late Inhabitant of Scottish Ghost Village

   ... The Little Ice Age and Its Giant Impact on Human History Craco: The Abandoned Medieval Ghost Town of Italy The ...

   ashley cowie - 15/10/2020 - 18:00

5. Black Women Were Primary Victims of Black Death in Medieval London

   ... plague epidemics, it also shows that there is a deep history of social marginalization shaping health and ...

   Nathan Falde - 21/11/2023 - 21:54

6. The Code of Ur-Nammu: When Ancient Sumerians Laid Down the Law, Everyone Obeyed

   The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest surviving law code. This text was written on clay tablets in the Sumerian language and is reckoned to have been produced towards the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The Code of Ur-Nammu may be divided into two parts, the first is the prologue and the second is the laws themselves.

   dhwty - 15/09/2021 - 02:00

7. Serpent Stones: The Vishap Steles of Armenia as a Symbol of Rock Art and Rich Heritage

   ... Rock Art as Visual Knowledge for Understanding the History of Civilization in Asia, Europe and Scandinavia. ...

   dhwty - 15/04/2016 - 03:49

8. Machu Picchu Re-opens With Ancient Incan Thanksgiving Ceremony

   ... Inca Empire: What Made it so Powerful? Machu Picchu: The History and Mystery of the Incan City The Secret Bridge to ...

   Ed Whelan - 03/11/2020 - 22:31

9. Ancient Chinese Paper Armor Put to the Test – You Won’t Believe How Strong It Is!

   ... ed.  Gunpowder, explosives and the state: a technological history . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006. “Invention of ...

   Caleb Strom - 02/05/2017 - 14:04

10. Pre-human ancestors may have used tools to butcher animals 3.4 million years ago

    ... ago. “The bones were found several years ago in the history-rich sediments of Dikika, an area in the Awash River ...

    Mark Miller - 23/08/2015 - 00:22

11. Cuneiform Tablets and ‘Envelopes’ Tell of Mesopotamian Sophistication

    ... could potentially provide insights into the political history of the Mesopotamian city. Clay ‘envelopes’ The ...

    Ed Whelan - 04/12/2019 - 13:59

12. Viking Shield Technology Revealed in New Breakthrough Study

    ... and highly skilled traders? YES!! Now immortalized in history and legend, the Norsemen may have a violent ...

    ashley cowie - 14/10/2020 - 13:59

13. Cakra, Destroyer Of Planets: Did Ancient Nuclear Technology Exist?

    ... atomic test at Alamogordo was the first nuclear blast in history.  Oppenheimer responded, “ Yes, in modern times ...

    Ken Jeremiah - 04/04/2022 - 16:42

14. UFO Author Will Lead Exploration of Rendlesham Forest Encounters Site

    ... Roswell’, and in terms of its significance in UFO history the comparison is well made,” Heseltine wrote in ...

    Nathan Falde - 19/04/2023 - 14:55

15. 1,800-Year-Old Botanical Offering to the Feathered Serpent

    ... at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History, said the flower stems were still bound together with ...

    ashley cowie - 15/08/2021 - 14:49

16. Hachiman: Deified Emperor, War God, Protector Of The Japanese People

    ... power, so much so that it made a huge impact on the history and culture of Kyushu. It is estimated that at the ... that Hachiman was an important deity throughout Japanese history. As the imperial family and the ruling elite were ...

    dhwty - 13/01/2021 - 00:57

17. New Study Reveals the Real Impact of Early Humans on Animal Extinction

    ... MacPhee, senior curator at the American Museum of Natural History’s Department of Mammalogy, and a co-author on the ...

    Sahir - 06/05/2021 - 14:46

18. The Sumerian Military: Professionals of Weaponry and Warfare

    ... Mesopotamian Protection During the early period of Sumer history, there was a shared control over resources and social ...

    Cam Rea - 17/06/2016 - 15:53

19. Three Boat Burials of Viking-era Chiefs Found in as Many Days at Icelandic Site

    ... Theory: Experts Challenge Establishment Dogma to Reveal History of Ivory Vikings The Viking Discovery of Iceland The ...

    Mark Miller - 17/06/2017 - 13:56

20. Face of Man Who Lived 9,500 Years Ago in the Biblical City of Jericho Brought Back to Life

    ... Skull” The Imaging and Analysis Center at the Natural History Museum used a micro-CT scan on the Jericho Skull to ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 08/12/2016 - 21:52

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