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Ancient City and Citadel of War-Torn Aleppo Are Syria’s Golden Age Legacy
A quick look up of Aleppo on any search-engine will bring up hundreds of articles about the conflict in Syria and sadly the name has become a byword for the horrors of war. The country though, has a long, remarkable history and is home to many outstanding archaeological and historical monuments.
Ed Whelan - 02/09/2019 - 01:50
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Ancient Anti-Roman ‘Minefield’ Discovered In Denmark
... belt. ( Museum Lolland-Falster ) Imagine For A Second, The Horror Of Being Trapped In A Hole Belt The coasts of Denmark ...
ashley cowie - 08/05/2020 - 23:00
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7 Monstrously Famous Cryptids We’re Still Looking For
... BY SA 3.0 ) 3. Chupacabra: Inspired by a Horror Movie? The chupacabra isn’t quite as famous as our ... the chupacabra is an exact match to the creature from the horror movie Species , a film she had seen just before the ... Devil feels somewhat like a precursor to the Mothman: a horror story that became a cryptid and then became a local ...
Robbie Mitchell - 25/01/2023 - 17:57
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The Horrific History Of Birthing Royal Babies, And Why Meghan Markle Should Be Grateful
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry Instagrammed the world on Monday confirming the royal birth of a 7lbs-3oz baby boy who is seventh in line to the throne.
ashley cowie - 06/05/2019 - 23:00
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Axe-Wounded Visby Warrior Brought to Life Over 600 Years Later
A medieval warrior’s skull, recovered from a mass grave outside Visby, a city on the Swedish island of Gotland, has been brought to life by a digital artist. Killed in the 1361 AD Battle of Visby, in which 2,500 Danish warriors, mostly heavily-armed mercenaries, massacred 1,800 peasant farmers wielding farming tools, the warriors brutally broken face reveals the horrors of what is regarded as one of the most violent battles in European history.
ashley cowie - 04/11/2022 - 17:03
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What Are the Similarities and Differences Between Beltane and Walpurgis Night?
... in movies, TV shows, and music, such as the classic horror film The Wicker Man and the TV series Game of Thrones ... aspects of Walpurgis Night have been featured in horror movies, such as the Swedish film Let the Right One In ... "The 10 Best Walpurgis Night Scenes In Horror Movies". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 29, 2023, from ...
Gary Manners - 29/04/2023 - 23:00
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Charles Christian
... has now expanded to cover sci fi, fantasy, paranormal and horror. www.urbanfantasist.com -- Books: A Travel Guide to ... rules that writers of science fiction, fantasy, crime and horror must never break when building believable imaginary ...
ancient-origins - 16/02/2013 - 05:53
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Witches, Monsters and Dragons, All at Frankenstein Castle
... writing her masterpiece that subsequently inspired many horror movies . The castle was abandoned in the 17 th century ... century as a result of its associations with the classic horror story. The castle has since been a major tourist ...
Ed Whelan - 10/06/2020 - 01:33
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Herero and Namaqua Genocide: The Little-Known First Genocide of the Second Reich
When you hear the word genocide, your mind may immediately go to the Holocaust by the Nazis during the Second World War. Very few know that the first genocide of the 20th century that almost led to the extinction of two nations of Southwest Africa – Herero and Namaqua – and this one was also done by the Germans. But let’s take things from the beginning.
Giannis Baltzois - 25/09/2021 - 05:02
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Did The Curse of Tamerlane Cause One of the Bloodiest Battles in World War II?
When Tashmuhammed Kari-Niyazov and Mikhail Gerasimov were tasked by Stalin to lead an expedition to Samarkand in Uzbekistan to open the tomb of Tamerlane, they didn’t know just how significant their work would be. To this day, it is still a widely held belief in Russia and ex-Soviet states that it was the actions of the archaeologists Kari-Niyazov and Gerasimov releasing the curse of Tamerlane that caused Hitler to break his peace treaty and attack the USSR. But what, exactly, leads people to believe this?
Mark Brophy - 08/08/2022 - 15:00
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How Agnes Bowker Gave Birth to a Cat and the Wild Trial
... hours of labor, her child finally crowned, but to the horror of Roose and Harrison, what emerged was not of a child ... the reasons why Agnes Bowker's animal birth was viewed as horror itself. During the 16 th century, fears of ...
B. B. Wagner - 25/03/2021 - 14:00
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Hidden Welsh Witchcraft Den And Demon Traps Discovered In Old Home
... late medieval period. As if this weren’t all classically horror movie-esque enough, the most chilling discovery was ... but haven’t they seen the 1979 movie “ The Amityville Horror ” in which a gateway to hell was discovered hidden ...
ashley cowie - 29/11/2020 - 17:05
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Delphine LaLaurie: A Beautiful Face Masks Evil Deeds
... dark and macabre, as if copied straight from the darkest horror novel. It is the story of torment, morbid torture, and ... her slaves , but they remained an image of fright and horror. Tales soon spread and noses poked around the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 23/12/2019 - 18:47
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Top Stories This Week: A Big Stink, a Sacred Clean Up, a Magic Brooch and More
... during London’s Great Stink woman drops her teacup in horror upon viewing a magnified drop of polluted Thames River ...
ancient-origins - 01/02/2022 - 01:00
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Chilling Maya Murder Tools Unearthed Near Kulubá Sacrificial Altar
Mexican archaeologists excavating in the central square of the ancient Maya city of Kulubá identified a curious cubic stone with all the hallmarks of having served as a sacrificial altar. Cementing their suspicions, the researchers then discovered 16 unused sacrificial stone knives, with 13 having been made from imported obsidian. The items together graphically revealed the site was one of tortuous bloodshed in the distant past.
ashley cowie - 11/07/2023 - 22:55
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Lessons from the Masters Siddharta, K’Ung Ch’iu and the Old Man
... age, sickness, and death. Is it right that I should feel horror, repulsion, and disgust when I see another in such ...
jim willis - 17/03/2020 - 02:25
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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
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Beyond Reality: 5 Common Themes in World Mythologies
... Great Flood), by Lesser-Ury (1861-1931), depicts the “horror” of what the deluge of the Bible might have looked ...
Avi Kumar - 14/01/2024 - 23:57
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The Spanish Inquisition: The Truth behind the Dark Legend (Part I)
One of the most controversial organizations in history, the Spanish Inquisition has been poorly understood by the general public. This period of religious persecution, which took place between 1478 and 1834, has historically been shrouded in myth and misconceptions. For despite popular belief, this organization was neither medieval nor exclusively Spanish in nature.
Marilo - 09/02/2023 - 01:07
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Beware the Kitsune, The Shapeshifting Fox of Japanese Folklore
Kitsune (狐狸精), the Japanese fox-spirit, is also known as the Kumiho (구미호) in Korea and the Huli Jing (狐狸精) in China.
NisaRyan - 02/06/2019 - 14:06