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Valley of Headless Men: Mysterious Decapitations in Canada’s Nahanni Valley
... there, the one called Naha. The Aokigahara Forest of Japan: Many Enter, But Few Walk Out Alive Romania’s Bermuda ...
Aleksa Vučković - 11/12/2021 - 21:57
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Chivalry and The Order of the Golden Fleece
... the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Meiji of Japan, and Queen Elizabeth II. The Founding of the ... II of the United Kingdom, Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan , and Constantine II, the last King of Greece . The ...
dhwty - 13/05/2021 - 15:01
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10 Most Fascinating Unsung Heroes of Ancient History
... AD): Mochizuki Chiyome was a remarkable figure during Japan's Sengoku period in the 16th century. She is known for ... sabotage during a time of political turmoil and warfare in Japan. They used their skills in disguise, subterfuge, and ...
Aleksa Vučković - 30/11/2023 - 17:56
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New Gibbon Genus Discovered in Ancient Chinese Royal Tomb?
... Thomas Geissmann, an expert in gibbon paintings in China, Japan and Korea, were belt hooks from the late Eastern Zhou ... Geissmann, Thomas (2008), "Gibbon paintings in China, Japan, and Korea: Historical distribution, production rate ...
ashley cowie - 22/06/2018 - 22:58
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Why There Is So Much Backlash to the Theory that Greek Art Inspired China’s Terracotta Army
Archaeological discoveries in China rarely get noticed. Recently, though, mitochondrial DNA tests conducted on human remains from Xinjiang, China’s westernmost province, got the attention of international media.
ancient-origins - 24/11/2016 - 03:57
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Peking Man and China’s Paleontological Nationalism
... the DNA sequences of humans from Africa, Europe, and Japan, showing that all humans had a common African ancestor ... has been employed by other nations in history such as Japan, Israel, and England. In England, the Piltdown man ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 20/05/2022 - 19:00
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The Fiji Mermaid: What Was the Abominable Creature and Why Was It So Popular?
... Fiji mermaid, and that such objects had been made in Asia (Japan and the East Indies) long before the showman had ... The famous Fiji mermaid is thought to have been made in Japan around 1810, where this was allegedly a traditional art ...
dhwty - 19/04/2016 - 00:48
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Romania’s Bermuda Triangle: The Creepy Hoia Forest of Transylvania
... mostly populated by farmers. The Aokigahara Forest of Japan: Many Enter, But Few Walk Out Alive UFO Wreckage? ... paranormal, including one documentary that was aired in Japan in 2015 based on excursions into the forest. Tour ...
Caleb Strom - 26/03/2021 - 14:02
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Tigers in Asian Myth: Are Pre Scientific Beliefs Bringing About the Collapse of Wild Tigers?
Historically, tigers were a Chinese cultural symbol which inspired story tellers, singers, poets, artists, and craftspeople for over 7000 years. This is evident because the earliest tiger statue ever discovered was dated to the Neolithic period in China, around 5000 BC. Since then, there has been an important role for tigers in Asian myth.
ashley cowie - 29/08/2018 - 18:50
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Baxiandong Caves: Immortal Deities and Stone Age Artifacts
... early human bones in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Okinawa, Japan have led to researchers re-examining the Tso-chen Man. ...
Michelle Freson - 25/08/2018 - 14:08
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The Mysterious Dropa Stones – Fact or Fiction?
... disbelief. Shortly afterwards he is said to have gone to Japan in a self-imposed exile where he died not long after he ...
Joanna Gillan - 20/11/2021 - 18:01
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The Cataclysm of Easter Island - The Strange Rongorongo Script (Part 2)
Little is known of this strange script which includes pictographic and geometric shapes; often the figures are of a birdman with his arms and legs in various positions. The script was written in the unusual boustrophedon pattern of writing where the successive lines are read (“as the ox plows”) alternately left to right and then right to left.
davidchildress - 09/07/2013 - 12:06
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Archaeologists Uncover New Clues on the Collapse of the Maya Civilization
... and the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Japan. Inomata’s archaeological team working at Ceibal in ... dating took place at Paleo Laboratory Company in Japan and at the Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory in ...
ancient-origins - 25/01/2017 - 13:39
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Zep Tepi and the Djed Mystery: Backbone of Osiris - Part I
... much more! Mysterious 10,000 Year-Old Underwater Ruins in Japan River of Mercury in Underworld of Pyramid of the Sun ...
Armando Mei - 20/07/2016 - 15:44
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Nauru, The Tiny Nation with a Blackened Name
One of the many micro-nations in the Pacific is Nauru, once known as Pleasant Island. This small island has a rich and complex history. It is the third-smallest country in the world and, at one point in history, its inhabitants were among the wealthiest in the world. Now, the tiny nation faces an uncertain future, damaged by climate change, environmental degradation and a blackened name.
Ed Whelan - 15/01/2021 - 19:17
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The Ideal Woman’s Body – a Gift of the Gods?
We all know what the perfect woman’s body looks like. Or do we?
Is it Kim Kardashian, with her popular ‘internet-breaking’ big behind, or Marilyn Monroe with her voluptuous movie curves? Is it a powerful and athletic Beyoncé? What about the waif-like, angular fashion models on the catwalks? For thousands of years, we’ve been changing our minds about what the perfect body looks like.
Who started this ‘ideal body’ thing anyway? Perhaps we could start by blaming the gods.
lizleafloor - 11/06/2018 - 18:54
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10 Deadly Martial Arts of the Ancient World
... and unconventional warfare. Originating during feudal Japan, ninjutsu was developed and practiced by the ninja, ...
Aleksa Vučković - 22/10/2023 - 18:53
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Jauhar - The History of Collective Self Immolation during War in India
Sadly, the fate of civilians in war has often been harsh, perhaps even more so in the past. Men would invariably be killed, and children were often sold into slavery. As for the women, they might be raped and then killed, or sometimes taken as prizes by the victors. One practice was developed by the Rajputs of India in order to prevent such a fate from befalling their queens and noble women. This rite was called Jauhar.
dhwty - 29/03/2015 - 15:02
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Egyptologists Reveal a Lost Chamber in the Great Pyramid With Cosmic Rays
... the Université Laval of Quebec and Nagoya University of Japan a suite of advanced scanning technologies all came ...
ashley cowie - 03/03/2023 - 13:54
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Ancient Cataclysms: 9 Catastrophes That Rocked the World
... them to Life before they are lost to History In China and Japan, the event was recorded in great detail and often ...
ancient-origins - 16/05/2019 - 18:45