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Tall el-Hammam: Is This Ancient City the Real Sodom? (Video)
In the lower Jordan River Valley, buried beneath layers of dirt and rock, ... city that dates back almost 4,000 years. In the lower Jordan River Valley, buried beneath layers of dirt and rock, ... Top image: The archaeological site of Tall el-Hammam, Jordan that overlooks the Jordan Valley ( Deg777 / CC by SA ...
Robbie Mitchell - 15/06/2023 - 21:00
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Top Stories This Week: Arabian Chivalry, Polish Treasures & The Lost City of Lagash
... Israeli archaeologists working at the Tel Tsaf site in the Jordan valley have discovered the earliest evidence of social ... the Middle East from a 7,000-year-old settlement site in Jordan Valley. Archaeologists from the University of Haifa ... ancient pottery at the ancient site located in the central Jordan Valley. According to Rosenberg, the Tel Tsaf find is ...
ancient-origins - 16/01/2022 - 22:00
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The Sophisticated Water Technologies of the Ancient Nabataeans
... Edomite territory after the Edomites moved north. Petra, Jordan: Gorgeous Rose-Red City and Wonder of the World ... Petra to build their city, located in modern-day southern Jordan, and hidden away in a rock cleft. The spectacular ... Water reservoir above the Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan. ( Nikolay / Adobe Stock) One method for gathering ...
mrreese - 08/05/2022 - 14:58
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7,200-year-old Vessel Tells of the Rise of the Elites
... Tel Tsaf Tel Tsaf archaeological site is located in the Jordan Valley, at the Jordan River and Israel's border with the Kingdom of Jordan. The site was first documented in the late 1940s and ...
ancient origins - 14/09/2017 - 01:51
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‘Fire and Brimstone’ that Destroyed Biblical Sodom Matches Findings of Cosmic Catastrophe 3,700 Years Ago
... farmland in several settlements in the area of what is now Jordan. This discovery provides another explanation for the ... farmland in several settlements in the area of what is now Jordan. This discovery provides another explanation for the ... mile) circular plain called Middle Ghor in modern day Jordan. Ground surveys suggest 120 smaller settlements may ...
Alicia McDermott - 21/11/2018 - 22:55
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The Sinful Sodom and Gomorrah: Real Historic Cities or Biblical Myth?
... with one another and situated on the plain of the River Jordan. The Book of Genesis compares this valley to the ... biblical archaeologist specializing in the archaeology of Jordan, established a view that Sodom and Gomorrah are ... , a location that overlooks the valley of the River Jordan. This site, situated some 9 miles (14 km) from the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 25/04/2021 - 14:35
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Inaccuracies Found in Radiocarbon Dating Calibrations Could Change Historical Timelines
... southern Levant region, which includes Israel, southern Jordan and Egypt. These variations, or offsets, of up to 20 ... Accurate? Juniperus phoenicea sample from Taybet Zaman, Jordan. Credit: Sturt Manning/Cornell University The authors measured a series of carbon-14 ages in southern Jordan tree rings, with established calendar dates between ...
ancient-origins - 07/06/2018 - 01:59
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King Alaric: His Famous Sacking of Rome, Secretive Burial, and Lost Treasure
The Sack of Rome in 410 AD by the Visigoths is often regarded as an event that marked the beginning of the end of the Western Roman Empire. The man responsible for the second sacking of Rome (the first had occurred 800 years ago in 390 BC, and was carried out by the Gauls under their leader Brennus) was Alaric, the first king of the Visigoths.
dhwty - 26/09/2018 - 02:21
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Petra: Where History and Beauty Converge (Video)
Petra is an ancient city located in present-day Jordan, renowned for its breathtaking architecture carved ... Petra is an ancient city located in present-day Jordan, renowned for its breathtaking architecture carved ... past of this once-thriving desert civilization. Petra, Jordan: Gorgeous Rose-Red City and Wonder of the World Were ...
Robbie Mitchell - 01/08/2023 - 01:53
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Magnificent Gardens of Petra Discovered After 2,000 Years
... water stops of the region. In the heart of the desert of Jordan the city was shaded by vines, date palms, trees, and ... center." [via Haaretz] The magnificent site of Petra in Jordan. Source: BigStockPhoto During the excavations the ... will continue. Top image: The World-Famous Site of Petra, Jordan. Source: BigStockPhoto By Natalia Klimzcak Magnificent ...
Natalia Klimczak - 28/09/2016 - 21:55
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Enigma: The Copper Scroll Treasure List Decoded
... 15 of the Copper Dead Sea Scroll, from Qumran Cave 3, Jordan Museum ( Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin ) Numbers in ... . Top Image : Strips of the Copper Dead Sea Scroll at the Jordan Museum, from Qumran Cave 3, 1st century AD ( Osama ...
Michael Hearns - 19/08/2020 - 10:34
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How Did the Benjamites Manage to Overthrow the Mighty Moabites: Ehud the Deliverer
After forty years had passed after settling in the promised land of Canaan, the Israelites found themselves dealing with an old adversary. Chushan-Rishathaim, the ‘twice-evil Kushite, king of Aram-Naharaim, or north-west Mesopotamia, was the first oppressor of the Israelites after their settlement in Canaan, but this time, it was the Moabites.
Cam Rea - 13/07/2018 - 16:58
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2,800-Year-Old Altar Inscription Talks Of Biblical War
... in a sanctuary within the ancient city of Ataroth in Jordan and it bears two inscriptions referring to a biblical ... a Moabite sanctuary in the ancient city of Ataroth in Jordan during excavations in 2010, the language and script is ... article which has details of its 1868 discovery in Dhiban, Jordan, and the inscription claiming Mesha “conquered ...
ashley cowie - 26/08/2019 - 18:56
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Magical Incantation Discovered on Ancient Silver Scroll Written in Unknown Language
... silver scroll that was written about 1,300 years ago in Jordan. The spell appears to have been written by a magician ... on the scroll. Both Muslims and Christians spoke Arabic in Jordan in the eighth century AD. The practice of hammering ... of the Coptic spells differ from this scroll found in Jordan, the book gives a flavor of some of the types of ...
Mark Miller - 22/12/2015 - 21:52
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The Adventist Adventurer Who Claimed He Found the Ark of the Covenant
... it with his own eyes. The Ark of the Covenant passing over Jordan, by James Tissot. ( Public domain ) Possible Locations ... Possible locations of the Ark of the Covenant include Jordan, Egypt, Israel , South Africa, France, Italy, Ireland ...
Kerry Sullivan - 09/08/2023 - 18:59
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Archaeologists Have Dates Wrong for North American Indigenous History
... at White Springs, New York. (Samantha Sanft and Kurt Jordan, CC BY-ND / Author provided) Refining dates based on ... so far, by archaeologists. (Image: Megan Conger, Kurt Jordan/ CC BY-ND ) There are other reasons European goods do ...
ancient-origins - 06/05/2020 - 02:02
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Amalasuntha: The Comely and Quick-Witted Queen of the Ostrogoths Whose Life Ended in Tragedy
Amalasuntha was a regent of the Ostrogoths who lived during the Late Antique period, i.e. the 6th century AD. This was the period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, when Italy was under the rule of the Ostrogoths. She was a strong and powerful woman who had her wits about her and made sure she got what she wanted, for as long as possible. However, the roles women were expected to hold in her time brought about betrayal and her demise.
dhwty - 15/01/2017 - 03:51
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Is This Where John the Baptist Was Condemned to Death?
... ancient ruins at Machaerus, a fortified hilltop palace in Jordan, may have profound historical significance. A ... ruins at Machaerus, a fortified hilltop palace in Jordan , may have profound historical significance. According ... ruler of Galilee and Peraea (the east bank of the Jordan River), Herod Antipas. This is the assertion of ...
Nathan Falde - 06/01/2021 - 01:04
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Hegra, Petra's Forgotten Twin (Video)
... of Petra, nestled in the rugged mountains of modern-day Jordan, captivates visitors with its breathtaking beauty and ... of Petra , nestled in the rugged mountains of modern-day Jordan, captivates visitors with its breathtaking beauty and ... that flourished in the region centuries ago Petra, Jordan: Gorgeous Rose-Red City and Wonder of the World ...
Robbie Mitchell - 28/05/2023 - 16:53
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Exploring the Origins of the Vandals, The Great Destroyers
The word vandal today may be defined as a person who deliberately destroys or damages property. Historically speaking, a Vandal was “a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, and in 455 sacked Rome.” It is said that due to this infamous ‘sacking of Rome’ in 455 AD, the word ‘vandal’ was later used to describe people who destroyed or damaged property.
dhwty - 24/10/2015 - 14:50