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1. King Arthur: A Very British Messiah?

   King Arthur is undoubtedly one of the most enduringly popular heroes to come out of the medieval era, and he has meant many things to many people for hundreds of years. Over time, the mythology of Arthur grew as new stories were added to the existing ones and his fame spread throughout Britain and beyond. As a result of his popularity through the ages, King Arthur has come to represent various political causes as a symbolic figurehead, earning him a reputation as “champion of causes”.

   Meagan Dickerson - 01/07/2021 - 02:00

2. The 4,000 Year History of Horoscopes: How Astrology Has Been Shaped Throughout the Millennia

   ... Greeks to overtake cuneiform script as the international language of academic communication and part of this action ...

   Theodoros Karasavvas - 09/04/2017 - 14:00

3. Queen Tamar: The Confident Female Ruler of the Georgian Golden Age

   ... BC inscription in Georgia may rewrite history of written language The Ancient Caves of Uplistsikhe, Fortress of the ...

   dhwty - 03/05/2016 - 21:55

4. Caught Red-Handed! Law and Order in Medieval England

   ... law code is also the first one ever written in a Germanic language and is a fantastic source of Old English. ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 04/12/2019 - 19:00

5. The Cataclysm of Easter Island - Part 1

   ... a small remote island population invent their own written language? Could such a script be related to other ancient ...

   davidchildress - 08/07/2013 - 11:09

6. The Revolutionary Red Turban Rebellion: When Peasants Take Up Arms

   ... emphasizing the cultural divide. The use of the Mongolian language in official documents and the promotion of Mongol ...

   Aleksa Vučković - 08/02/2024 - 16:52

7. Scientists say papyrus referring to wife of Jesus is no fake

   ... would suggest doctoring. The text is written in Sahidic, a language of ancient Egypt, and the study authors have ...

   aprilholloway - 10/04/2014 - 13:16

8. Did You Know That Baboons Were Trained in Ancient Egypt to Catch Criminals?

   ... May Hold the Key to Understanding the Formation of Human Language Why Were Baboons Inscribed on the Walls of This ...

   dhwty - 19/02/2017 - 14:28

9. AI Algorithm Identifies Individual Dead Sea Scroll Scribes

   After 70 years of research and controversy, scientists have finally gained intimate insights into the scroll scribes that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls, after advanced AI was used to analyze their handwriting. The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts that were found in the Qumran Caves in the Judaean Desert on the northern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank (Palestine) between 1946 and 1956.

   ashley cowie - 22/04/2021 - 19:02

10. Pax Kushana: Uncovering the Forgotten Kushan Empire

    ... an Ancient City in Pakistan 2,000-Year-Old Unknown Kushan Language Is Finally Deciphered Under the leadership of Kujula ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 23/01/2024 - 16:59

11. Are you ready for a One-Way trip to Mars? Apply now!

    ... first ones. And the final Stage 4, perfecting the English language for international candidates and demonstration of ...

    johnblack - 17/04/2013 - 13:18

12. Biblical Tradition Of Chalking The Door Reappears In England

    ... “England.” According to the Dictionary of the Scottish Language , over the border in Scotland through the mid to ...

    ashley cowie - 08/01/2021 - 00:55

13. Queen Christina of Sweden Kept an Itty-Bitty Flea Cannon by Her Bed

    If you haven’t heard of the renegade 17th century Queen Christina of Sweden, you’re in for a treat. Remembered for breaking gender norms and abdicating the throne to avoid marriage, Queen Christina was a truly unconventional monarch, who has inspired books, plays, operas and even a 1933 Greta Garbo film. She was however scared of one thing. Fleas!

    Cecilia Bogaard - 20/07/2022 - 01:57

14. World’s Oldest Star Chart Discovered Hidden in Medieval Codex

    In 2012, a student at Cambridge University identified what he suspected was an ancient Greek star map hidden behind text in a medieval codex. Compiled with astronomical data from the 2nd century AD, this is the oldest celestial chart ever discovered.

    ashley cowie - 19/10/2022 - 18:52

15. Alba Fucens, a City Not Even the Roman Gods Could Protect

    ... Aequi culture and was increasingly Latin in culture and language. As Alba Fucens was located in a very strategic ...

    Ed Whelan - 07/05/2020 - 14:03

16. Ritually Sacrificed Inca Kids Fed “Soothing” Coca and Caapi Cocktails

    ... translates to frog or toad in the ancient Inca language! Perhaps the fear of an impending drought, or an ...

    Sahir - 30/05/2022 - 18:35

17. Making the Dead Speak: Scientists Plan to Recreate the Voice of Otzi the Iceman

    ... Dr. Füstös clarified , “Obviously we don’t know what language he spoke back then, but we will, I think, be able to ...

    Alicia McDermott - 24/02/2016 - 14:54

18. New Evidence Confirms ‘Hobbit’ was Ancient Human Species

    ... as: how did it get to the island of Flores? Did they have language or other forms of cultural expression? How did they ...

    aprilholloway - 17/07/2013 - 13:32

19. Meenakshi: The Warrior Goddess Who Could Not Be Defeated by Any Man …Until She Met Shiva

    ... and hence she was given the name Meenakshi. In the Tamil language, ‘meen’ means ‘fish’, whilst ‘akshi’ ...

    dhwty - 13/08/2017 - 23:03

20. Unraveling the Origins of the Roman Sword Discovered Off Oak Island

    ... peoples who did not have a known, or accepted, written language,” writes Kenney. “Further study in relation to ... Standard. “The plants, the DNA, the artifacts, the language, the ancient drawings - you have something that ...

    aprilholloway - 07/01/2016 - 00:42

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