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The Heliand: A Germanic Account of Jesus Written to Suit the Saxon World
... a copy of the poem in the archives of the Cottonian Library. Parts of the poem were published in 1705 by John ...
Caleb Strom - 17/02/2019 - 18:56
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The Gods and an Ancient Andean Calendar at the Salar de Uyuni
... from page 132 of the Codex Ramírez. (John Carter Brown Library). The Ocelocopilli is a conical headdress made of ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 25/04/2022 - 18:48
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The Mythological Maori Origin Stories of New Zealand
... his sky father away from the earth mother. ( National Library of New Zealand ) The Battle at Te Paerangi in Maori ...
ancient-origins - 23/02/2021 - 22:08
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Sumerian Tablets: A Deeper Understanding of the Oldest Known Written Language
... clay tablets have been discovered. These sites include the Library of Ashurbanipal (about 30000 clay tablets), Assur ... by Hormuzd Rassam, a Turkish Assyriologist, in the Library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh during the middle of the ...
dhwty - 09/05/2019 - 22:56
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England's Bloodiest Battlefield: The Battle of Towton and the Battered Remains of a Medieval Knight
... Street Gang Medieval Sword contains Cryptic Code. British Library appeals for help to crack it. The man was about 6 ft. ...
Mark Miller - 27/02/2019 - 02:57
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Gobekli Tepe Archaeoastronomy and the Second Hill of Osiris
... to construct what appears to be an observatory or a library in stone, then carefully packed up the site and left ...
Freddy Silva - 05/11/2021 - 17:08
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The great Pharos of Alexandria
... arts in Alexandria, as well as the building of the Great Library of Alexandria. Besides being a propagandistic ...
dhwty - 18/04/2014 - 23:54
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Scientists Bring Global Pole Shift Fears Into Focus
... Kauri tree rings served the researchers as an ancient library of atmospheric records detailing the Earth's magnetic ...
ashley cowie - 24/02/2021 - 22:08
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Roasted Swan for Dinner? Oldest English Cookbook Reveals 200 Meals Fit for a King
... II. "The Forme of Cury - Pygg in Sawse Sawge." The British Library. The British Library Board, 14 Aug. 2006. Web. 02 Oct. 2016. ...
Kerry Sullivan - 07/10/2016 - 21:45
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Living in a Man's World: The Untimely & Brutal Death of Hypatia
... Never Been Told – Insights from the Ancient Nag Hammadi Library Who was Hypatia? Born around 355 AD, Hypatia was the ...
Riley Winters - 01/03/2019 - 01:59
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Unmerciful Diets of Ancient Sea Monsters Of The Northern Abyss
... David Fernandez the curator of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, launched De Monstris , a stirring ...
ashley cowie - 27/07/2022 - 21:56
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Gerald Hausman
... The Ministry of Education of Jamaica, The New York Public Library Best Books, and CCBC Choices/Best of the Year. ...
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:03
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The Search for a Lost Scottish Monastery Reveals a Rare Viking Gaming Board
... Folio 29 verso from the Book of Deer (Cambridge University Library, MS. II.6.32), Portrait of Luke. ( Public Domain ) ...
Alicia McDermott - 06/07/2018 - 18:58
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Petitioning for Death: Did Ancient Romans Really Ask for Permission to Commit Suicide?
... Antony as he dies. By Alexandre Bidas. (Folger Shakespeare Library/ CC BY SA 4.0 ) For the defeated enemies of Rome, the ...
dhwty - 27/01/2018 - 13:57
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The Sicarii: The Jewish Daggermen With a Thirst for Roman Blood
The Sicarii - which may be translated as ‘daggermen’ from the Latin - were a group of Jewish zealots who lived during the 1st century AD. The Sicarii intended to expel the Romans and their collaborators from Judaea, and resisted their rule. One of the tools they employed in their effort to achieve this end was assassination, especially in crowded places, which was calculated to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies.
dhwty - 04/06/2017 - 01:57
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The Ten Essential Ancient Egyptian Cities: Relics of Egypt’s Storied Past
... Alexandria also became known for the world’s largest library (the Library of Alexandria , later burned by Julius Caesar) and ...
Lex Leigh - 07/07/2022 - 18:58
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The Oldest Fossil Reptile from the Alps is Declared an Historic Forgery
A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be, in part, a forgery following new examination of the remnants.
The discovery has led the team headed by Dr Valentina Rossi of University College Cork, Ireland (UCC) to urge caution in how the fossil is used in future research.
‘Rare Specimen’ Debunked
Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution.
ancient-origins - 16/02/2024 - 16:28
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Archaeologists in India Discover Ancient Hero Stones that Retell Epic Battles and Honorable Deaths
... image and text in a multi-panel format. The British Library writes, “A hero stone was usually divided into ...
lizleafloor - 08/05/2015 - 15:48
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Medieval Villagers Were Ready to Mutilate Potential Zombies
... a miniature of ‘Death Chopping Down a Tree’ - British Library, Royal 15 D V f. 36. Jehan Froissart. Chroniques. ...
Mark Miller - 05/04/2017 - 02:00
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Did Pytheas, Ancient Navigator, Geographer and Astronomer Discover Mysterious Thule?
... volume would have found a home in the Alexandrian Library, named after the world's most famous Greek and ...
jim willis - 18/05/2018 - 15:34