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Golem: A Legendary Clay Beast Created to Protect Jewish People
The gothic horror novel, Frankenstein, is one of the most well-known stories in which man tries to play god by attempting to manufacture a living being. A similar story, that of the golem, exists in Jewish folklore and legend, albeit with some obvious differences. For instance, the Frankenstein monster is popularly depicted as an amalgamation of body parts from cadavers, while the golem is said to be made from clay.
dhwty - 03/07/2020 - 23:52
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Chancay Burial Dolls: Ancient Peruvian Grave Goods of a Lost Culture
... The Low Memorial Library, 1965. The Columbia University Exhibition of Ancient ...
dhwty - 22/02/2016 - 04:12
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The Unfinished Timurid Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
... the axis, including a refectory, a small palace, a library, a sacred well, and a mosque . The Mausoleum of Khoja ...
dhwty - 17/01/2022 - 22:00
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20 Million Artifacts In Latin America’s Largest Museum - Gone - In Blazing Inferno
... Our hearts and thoughts are with you.” The British Library in London then tweeted the incident is “a ...
ashley cowie - 04/09/2018 - 13:55
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Child Sacrifice Victims at Maya ‘Midnight Terror Cave’ Gagged Before Slaughter
Archaeologists studying Belize’s “Midnight Terror Cave” have discovered mysterious blue fibers in the tooth plaque of sacrificed teenagers, which suggests the young sacrifice victims had been gagged.
ashley cowie - 12/10/2022 - 19:01
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Navala, Fiji: A Village Of Exquisite Beauty and Fascinating Culture
Fiji is renowned for its beaches and scenery, but the Pacific nation is less well-known for its history and culture. In Fiji, traditional society is still alive, and visitors can look forward to a unique and authentic experience. One of the most special locations in the islands is Navala Village. Here people still live the life of days gone by, and this, as well as the beauty of the village, is ensuring that Navala is becoming an increasingly popular destination.
Ed Whelan - 07/12/2018 - 01:55
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Peruvian Archaeologist’s Life Is Threatened Over Caral-Chupacigarro
... it will be remembered as the 2020 AD burning of The Great Library of Alexandria, or perhaps the destruction of the ...
ashley cowie - 04/01/2021 - 21:19
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The Forgotten Renaissance: The Successes of the Macedonian Dynasty
... the Roman Empire. Edited by Hans-Friedrich Mueller (Modern Library: New York, 2003.) Hussey, John Mervyn. "Basil I: ...
Riley Winters - 12/06/2015 - 15:30
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Hero’s Clever Trumpet Automaton: A 2,000-Year-Old Doorbell
Much of the technology we have today is inspired by some of the most fascinating ancient inventions in history. One of these inventions was Hero’s trumpet automaton, which is considered to be one of the earliest forms of the doorbell. Hero, an ancient Greek engineer and mathematician from the 1st century AD, came up with a number of inventions in his lifetime, including the simple steam engine and the cuckoo clock. One of the most fascinating, however, was the trumpet automaton.
Lex Leigh - 31/10/2022 - 17:58
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The Power of the Flying Rowan Tree, Woe of the Witches
... be found in the citation list at http://www.druidry.org/library/trees/tree-lore-rowan . Top Image: A flying rowan ...
JamesBarr - 24/07/2020 - 01:50
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The Kingdom of Wessex and the Birth of England
... was the kingdom of England formed?” in The British Library . Available at: ...
Molly Dowdeswell - 13/07/2022 - 18:44
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The Bizarre Phenomenon of Coffin Births
I was reading through an article yesterday from the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology titled The Non-Adult Cohort from Le Morne Cemetery, Mauritius: A Snap Shot of Early Life and Death after Abolition by Appleby et al. (2012) when I stumbled upon a new term: coffin birth. I guess it seems obvious now what it means, but at first glance my thought was: why on earth would a woman want to give birth in a coffin?
ancient-origins - 25/01/2016 - 14:45
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T. Rex Wasn’t All Brawn. It Had a Brain Comparable to a Primate
T. Rex dinosaurs packed as many neurons in their brains as a baboon, a new study has found. This means that they were capable of problem-solving, tool use and even developing a culture. Some other dinosaurs like Allosaurs weren’t too far behind either, with brains comparable to a monkey.
Sahir - 10/01/2023 - 21:52
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Queen Isabella of Castile: Drama, Inquisition, and Exploration
... U.S. Library of Congress, 2017. Ferdinand and Isabella. [Online] ...
dhwty - 12/11/2019 - 18:01
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The Adena People and Prehistoric Colonization of North America
... from Crania Britannica, courtesy of Hathitrust digital library North American Old Copper tanged points, courtesy of ...
Jason Jarrell - 02/07/2015 - 03:55
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The Chinese May have Been First to Use Synthetic Skin-whitening Cosmetics
A new study suggests that the Chinese may have been the first to use synthetic skin-whitening makeup and were making it before the Greeks and Romans. Bronze jars excavated from an elite tomb in Liangdaicun in northwest China’s Shanxi province were found to contain a white residue that on examination proved to be synthetic lead white makeup. The tomb dated to the early Spring and Autumn period (770 BC-476 BC).
Sahir - 07/09/2022 - 14:53
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Topkapi – A Palace of Dreams and Tears from the Ottoman Empire
... Life for Topkapi Palace Topkapi Palace has an impressive library and archive, which has a collection of approximately ...
Natalia Klimczak - 04/05/2019 - 02:00
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The White Horse Temple: China’s Very First Buddhist Temple
... China Culture . Available at: http://en.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_34384.htm China Discovery. 2020. ...
dhwty - 03/01/2021 - 21:45
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Legends, Mysteries, Light and Darkness: The Secret History of the Biblical Cave of the Patriarchs
The Cave of the Patriarchs is a very famous site in the Middle East. Known as Ibrahim Mosque or the Sanctuary of Abraham today, it appears in the Bible, the Torah, and the Quran. Legends tell of a secret entrance leading to the graves of biblical figures, however, the tunnels which are said to run below are closed off to modern tourists and researchers. Thus, one must turn to ancient texts and decipher the myths surrounding this shadowy site.
Natalia Klimczak - 11/01/2017 - 03:55
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Archaeologists Unearth Two Luxury Roman Townhouses In Nimes, France
... closer inspection has revealed that it was most likely a library. Le Castellum Aquae . This basin is the terminating ...
Nathan Falde - 26/02/2021 - 21:51