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Rock-Cut Tombs in Turkey May be Part of Largest Necropolis in the World
... Mediterranean, such as Petra in Jordan and Cyrenaica in Libya. Featured image: Some of the rock-cut tombs found in ...
Mark Miller - 14/07/2016 - 00:48
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The Real Story of Medusa: Protective Powers from a Snake-Haired Gorgon
... the blood dripped from Medusa’s head onto the plains of Libya , each drop of blood transformed into venomous ...
dhwty - 21/01/2021 - 00:51
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Gone Forever? The History and Possible Future of the Recently Destroyed Monumental Arch of Palmyra
The story of this famous arch has painfully revealed the weakness of the world, lack of authority of UNESCO, and helpless hands of thousands of archaeologists around the world. The arch of Palmyra, which remembered the reign of the great emperor Septimius Severus, was destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or Daesh) in 2015.
Natalia Klimczak - 06/05/2017 - 19:26
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Fifteen Years After Looting, Thousands of Artifacts are still Missing from Iraq’s National Museum
... of archaeological sites and museums in Syria and Libya, ISIS selling antiquities to finance weapons , and ...
ancient-origins - 12/04/2018 - 01:59
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Of Kin and Kind: The Role of Myths in Ancient Greek Diplomacy
... when campaigning against the giant Antaeus of Libya. It is this mythical kinship that Jason may have ...
Thanos Matanis - 24/03/2022 - 21:52
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The Comet that Changed Civilization – And May Do Again
... campaign, conquering what are now Israel, Lebanon, and Libya; the Hittites of Turkey struck out at their neighbors ...
Graham Phillips - 05/10/2016 - 21:39
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Unique St George Seal Found in Castle Ruins in Northern France
In 2020 the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DRAC) in France’s northernmost region, Hauts-de-France, requested that the country’s National Monuments Center (CMN) begin renovation of an historic royal castle located in the commune of Villers-Cotterêts in the department of Aisne. While searching a room in the north wing of the royal residence earlier this year, the archaeologists discovered a rare St George seal that represents one of the most significant finds to emerge from their explorations.
Nathan Falde - 23/03/2022 - 13:31
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From Nordic Symbols to Sledgehammer Executions: Wagner’s Neo-Pagan Rituals
... and is popular among supporters of white supremacy. In Libya, the mercenaries of the PMC Wagner placed this rune on ...
ancient-origins - 14/10/2023 - 22:53
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2,500-year-old female Siberian warrior is beheaded by excavator
... Sea, in what is now Turkey, while others place them in Libya or in the border lands beside Ukraine. In Roman history ...
ancient-origins - 30/10/2015 - 13:42
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Three ancient cities to rival London, Paris and New York
... Magna is a large Roman city on the northern coast of Libya, at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda. Trade was vital at ...
ancient-origins - 29/09/2015 - 21:46
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The Elephant Slabs of Flora Vista: Enigmatic Artifacts with Ancient African Origins
... left inscriptions beside Chariot routes from the Fezzan in Libya, to Dar Tichitt, and the Niger River Valley. The Mande ...
Clyde Winters - 24/07/2016 - 15:05
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Ten Mysterious Rock Art Examples from the Ancient World
... in the south-east of the Algerian Sahara at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, and covering an area of 72,000 square ...
Joanna Gillan - 21/01/2024 - 17:00
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Atlantis Revealed: Plato's Cautionary Tale Was Based On A Real Setting
... across from the Pillars of Hercules, one larger than Libya and Asia combined, the latest study demonstrates how ...
Christos Djonis - 12/06/2015 - 14:25
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Agathocles of Syracuse: The Original Machiavellian Tyrant
... approached Ophellas, the ruler of Cyrenaica in modern day Libya. He was able to gain his support easily by offering him ...
Sarah P Young - 11/08/2019 - 01:46
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Candles in the Dark and Spice from the Orient: Mystery Cults
... a man called Caecilius Natalis from Cirta (in what is now Libya) in the province of Numidia. This ‘dialogue’ ...
Miranda Aldhouse-Green - 25/06/2018 - 22:45
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Divine, Demonic, or Something In-Between: How the Changing Face of Elves Reflects the Zeitgeist
... or dog-faced barbarians in distant locales like India and Libya. Today though, we tend to humanize outsiders and ...
Caleb Strom - 01/09/2017 - 01:50
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The Mysterious Agape Tables: A Unique Feature of the Maltese Catacombs
... to that found in Roman villas. Sidret el-Balik in Libya is a catacomb with semi-circular benches surrounding ...
Laura Tabone - 05/12/2021 - 21:57
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Ten years in the Med? The Hunt for the Real Odyssey Locations!
... as a headland in the territory of the Gindanes tribe in Libya, and Thucydides relates the above-mentioned accepted ...
Bipin Dimri - 05/05/2022 - 14:57
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The Exotic Menagerie: The Wild Animals Slaughtered in Gladiator Games
... to Oppian, a similar method was used to capture lions in Libya. Men on horses would chase them into a man-made pit. ...
Robbie Mitchell - 22/06/2023 - 22:52
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Atlantis as Ireland - The Emerald Enigma
... warlike Amazons, a ferocious army of female warriors from Libya, slaughtered the Atlantians before attacking Greece and ...
Keystone University - 04/07/2020 - 21:06