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Huge 1,500-Year-Old Arrowhead Released From Melting Glacier
... point and the arrowshaft close to the melting ice. We love glacial archaeology pic.twitter.com/3hEF4S0EaI — ...
ashley cowie - 09/03/2020 - 22:01
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Yehliu Geopark Holds Natural Wonders in a Fantasy Landscape
There are many astounding geological formations in the world that are almost works of art. Some of the most remarkable natural formations in all of the Asia-Pacific region are to be found in Yehliu Geological Park, Taiwan, which have been created by geological processes over many millennia. The landscape is almost unearthly and this park is now increasingly popular with locals as well as foreigners.
Ed Whelan - 06/01/2019 - 22:53
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Orban: The Man Whose Cannon Brought Down the Walls of Constantinople – Part I
... To clarify, the term Dacian he used shows his love of antiquity while the term would not have been familiar ...
Cam Rea - 12/05/2017 - 15:37
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The White Temple and the Great Ziggurat in the Mesopotamian City of Uruk
... Workers Were Paid with Beer The 4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Love Poem and the Sacred Ritual of Marriage The Nurturing ...
marinasohma - 17/10/2016 - 14:43
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New Study Shows Compassion Helped Neanderthals to Survive
They have an unwarranted image as brutish and uncaring, but new research has revealed just how knowledgeable and effective Neanderthal healthcare was.
The study, by the University of York, reveals that Neanderthal healthcare was uncalculated and highly effective -- challenging our notions that they were brutish compared to modern humans.
The researchers argue that the care provided was widespread and should be seen as a "compassionate and knowledgeable response to injury and illness."
ancient origins - 15/03/2018 - 00:55
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Notorious Knight Greysteil and His Magical Sword Sit on the Cusp Between Legend and Reality
... of both James IV and V of Scotland, Greysteil was a love epic. It hit aristocratic circles like a blockbuster ...
ashley cowie - 18/02/2018 - 20:10
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Controversial Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb & Mughal Wars of Succession
An old man sits hunched over his prayer mat as dawn breaks over the horizon, his white beard soaked from tears shed through the night. No one would believe that this troubled figure is the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb Alamgir. The year is 1707, and Aurangzeb is nearing the end of his life. In these final days, he recalls his full life, which expanded the Mughal Empire, and writes anguished deathbed confessions to his sons.
Khadija Tauseef - 05/08/2022 - 15:00
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Sumerian King Iddin-Dagan Copulated with a Priestess in a Public Annual Ritual
... priestess channeling the goddess Inanna , the deity of love, beauty, sex, and war, in a sacred theatrical display of ...
Joanna Gillan - 04/10/2023 - 18:50
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Pensioner finds 2,300-Year-Old Pure Gold Crown Under Bed
... prizes and honors. The myrtle wreath was a symbol of love as the myrtle plant was believed to be sacred to the ...
aprilholloway - 28/05/2016 - 21:35
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Making Peace in Ancient Syria: A Long-Awaited Egyptian–Hittite Peace Treaty
In 1259 BC two of the most powerful ancient armies met near the city of Kadesh in what is now Syria. The number of victims and descriptions of the epic battle are still the cause of scientific debate, but the document that ended this warring phase between the Egyptians and Hittites is recognized as one of the best preserved ancient peace treaties showing the power of ancient diplomacy.
Natalia Klimczak - 30/12/2016 - 14:50
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Ritual and Burial: The Strange and Elaborate Ways Humans Prepared Animals for the Afterlife
... deity Bast, goddess of protection, dance, joy, music and love, protector from disease and evil spirits. Some cats were ...
lizleafloor - 07/09/2015 - 14:49
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Who is Bellona and Was She More Powerful than Mars? Piecing Together the Identity of the Mysterious Ancient Roman Goddess of War
... of Ares, God of the Greek Pantheon More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite Twins, Kings and ...
MartiniF - 04/08/2017 - 15:31
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Grianan of Aileach: Hillfort of a Legendary Kingdom Which Lies on 5000-Year-Old Sacred Ground
Around the 12th century, the mysterious kingdom of Ailech created many precious objects that now feature as artifacts in museum collections and fascinate many people. These settlers also constructed sites that thrived for centuries. It seemed to be a population destined for glory, but history tells a cruel story about their downfall.
Natalia Klimczak - 25/03/2017 - 12:45
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La Llorona: The Terrible Truth About Mexico's Weeping Woman
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Researchers Find Physical Evidence for the Existence of a Female Pope
Researchers from an Australian University have announced in a press release a major discovery in relation to the existence of a female Pope in the early Middle Ages. For a long while, experts, believed that the existence of a ‘Popess’ was a myth. However, experts now claim that there are coins that demonstrate that there was an actual female Pope. The figure of ‘Popess Joan’ has become an icon for feminism and a hope for gender equality.
Ed Whelan - 03/09/2018 - 18:59
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Ramayana: The Grand Epic of Ancient India
... ancient scriptures. TheRamayana ™ is the labor of love of a team of 25 scholars who are mythology and culture ...
Brinda Singh - 30/08/2020 - 22:58
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The Uncharted Horizons of Ibn Hawqal, the World’s First Travel Writer
... Isabel Gramesón Walked 3,000 Miles Across The Amazon For Love During his lifetime, all great empires and countries had ...
Aleksa Vučković - 17/06/2023 - 18:54
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The Ill-fated Elling Woman: An Iron Age Sacrifice to Appease the Gods?
Elling Woman is the name given to a well-preserved bog body that was discovered in Denmark during the first half of the 20th century. By then, this type of remains had already been found in Denmark’s bogs for at least a century. For instance, one bog body, unearthed in 1835, was thought to have belonged to a legendary Viking queen from the 8th century AD by the name of Gundhilde. Subsequent research on bog bodies, however, have shown that this practice had existed at an earlier period of time.
dhwty - 19/03/2017 - 13:02
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America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization
We’ve been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago – amongst the last great landmasses on earth to have been settled by our ancestors. But new discoveries have radically reshaped this long-established picture and we know now that the Americas were first peopled more than 130,000 years ago – many tens of thousands of years before human settlements became established elsewhere.
ancient-origins - 09/05/2019 - 22:28
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The Curse of Tutankhamen’s Tomb – Part 1
On 29th November, 1922, Egyptologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were confronted by the tomb of King Tutankhamen apparentely guarded by a stone inscribed with the ominous threat: “Death Shall Come on Swift Wings to Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King." Undeterred, they later opened the tomb and discovered the famous pharaoh along with a wealth of treasures, launching the world into the modern era of Egyptology.
aprilholloway - 11/08/2013 - 10:12