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Enigma of the Heartless Pharaoh: Who Stole the Heart of King Tut, and Why?
The tomb of Tutankhamun revealed a wealth of anomalies, beginning with its discovery in 1922, right through the subsequent years of its excavation. The plethora of mysteries that surround the boy king's mummification and royal burial have endured for nearly a century, from the time they were first noted by the assiduous archaeologist, Howard Carter.
anand balaji - 10/03/2016 - 14:08
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Icelandic Folk Legends: Tales of apparitions, outlaws and things unseen
The Icelandic nation has a long and rich history of storytelling. Throughout centuries characterized by hardship, poverty and dark winters, the Icelanders kept their spirits high and moral values intact by telling each other stories. In this collection of 15 Icelandic folk legends, we get a glimpse of the world-view of the Icelanders in centuries past as they endeavored to understand and cope with the natural phenomena around them.
ancient-origins - 27/07/2019 - 03:19
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CT Scan Conducted on 2,000-Year-Old Mummy Reveals the Cancer that Killed Him
A team of astonished doctors at Crouse Hospital in New York, had the rare opportunity to examine and scan a 2000-year-old mummy. How does it feel to examine a perfectly preserved ancient Egyptian mummy? The hospital’s staff describes it as a once in a lifetime experience.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 15/12/2017 - 01:50
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The Mysterious Waffle Rock: A Bizarre Boulder with a Hazy Background
Waffle Rock is a peculiar rock located in West Virginia, USA. The jury is still out on the origins of the unusual pattern marking the boulder. Huge lizards, erosion, Native American artwork, and aliens have all been proposed.
dhwty - 01/08/2018 - 14:01
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I.F.O. Flying Objects Identified?
Compilers of sacred writings, disappeared peoples, medieval and renaissance masters have left unexplained traces in their works. Traces that speak of enigmatic presences and strange flying objects still in the skies. What did the artists who created them see and why did they depict them? What is the discoidal object painted behind the Virgin in the work "Madonna and San Giovannino?" preserved in Florence? What do Maya and Olmec bas-reliefs represent? This book by Dr.
ancient-origins - 29/06/2019 - 04:38
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The Fall of the Giants and Their Fate According to Ancient Texts
Giants were here. In using the term giants, I am referring to persons at least 7 feet (2.1m) and up to 13 feet (4m) in height. Given that pre-modern man was significantly shorter on the average than we are today (many athletes in modern times are 6’5” or taller (2 meters)) these giants would have certainly seemed of extraordinary stature.
Adam Stokes - 26/04/2020 - 01:57
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A Royal Love Affair: The Mystery of Amy Robsart Dudley’s Death
Royal courts were always a hotspot for intrigues, secrets, schemes, and love affairs. Where prestige and power reign, true love is often nowhere to be found. But in those cases when royal passions truly arise, nobles, kings, and queens might go to any length to make their goals come true. Such was the story of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, a daring, opportunist nobleman who was the talk of England in the mid-16th century AD. Dudley spun many a heart, but one was special in every aspect.
Aleksa Vučković - 06/01/2021 - 17:55
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Demonic Calendar Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians divided the year into 36 weeks of ten days duration, hence “decan” from Greek “ten”. The iconography of the decans predates that of all famous European books of magick such as the Testament of Solomon or the Goetia. But one thing all these spirits have in common is their malign character.
Each decan is ruled over by particular stars, rising in succession over the course of a year. These can be observed rising on the eastern horizon just before dawn.
ancient-origins - 05/02/2021 - 22:48
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The Asante Empire of Ghana and the Anglo-Asante Wars
... 17th century that the Asante Empire came into being. The Mali Empire: The Rise of the Richest Civilization in West ...
dhwty - 08/02/2022 - 22:00
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The Currency Of Chinese Princesses In Conjugal Peace Alliances
For thousands of years, the institution of marriage has been in a constant state of evolution. The established form of marriage recognized in each country, religious or social group at any given time is often colored with slight, but interesting variations. One can easily imagine scholars and historians at times throwing up their hands in frustration when people refer to ‘traditional marriage’ as there are far too many traditions, cultures, and time periods to consider.
MartiniF - 25/04/2022 - 19:35
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The Elaborate Process of Getting Dressed as a Renaissance Woman (Video)
In Renaissance Florence, Italy, fashion was a tapestry of elegance and refinement. The clothing of this era showcased intricate details and subtle displays of wealth.
Robbie Mitchell - 06/10/2023 - 20:50
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The Risky Paleo Diets of Our Ancestors (Video)
Robbie Mitchell - 18/02/2024 - 18:06
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Demonic Possession and the Ancient Practice of Exorcism on the Rise?
Belief in malevolent spirits inhabiting the human body has persisted across cultures for millennia. During the Middle Ages, exorcisms were commonplace to rid individuals of supposed demonic possession. In modern society, the view is that these practices are outdated, and possession is regarded as a manifestation of mental illness. Despite this, the Catholic Church has reported a surge in requests for exorcisms.
Joanna Gillan - 04/03/2023 - 21:51
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15,000 artworks over ten millennia reveal the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara
... of the Algerian Sahara at the borders of Libya, Niger and Mali, and covering an area of 72,000 square kilometres, ...
aprilholloway - 25/03/2014 - 01:18
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Those Who Once Reigned: Experts Name Famous and Forgotten Ancient Gods
... to understand them. References from the Dogon tribe in Mali provide linkage to that context. From there, it becomes ...
ancient-origins - 03/08/2016 - 14:52
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Were These Eunuchs in Ptolemaic-Roman Egypt? The Truth May Be in Their Bones
Archaeologists have recently discovered two intriguing skeletons at the Ptolemaic-Roman cemetery site in Quesna, Monufiya city in Egypt. By analyzing the skeletal remains and graves for key features, the scientists believe the individuals were possibly eunuchs.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 06/05/2017 - 01:47
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Ancient Gods: Conspiracy of Silence
Where do we come from? What are the origins of modern civilization? Can we credit ancient gods?
Do the world's pyramids, the Nazca Lines, Easter Island statues, and other enigmatic structures, archaeological wonders, and geographic anomalies contain evidence of ancient deities?
ancient-origins - 14/02/2019 - 14:16
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Majestic Minoan Knossos: Palace Or Funeral Parlor
Before 1900, the general knowledge about an ancient civilization on Crete was limited to the Greek mythology of King Minos and the heroic Theseus, prince of Athens, who slayed the minotaur in the labyrinth and won the heart of the princess Ariadne, and of Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth who designed wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape the island.
micki pistorius - 05/11/2021 - 15:52
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Geneticist Suggests Humans Could be Hybrids
A new study conducted by well-known geneticist, Dr Eugene McCarthy, has controversially suggested that traits distinguishing chimpanzees from humans consistently connect with pigs and that Homo sapiens could be a hybrid of the two.
johnblack - 30/07/2013 - 01:19
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Identity Crises of the Sirens: Wise Women, Murderesses or Singing Prostitutes?
Ancient cultures around the world saw the sea as a dangerous place, filled with beings who preyed upon people - especially men. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, whose Natural History would serve as scientific gospel for centuries to follow, wrote that the nereids were sea nymphs, recognizable as half-human and half-fish. The legatus of Gaul once wrote to Emperor Augustus claiming that he found a considerable number of nereids dead upon the sea-shore.
MartiniF - 08/10/2018 - 14:59