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10 Historic Reasons Catalonia is Fighting for Independence from Spain
On Sunday 1st October, a referendum for independence – deemed illegal by the Spanish government – was held in Catalonia, an autonomous Spanish region, with 90% of Catalans choosing independence from Spain. So what is at the root of this intense drive for separation? Putting modern political reasons aside for just a moment, let’s delve into Catalonia’s historic past to understand why many Catalans are adamant that they will one day achieve an independent state.
aprilholloway - 03/10/2017 - 23:33
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11,300 Year-Old Mini Göbekli Tepe Unearthed In Turkey
Archaeologists have unearthed a Neolithic-era temple with three almost-intact stelae similar in form to the famous and controversial Göbekli Tepe.
ashley cowie - 01/11/2019 - 16:55
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Japan’s Killing Stone Has Cracked, Sparking Widespread Fear
A legendary volcanic rock in Japan associated with an ancient evil vixen-demon, has split in two. While geologists assure the occurrence is natural, others are convinced the chaotic fox spirit has been released to cause havoc. According to Japanese social media, an ancient dark force associated with an evil nine-tailed fox has been released through the splitting of the Sessho-seki or Killing Stone. Legends say the famous Killing Stone is so powerful that it kills anyone who comes into contact with it.
ashley cowie - 09/03/2022 - 17:58
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Does ‘New Evidence’ Prove Noah’s Ark Is Buried on a Turkish Mountain?
... ancient boat indicated by the locals,” said NAMI worker Man-fai Yuen. The team claimed they performed carbon dating ...
ancient-origins - 09/01/2018 - 01:57
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The Kama Sutra: Setting the Record Straight
Out of all the necessities in the world, three come to the forefront: food, water, and reproduction. While the first two are necessary for the survival of the individual among the many, the latter is necessary for the survival of the many. Thankfully, most people tend to enjoy the process, but in some cultures, it goes far beyond enjoyment. It is valued as an art and sometimes even worshipped as a religious ideal. Most simply call it sex; others call it a way of life. This is where the Kama Sutra comes into the story.
Riley Winters - 29/07/2020 - 20:35
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Ancient Cave Found in Egypt with Unique Predynastic Rock Carvings
In Egypt, archaeologists from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities have found a mysterious and diverse collection of rock art. They were located deep in a cave in the Sinai and are not like anything else found yet. These enigmatic images could provide invaluable insights into the prehistory of Egypt.
Ed Whelan - 26/04/2020 - 22:58
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Great Pyramid DECODED as Solar System -This changes history!
... shocking conclusion of a riddle left to decode from prior man of a book now opened for ALL to read; a book of mankind's ... to the Great Pyramid's interior layout showing a prior man's intelligence yet realised. ...
HumAnnunaki - 01/02/2015 - 19:10
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Ancient Persian Cuneiform Contract and Artifacts Discovered in Bahrain Fort
... Ancient Persian Inscriptions Link a Babylonian King to the Man Who Became Buddha Excavations uncover large ancient gate ...
Robin Whitlock - 03/06/2015 - 14:38
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Have explorers in Ecuador found ‘Lost City of Giants'?
Last year, a team of explorers and researchers discovered what they believed to be an ancient pyramid complex in a remote area of the Ecuador Amazonian jungle, one not known to the general public internationally or even within the country. Bruce Fenton, author and researcher, has completed an analysis of the findings, and believes the complex may be the ‘Lost City of the Giants’.
johnblack - 25/10/2013 - 07:54
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A Cycle of Life and Death: Slavic Goddesses Morana and Vesna
Forever intertwined, Morana, goddess of winter and death, and Vesna, goddess of spring and rebirth, could not exist without each other. However, they could not possibly exist in the same place at the same time either. They are the forces that kept the ancient Slavic world turning in a cycle of death and rebirth. One goddess loved for her beauty and bounty, the other feared and hated for her ugliness and darkness.
Veronica Parkes - 29/06/2021 - 19:45
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Untold Suffering of the El Palmar Maya Ambassador Revealed
... are telling a mixed story of rags and riches. While the man had lived a privileged adult life, his childhood was ... telling a mixed story of rags and riches. While the man had lived a privileged adult life, his childhood was ... in a small chamber. Unlike other elite Maya burials, this man was not buried with any jewelry or grave goods. In fact, ...
ashley cowie - 16/03/2021 - 21:57
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi: How an Adventuresome Peasant Boy Became Japan’s Second Great Unifier
... family, but eventually rose to become the most powerful man in Japan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a powerful Japanese ... family, but eventually rose to become the most powerful man in Japan. A Youthful Hideyoshi Searches for Adventure ... 1536 or 1539) in Nakamura, Owari Province. His father, a man by the name of Yaemon, was a farmer / ashigaru (foot ...
dhwty - 16/06/2017 - 13:59
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Henrietta of England and Her Tragic Life of Calamities and Heartbreak
... did not love his wife, he was an extremely jealous man and was furious when he heard of the rumors. Moreover, ...
dhwty - 09/12/2018 - 22:52
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A Real Wiseguy! Witty Sage and Ancient Comedian Nasreddin Hodja Has the Last Laugh
... A., Nasreddin Hodja, p.1) A white-bearded and big-bellied man wearing a huge turban and a green caftan— a ... are so universal that every culture seems to claim this man as their own. However, despite his popularity, there are ... again confuses Nasreddin Hodja with an entirely different man – the poet Abu Nuwas who is known for his poetries. In ...
MartiniF - 17/02/2017 - 16:24
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Portraits of the Gods
... greatest archaeological mysteries, one which has excited man's imagination for countless centuries, is whether ...
ancient-origins - 26/08/2017 - 01:54
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Portraits of the Gods
... greatest archaeological mysteries, one which has excited man's imagination for countless centuries, is whether ...
ancient-origins - 08/12/2017 - 23:43
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Why There Is So Much Backlash to the Theory that Greek Art Inspired China’s Terracotta Army
Archaeological discoveries in China rarely get noticed. Recently, though, mitochondrial DNA tests conducted on human remains from Xinjiang, China’s westernmost province, got the attention of international media.
ancient-origins - 24/11/2016 - 03:57
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Orion, Cygnus And The Mysteries Of The North Sky
... found in their study of the heavens. It is not that modern man lacks information about the cosmos today. Of all the ... found in their study of the heavens. It is not that modern man lacks information about the cosmos today. Due to computer ... far more is known about the universe than what ancient man did. But what is not fully grasped is why and how they ...
jim willis - 03/08/2020 - 18:51
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Have Oumuamua Aliens Been Watching Us? One Harvard Scientist Thinks So
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb created quite a stir in the scientific community in 2018, when he wrote a paper suggesting an interstellar object spotted in our solar system might be a surveillance vessel sent by an alien civilization. He claimed the object, which was named Oumuamua (“scout” in Hawaiian), had unique characteristics that made a natural origin unlikely.
Nathan Falde - 24/06/2021 - 22:56
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Forgotten Stones: Secrets of the Megalithic Quarries
Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: Lying half-a-mile across a tough limestone plateau from the main sacred mound, is a 22ft-long t-shaped monolith that, like many other examples around the world, never got finished or moved to the main temple site.
Karahan Tepe, Turkey: At the sister site to Gobekli Tepe, a famous 18 ft unfinished T-shaped pillar, that is over 10,500 years old still resides in the quarry.
Hugh Newman - 26/06/2014 - 02:30