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Medieval ‘Wine Windows’ Revived Due to Coronavirus

... are about 150 of them within the city walls and there are more in its hinterland. A cocktail being served through the ...

Ed Whelan - 07/08/2020 - 14:04

Anglo-Saxon Woman’s Lips, Nose and Scalp Sliced Off – But Why?

... of a person having had her nose and lips cut off. What’s more, the researchers also found evidence that she might have ...

ashley cowie - 01/10/2020 - 01:07

Trials of Germany’s Impregnable Königstein Fortress

... store their treasure and artworks in Königstein and in more peaceful times, the fortress was used as a hunting ... 9.5 hectares over which the fortress spreads. There are more than 50 buildings in the complex and they include St. ...

Ed Whelan - 02/06/2020 - 01:33

Saint George, The Dragon Slayer: The Legend Behind the Hero

St. George is perhaps one of Christianity’s most famous saints, and is best-known as the patron saint of England. Apart from this well-known fact, St. George is also the patron saint of a number of other countries, including Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, and Greece. The most popular tale regarding this saint is the one in which he slays a dragon. Thus, St. George is most commonly depicted as a knight mounted on a horse and in the process of spearing a dragon.

dhwty - 23/04/2019 - 02:00

The Native American Legend of the Sleeping Giant and the Whiteman

... craftsmanship of their silver ornaments. Nanabozho was more beloved than ever, by the Ojibwa as well as by the other ...

Kerry Sullivan - 19/07/2016 - 00:44

Dionysus, the Mysterious Greek God of Wine and Ecstasy

... both the joyous celebration of existence and the darker, more chaotic aspects of human nature. His thyrsus , a staff ... themes of liberation, rebellion, and the pursuit of a more profound understanding of existence. His archetype can ... ecstasy and ritual madness allow for the exploration of more taboo themes and imaginative realms. Dionysus riding a ...

Aleksa Vučković - 29/12/2023 - 13:54

Culinary Innovations Helped Hunter-Gatherers Survive the Ice Age

... but important first step.” “We still need to do many more studies of this kind to fully understand how prehistoric ... Times today. “The first finds were in 1975 and then more in 1980. When we found the pottery many did not believe ... that ancient people cooked some food in the vessel - and more than once. I came up with the idea then that it could be ...

ancient-origins - 04/02/2020 - 19:16

Newly deciphered papyrus reveals ancient Greek wrestling matches were fixed

... Roman Empire, bribery in athletic competitions was getting more prevalent as the events became more lucrative. Featured image: The ancient contract that has ...

aprilholloway - 17/04/2014 - 22:46

Cave discoveries shed new light on Native and European religious encounters in the Americas

... entrances. In the astonishing cave discussed in this paper more than 30 historic inscriptions include named individuals, ... provided new understandings of colonial processes that are more nuanced than mere oppression, domination and, in the ...

ancient-origins - 21/07/2016 - 14:47

10,000-Year-Old Mesolithic Burial Showed Special Reverence For Infant Girl

... remains of the girl’s tiny body were surrounded by more than 60 pierced shell beads, four shell pendants, and an ... Paleolithic period and earliest part of the Mesolithic are more poorly known when it comes to funerary practices. Infant ...

Nathan Falde - 15/12/2021 - 13:57

21,500-Year-Old “Writing?” Not Everyone Is Buying It!

... The researchers' present their statistical analysis of more than 800 groups of Paleolithic marks which appear in ...

ashley cowie - 06/01/2023 - 17:59

Political Landscape of the Nativity of Jesus

... to his assistance, while he kept the Romans at bay. READ MORE… Like this Preview and want to read on? You can! ...

Cam Rea - 28/12/2018 - 15:33

Large Phallic Carving from Roman Era Gets Public Exposure in Spain

... and cleaning the perimeter wall, which is one of the “more massive features of the site”. It remains to be seen if more phallic carvings of massive male members will be ... built on strategic topographical points and suggest a much more complex history than one would expect from these ...

Sahir - 26/08/2022 - 18:44