The search found 13341 results in 5.382 seconds.
Search results
-
1,500-Year-Old Temple Ruins Discovered in Uttar Pradesh, India
... temple pillars, standing columns, and rock surfaces. No more than 10 to 12 syllables exist, and generally is used to ... carved. The decorative pillars and staircase are a bit more advanced than the earlier ones,” says Professor ...
Sahir - 12/09/2021 - 22:39
-
15,000 artworks over ten millennia reveal the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara
... has made Tassili n’Ajjer world famous. The art comprises more than 15,000 paintings and engravings on exposed rock ... have now been recorded, it is likely that there are many more yet to be found. The images have shed light on the ...
aprilholloway - 25/03/2014 - 01:18
-
Adrift at Sea: The Long-Awaited Recovery of the Oldest Message in a Bottle
... book In Search of the Castaways . ( Public Domain ) In more recent times, messages in bottles have been, and still ... The BBC, 2015. 'Oldest' message in a bottle found more than 108 years on. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 12/12/2017 - 13:49
-
Holy Sovereignty: How the English Church Resisted a Norman Takeover
... over both the lands owned by the Church, and perhaps more importantly the people within their local communities. ... a type of biographical writing, but in fact they are much more than that. A hagiography is an important record of local ...
Meagan Dickerson - 07/08/2021 - 15:00
-
History’s Love of Lavender: From Mummies to Bathhouses and Beyond!
... that it was especially popular amongst royalty, who had more access to lavender bushes. King Louis XIV was especially ... his wound not only did not get infected, but healed much more quickly than with other ointments. Gattefosse’s ... A love letter to lavender: History, benefits, types, and more . Healthline. Retrieved April 28, 2022, from ...
Lex Leigh - 01/05/2022 - 14:59
-
Skull of 1,000-year-old Arctic Chieftain's Infant Heir Found Encased in Persian Bronze Bowl
... years old when it died, she said. 'Sadly, we cannot be more precise,' said Gusev. 'The burial itself dates to the ... from modern day Iran. Gusev said: 'The bowl, or more correctly, a large fragment was laid in the ground ...
ancient-origins - 31/07/2017 - 13:56
-
Procopius, Fourth Century AD Spy Who Became a Roman Emperor
... to around 50 million a century and a half later. READ MORE… Like this Preview and want to read on? You can! JOIN ...
Mario Bartolini - 21/06/2023 - 21:41
-
Frankincense: An Ancient Wonder Cure on the Verge of Extinction
... burned as incense, it could also be used as an oil. Once more, the healing properties of frankincense have been ... Science Tunes in and Expands on Ancient Knowledge In more recent times, the healing properties of frankincense ...
dhwty - 16/12/2020 - 18:01
-
The Bloody Feud Over the Coveted Castle Of Ivry
... her husband who wished to possess the castle himself. READ MORE… Like this Preview and want to read on? You can! ...
Dr Monika E Simon - 02/10/2023 - 20:01
-
A Symbol of Peace, Victory, and Abundance: The Millennia-Old History of the Olive Tree
People In many countries around the world cannot imagine their cuisine without olive oil. Apart from gastronomy, the gift of oil from the magnificent olive tree is also used today for other purposes, like cosmetics and medicine. In ancient times, the products of the olive tree were used daily for a variety of purposes and benefited many communities.
Natalia Klimczak - 16/01/2017 - 03:51
-
450 Headless ‘Vampire’ Skeletons Unearthed in Mass Grave in Poland
... or holy water near the deceased person's body. But other, more extreme methods, included decapitation, a wooden stake ...
ashley cowie - 11/06/2023 - 14:55
-
Lion Mosaic Links Prusias ad Hypium Theater to Dionysus Cult
... of the mosaic is elegantly framed with larger and more vibrant tesserae, a testament to fine craftsmanship. ... theatre, an aqueduct, and a Roman bridge. What’s more, last September, a well-preserved portrait of Alexander ...
Sahir - 06/12/2023 - 13:54
-
The Twin Tragedy of Tutankhamun: Death of a Dynasty
... the sides, legs and chest of the little mummy. Beneath yet more layers of large, transversely wound, and somewhat ... the nose, and an incision made in the groin to introduce more salted linen before sealing the opening with ... human sacrifice to accompany royal burials was abandoned more than two millennia before the teenage pharaoh died. CT ...
anand balaji - 25/11/2021 - 01:00
-
The Panyer Boy, An Enigma on the Streets of London
... locals as ‘pick my toe’. On the other hand, some are more in favor of the bunch of grapes idea, and even suggest ... under the Panyer Boy refers to this long-held belief. In more recent times, however, modern surveying techniques have enabled more accurate measurements of the two hills to be taken. ...
dhwty - 26/10/2020 - 12:59
-
Fake It Til’ You Make it: A History of the Placebo Effect
... as “an epithet given to any medicine adapted more to please than benefit the patient.” Ultimately, the ... them. He found these results fascinating and desired to do more research on the legitimacy of new medical remedies. ... story of Placebos – and why doctors should use them more often . The Conversation. Retrieved July 18, 2022, ...
Lex Leigh - 24/07/2022 - 23:00
-
The Monolith of Tlaloc: Did Moving This Massive Stone Statue Incite the Fury of the Aztec God?
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a giant stone carving of the Aztec god of rain, water, lightning, and agriculture, Tlaloc. This monolith was once located near the town of Coatlinchan (which translates as ‘home of the snakes’). Today, however, the Monolith of Tlaloc is located at the entrance of the National Museum of Anthropology in the capital of Mexico, Mexico City.
dhwty - 07/07/2023 - 15:00
-
Just 7% of Human DNA Is Unique, Says Latest Large-scale Genetic Study
... and Denisovans (interbreeding with Neanderthals was far more common ). Modern humans began migrating out of Africa ... be living in the right places at the right times, enjoying more favorable weather and more access to food and water when resources started to ...
Nathan Falde - 20/07/2021 - 23:02
-
Archaeologists Found a Medieval Body With a Tumor That Was Growing Teeth – But That’s Not the Whole Story
... ) He wasn’t the first person to write about it, though. More than 1,000 years before he was born, the Egyptians wrote ... to be completely unstoppable. In the 9th century AD, more than 1,000 years after Hippocrates, the Arab surgeon Abu ... Paleopathology ) And that’s what makes her death all the more tragic. She had an illness that looked monstrous; that ...
Mark Oliver - 08/06/2017 - 22:53
-
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
... spent “telling Winter Stories – Ghost Stories, or more shame for us – round the Christmas fire”. Dickens ... course, Downton Abbey. But maybe elsewhere there will be more unexplained goings on to remind us that Christmas is a ...
ancient-origins - 19/12/2016 - 03:45
-
Bronze Mirrors Unearthed in China Still Reflect After 2,000 Years
More than 80 exquisite bronze mirrors in excellent condition ... During the Tang , this technique and design became even more advanced and sophisticated as lacquer and mother of ...
Sahir - 16/04/2021 - 18:50