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The World-wide Mysterious Phenomena Of Elongated Skulls
... yet unnatural, variations to the cranium. After birth, a board is placed on the child's head and is bound in place. ...
Rita Louise - 17/10/2013 - 05:00
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Orcadian Genesis: The Origins of the Orkney Isles’ Unique Megalithic Culture and its Roots in Britain’s Own Lost Atlantis – Part One
The Ness Of Brodgar Excavations on the Orkney Mainland are revealing a Mesolithic past with links not only to Britain’s own Lost Atlantis, but also to Göbekli Tepe in distant Anatolia.
Andrew Collins - 11/10/2018 - 19:01
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1,000-Year-Old Temple in Pakistan Reopens After Seven Decades Delighting Minority Hindus
... of Pakistan, Imran Khan, and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Dr Amir Ahmed, Pakistani followers of ... India”. Signs Of Peace In The Hyper-Violence? Is this move potentially an effort towards ending the brutal conflict ... that they “collaborated with the Evacuee Trust Property Board to reopen the temple and “people are free to visit ...
ashley cowie - 29/07/2019 - 18:58
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4,500-Year-Old Sumerian Palace Uncovered in Iraqi Desert
... funded by the British Museum , Getty, and the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage in Iraq. This initiative ... finally completed, by last autumn they were ready to move on to the site of the newly discovered palace. Working ... “The collaboration between the British Museum, State Board of Antiquities and Heritage of Iraq, and Getty ...
Nathan Falde - 20/02/2023 - 14:00
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A Volcano Eruption Changed Lives in Fiji 2,500-years-ago. 100 Generations Have Kept the Story Alive
Patrick D. Nunn/The Conversation
Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky, fighting each another furiously and noisily, drinking the ocean dry, and throwing giant spears with force enough to leave massive holes in rocky headlands?
ancient origins - 22/08/2023 - 22:57
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Scotland’s Longest Neolithic Cairn Destroyed by Bird Watchers
A 5000-year-old stone burial structure in northern Scotland has been deliberately ripped apart to make way for an unsightly red-neck bird hide, constructed from a wooden pallet and the canopy for a pick-up truck. And to add an element of class, the hide was painted camouflage!
ashley cowie - 26/06/2018 - 22:47
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Latter Day Forgeries: The Hoax of the Kinderhook Plates
In the 19th century, golden plates were discovered in Kinderhook in the United States. They were meant to reveal an ancient pharaoh’s lineage, but all was not as it seemed.
The first week in May 1843 brought a discovery that would mark the town of Kinderhook out for historical scandal. Kinderhook lies 75 miles (120 km) south of Nauvoo in Pike County, in the state of Illinois, and it was there that a respectable merchant, Robert Wiley, began to dig into a large mound around the 16th of April.
Kurt Readman - 01/08/2021 - 14:56
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The Oldest Known Calendar in Europe is based on the Orion Constellation
... Indo-European Calendar. Publication. Vinkovci Tourist Board, n.d. Web. < ...
Kerry Sullivan - 17/07/2016 - 21:57
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2,000-Year-Old Human Remains Found on Famous Antikythera Shipwreck
... shows the positions of the sun, moon, and planets as they move through the zodiac, predicts solar and lunar eclipses, ... either a crew member or passenger, was trapped on board when the huge ship foundered,” writes The Guardian . ...
aprilholloway - 20/09/2016 - 00:50
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The Strange and Wonderful World of Ancient Brews
Many of us now enjoy unusual alcoholic beverage concoctions since the advent of the craft beer and cocktail movements. What we may not realize is that fellow humans have been carrying on like this for millennia, and quite likely for millions of years earlier during hominid times.
Patrick McGovern - 02/10/2017 - 22:50
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Bed Bought Online for £2200 May be 15th Century Bridal Bed of King Henry VII
... Room in English Tudor Mansion Carved portraits on the foot board of the antique bed. ( The Langley Collection ) Survived ...
Ed Whelan - 04/02/2019 - 23:01
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Ancient Text Prescribing Ways to Conceive a Baby Boy Included in New University Textbook in India
... by Ganesh Borhade, a member of the district supervisory board of the PreConception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic ...
ancient-origins - 09/05/2017 - 18:52
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Clotilda, the Last Ship Used in U.S. Slave Trade Found Remarkably Intact
... Ship Found in Gulf of Mexico Captives being brought on board a slave ship from the west coast of Africa. ( CC BY-SA ...
Nathan Falde - 28/12/2021 - 14:00
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Top 15 Interesting Facts About Ancient Egypt That You May Not Know
... places. Did you know that senet is one of the oldest known board games? Faience senet board and playing pieces inscribed with the name of Amunhotep ...
Aleksa Vučković - 31/03/2020 - 18:59
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Part II: The End Comes Slowly - The Last Han Dynasty Emperors
... Liubo, with the playing mat between them, and the Liubo board to the side of the mat. ( Public Domain ) As an ...
dhwty - 18/05/2018 - 02:02
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The Medieval Box Bed Returns: Closing Yourself in for a Good Night’s Sleep
The box bed, sometimes known by its French name of lit clos, is a bed built into a piece of furniture. It looks curious to us today and it’s somewhat of a novelty to climb into bed and shut the doors behind you, but 600 years ago this kind of bed was very popular, and it is making a comeback today.
Sarah P Young - 01/04/2019 - 00:30
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Hidden Christians’ Illicit Sacred Vase Brought to Light in Japan
... including baptisms and confirmations. 17th century notice board displaying an anti-Christian edict. The inscription ...
Nathan Falde - 25/05/2023 - 14:53
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Curse of the Buried Pearl: The Hunt for Ancient Treasures – Part I
... “flames” and “unwieldy fires” which are said to move around tombs, gibbets and swamps. These demons are also ...
Chris Morgan - 23/01/2022 - 18:10
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The Cwezi: Ancient Race of Mystical People and the Modern-Day Cwezi Cult Accused of Black Magic
... were also able to teleport in an instant if they needed to move out of harm’s way, or in order to travel long ... javelin, and wrestling. They introduced and played a board game called Omweeso (also known as ekisoro, or ... popular in Africa today. The Cwezi created the complicated board game - Omweeso. (Moongateclimber / Public Domain ) ...
Sarah P Young - 01/07/2019 - 14:03
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Tracking Down Ancient Artwork Carved into Australian Boab Trees
Archaeologists and historians from Australian National University, the University of Western Australia and the University of Canberra recently teamed up with a group of First Nations Australian cultural historians to undertake a unique expedition recording ancient art carved into boab trees.
Nathan Falde - 13/10/2022 - 14:52