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The hidden paintings discovered at ancient temple of Angkor Wat
A recent study published in the journal Antiquity revealed more than 200 paintings dating to the 16th century, which were recently discovered at Cambodia’s Temple of Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument. The spectacular wall art is invisible to the naked eye, but was uncovered in all its majesty thanks to a digital technique which exaggerates subtle colour differences, according to a report in Live Science.
aprilholloway - 30/05/2014 - 00:28
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Dubious Ancient Jade and Copper artifacts of the Ancient Chinese
... preserving the tools of earthly pleasures — food, music, wine, sex — in anticipation of an afterlife to ...
Mark Miller - 27/01/2017 - 22:52
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The Top Three Scientific Explanations for Ghost Sightings
... CC BY-SA 3.0 ) In one example, contemporary pieces of live music were laced with infrasound and the audience were then asked to describe their reactions to the music. More unusual experiences were reported when infrasound ...
ancient-origins - 31/10/2016 - 13:50
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10 Awe-Inspiring Facts about Ancient Tibet
... Its symbols and practices can be found within Tibetan art, music, and literature and it cannot be denied that its ... creation of important new works of art, literature, and music. However, there were challenges. The government was ... has something to offer everyone. Its traditions, art, music and food are all an important part of the region's ...
Robbie Mitchell - 15/03/2023 - 13:54
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Roland the Farter: Medieval England’s Celebrity Flatulist
... tuxedo and announced each sound as if he were presenting a music solo. Of course, the incongruence of a dignified ... farts only added to the humor,” wrote Jim Dawson, music journalist and self-titled fartologist. Le Petomane was ...
Sahir - 10/01/2023 - 00:54
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Satire in Mesopotamia: Unravelling the Bull Headed Lyre of Ur
Many of us tend to think that the people of early cultures were less sophisticated than us. The wealthiest people may have lived lives of luxury with gold and slaves, but admittedly we cannot really imagine how everyday life was in detail. Maybe that’s why the fine inlays on the front of this bull headed lyre are so stunning. They tell of satire and self-irony, of lost dignity and greed, but also of humanism, and they demonstrate that mankind hasn’t changed much over the last 4,500 years.
Niels Bjerre Jorgensen - 13/01/2020 - 23:00
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Dark Sketches & Stories from the Underworld in Greek Mythology
... of the living to spend the rest of his days playing his music to wildlife in the mountains. Orpheus and Eurydice in ...
Lex Leigh - 28/08/2022 - 14:53
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A Feast for the Eyes and Ears: The World’s Most Beautiful and Majestic Library
... This room is especially interesting to Classical music enthusiasts. Two 18th century organs can be found in ... Mozart during his visits to the Clementinum. Classical music concerts are still held here daily. The Chapel of ...
dhwty - 11/12/2016 - 00:40
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Amazing New Year’s Traditions Around the World
... mankind’s salvation, the Egyptians would celebrate with music, sex, revelry, and copious amounts of beer. Egyptian ... Domain ) Ancient Egyptian New Year’s traditions included music, sex, revelry, and copious amounts of beer. New ...
Joanna Gillan - 01/01/2022 - 00:59
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Ancient Inscriptions Decoded at the Spectacular Temple of the Mayan King Pakal
... Nakum Popol Vuh: The Sacred Narrative of Maya Creation The Music of the Maya: Mysterious whistles Confound Experts Pakal ...
lizleafloor - 20/06/2018 - 01:01
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Retaining Ancient Ways: Codex Runicus, How the Runic Script Survived in the Middle Ages
... A page of the Codex Runicus containing the oldest recorded music in Scandinavia. ( Public Domain ) Top Image: A ...
Caleb Strom - 18/12/2016 - 21:55
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Greek God Mask Found In An Ancient Turkish Kitchen Is 2,400 Years Old!
... as “Eleutherios” (“the liberator”), wine, music and ecstatic dancing freed followers from their ... Amphitheaters in Honor of Dionysus Mothers, Madness and Music: A Study of the Parallels of Cybele and Dionysus The ...
ashley cowie - 07/09/2020 - 18:29
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The Gundestrup Cauldron: Largest and Most Exquisite Iron Age Silver Work in Europe
The Gundestrup Cauldron is an ancient silver vessel that was discovered in a peat bog in Denmark. This cauldron is notable for being the largest known piece of European Iron Age silver work. Thus, much attention has been paid by scholars to this vessel.
dhwty - 25/07/2019 - 18:51
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Standing in the Shadow of Alexander the Great: Cleopatra of Macedon and Her Life of Danger
Cleopatra of Macedon stood in the shadow of her more famous brother, Alexander the Great. In fact, she was one of his three known sisters, apart from Cynane and Thessalonica. However, Cleopatra was apparently the most influential of the three women, and her exciting life is significant to history. It was a life full of success and never-ending danger.
Natalia Klimczak - 23/12/2016 - 21:51
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Room with a Pew: ‘Champing’ Lets You Sleepover in Ancient Churches
... I were left alone. We couldn’t raid the mini bar, play music or call room service. And, unlike the average hotel, ...
aprilholloway - 09/02/2017 - 18:55
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One In 8,000! This Unique Terracotta Figure Is Unlike All The Rest
Let’s begin this story with an exercise. If you are not driving, lie down on your back. Bend your knees and place your feet on the ground about your hips-width distance apart. Now, place your right ankle above your left knee on the thigh. You are now in the “supine” position of the terracotta figure discovered in Emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb in China, dubbed the “supine figure.”
ashley cowie - 14/06/2022 - 14:36
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Galician Faith in the Enchanted Mouros and Mouras: Is There Reality Behind the Fairytales?
... domestic activities such as cattle, farming and games, music and dancing are the same as those in Galician peasant ...
Natalia Klimczak - 11/02/2017 - 01:51
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Pula Arena: Exceptional Roman Amphitheater in Croatia Still Alive and Kicking
The Pula Arena is a Roman amphitheater located in Pula, on the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, north-western Croatia. It has been estimated that there are around 230 Roman amphitheaters that are still surviving today. The Pula Arena is unique, as it has often been claimed that this amphitheater is the “only remaining Roman amphitheater to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved”.
dhwty - 15/02/2016 - 03:42
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The Life, Achievements and Atrocities of Oliver Cromwell
... by Raphael and Titian. The post of Master of the King’s Music, which is still in existence today, was also ...
dhwty - 05/01/2021 - 18:26
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Caves in Paradise: The Elite School of Aristotle
... physics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, and politics. The results of ... Tale Was Based On A Real Setting Plato and his Hidden Music Code Raphael, School of Athens, fresco, 1509-1511 ...
Natalia Klimczak - 15/01/2016 - 00:45