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The Cintamani Stone - A Truly Powerful Gem or a Humble Philosophy?
The Cintamani Stone, or Chintamani, long sought by treasure hunters, has captured the imagination of man through the ages as tales of this wish-fulfilling jewel have spread around the world. The legends possibly originated in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, although it is thought to be the equivalent of the philosopher's stone in Western alchemy.
Michelle Freson - 18/04/2020 - 13:59
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A Japanese Fan Became a Deadly Weapon in the Right Hands
In ancient Japan, the Samurai utilized a wide range of weaponry other than swords, bows, and spears. These weapons were used in places where swords were not allowed to be carried, for self-defense purposes, or when the use of swords was not ideal. One of the most interesting items that gradually became a weapon is the Sensu, the Japanese folding fan.
Samurai Swords Store - 30/11/2021 - 17:59
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The Art of Courtly Love: 31 Medieval Rules for Romance
Love is the universal feeling. From the dawn of time, from the earliest epochs of man, and all throughout the rise and fall of world’s many civilizations, the concept of love drove the wheel of time forward. Love is not only familial – it is romantic too. In the early medieval period in Europe, love and romance in the high courts had to be done under a certain set of rules, and with a lot of class!
Aleksa Vučković - 16/11/2020 - 13:48
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The Iron Maiden: This Medieval Torture Device Was Used as Recently as 2003!
... Ancient Greek Torture Device Turned Screams into ‘Music’ No Gossiping, Gluttony, Lying, or Eavesdropping! ...
dhwty - 29/12/2020 - 17:37
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The Truth About Father Crespi and His Missing Artifacts Finally Revealed
The story of Father Crespi is a mysterious and controversial account of a priest in Ecuador involving claims of unknown civilizations, strange golden artifacts, a subterranean cave system containing a metallic library, depictions of strange figures connecting America to Sumeria, symbols depicting an unknown language, evidence of extra-terrestrial contact, and a Vatican conspiracy involving thousands of missing artifacts. But how much of the story is true?
Joanna Gillan - 09/03/2016 - 14:51
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Magic and superstition in ancient Egypt
... idea, whether benign or malevolent, through words, dance, music or drama was considered tantamount to making it a ...
ancient-origins - 16/10/2014 - 23:10
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Girls Gone Wild: World Mythology’s Most Sexualized, Crazed, and Furiously Violent Goddesses
... she was worshipped as Huitaca, the goddess of arts, dance, music, witchcraft, and sexual liberation. Leading a life full ...
ashley cowie - 12/12/2018 - 23:01
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The Evil Eye in the Mediterranean: How to Avert Accidental Envy
... shocking would do the trick. Anyone who loves heavy metal music knows that making the sign of the horn with your hand ...
Laura Tabone - 31/10/2021 - 18:00
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Kizil Caves, earliest Buddhist caves in China, hide rare images from the time of the Silk Route
The ancient Silk Route was not only a trade route where goods could be transported between East and West, but was also a corridor where ideas could flow freely. This transmission of knowledge would change the societies along the route. The presence of Arab traders, for instance, would spread Islam along the Silk Route, thus transforming the religious beliefs of the people they met during their trade missions. One such place is the Xinjiang area in northwestern China, where the majority of the inhabitants today are Muslims.
dhwty - 24/02/2015 - 00:17
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The Great Pyramid Experiment: Measuring the Sonic Capabilities of the Dead-end Passage
The exact functions of the Great Pyramid’s interior chambers remain a complete mystery. It has always been assumed that the monument’s King’s Chamber, Queen’s Chamber, and the Subterranean Chamber were all designed with funerary considerations in mind, arguably the interment of its builder.
Andrew Collins - 21/06/2019 - 14:02
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Mystery Death in the Desert: What Was a Pregnant Woman Doing at an Ancient Mining Site?
3,200 years ago, a young Egyptian woman breathed her final breath before collapsing on the harsh desert sands near a copper mine. She was pregnant, and history suggests she probably wasn’t taking part in the hard, physical labor at the site. So what was she doing on a mining expedition in Timna, southern Israel?
Alicia McDermott - 02/11/2017 - 12:52
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Coffee Sparked a Controversial Caffeine Crackdown in Mecca
... exchange. It was here that men would come together for music and entertainment, as well as to drink coffee as they ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 12/07/2023 - 22:57
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Beltany Stone Circle: Bronze Age Megalithic Site is a Gem in Ireland’s Ancient Landscape
Beltany Stone Circle is an impressive megalithic site located in County Donegal, in the Irish province of Ulster, and is one of Ireland’s largest stone circles. Thought to have been erected during the late Bronze Age (1400-800 BC), mystery remains as to what the ancient structure was used for, but it is believed to have been associated with religious rituals which included observations of the sun and moon.
dhwty - 08/10/2018 - 14:17
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Archaeologists Discover 2,000-Year-Old Smoke Absorbing Lamps in Chinese Tomb
Archaeologists in China have made a unique discovery in a cemetery dating to the Western Han Dynasty (221 – 206 BC) – two bronze lamps that could ‘swallow’ smoke. Historians are hailing the discovery as the world’s first known ‘eco-friendly’ lamps.
aprilholloway - 16/11/2015 - 03:51
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Explaining the Weirdly Alien Looking Statues of Pharaoh Akhenaten
In the history of Ancient Egypt, Akhenaten occupies a very special place. Of all the pharaohs over the many centuries, he was by far the most controversial one. His radical policies, major religious reforms, and social changes, all caused a lot of instability in the Ancient Egyptian state. His reign and the changes he put through were one of the major turbulences in the entire timeline of this ancient civilization, and arguably caused a spiraling and slow downfall that could not be remedied by his successors.
Aleksa Vučković - 13/11/2021 - 17:57
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Irish and Celtic Symbols: The True Meanings Behind Signs of Pride and Power
Irish and Celtic symbols reflect ancient beliefs and traditions and were believed to influence lives. The meanings of symbols such as the Claddagh, Crann Bethadh, Triquetra, and Triskelion have lived on thanks to bards and storytellers maintaining historical pride and passing it from one generation to the next.
valdar - 06/03/2019 - 22:52
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Famous Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Remarkable Discoveries
... to the full range of the human experience: from religion, music, and art, to travel, trade, and even warfare." Metal ...
Natalia Klimczak - 22/06/2016 - 14:46
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Ningal: The Mesopotamian Goddess Awakening Female Mysticism
In the city of Ur, where the first settlements in the marshes of southern Mesopotamia were built with reeds without any type of nails or woods, Ningal was born to Ninhursag and Enki. Her name means the Great Lady, and she’s also known as Nikkal.
Weam - 11/08/2019 - 20:48
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8 of the Most Popular Animal Species in the Ancient World
... has influenced origin myths, legends, art, literature, music, architecture, and technology throughout history. ...
ancient-origins - 20/07/2019 - 22:30
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Mesopotamia’s Ur, A City Of Ziggurat Temples, Royal Tombs And Death Pits
Where the Euphrates River once opened its mouth into the Persian Gulf, on the southern floodplain of Mesopotamia, lies Ur, dating from the Ubaid period, circa (6500 -3800 BC), and host to the Sumerian civilization. During the third millennium BC, Mesopotamia – the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates, was occupied by 20 to 30 city-states, dominated by the city-state of Ur, ruled by mighty kings and powerful gods and goddesses.
micki pistorius - 18/08/2023 - 16:17