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Hugh Newman
... and has spoken at events in the UK, Malta, France, Peru, Egypt, Bosnia, Cambodia, Java and North America. He ...
ancient-origins - 03/01/2013 - 08:14
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Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures
... ago on the Bolivian side of the lake, which is shared with Peru, and so far most of the gold fragments were found around ...
aprilholloway - 11/10/2013 - 00:51
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Analysis Shows Children were Given Drugs and Alcohol before Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago
The remarkably preserved mummified remains of three children were found on the summit of Volcan Llullaillaco in Argentina over a decade ago.
aprilholloway - 10/08/2017 - 01:59
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Unique artifacts shed light on daily life in 5,000-year-old city of Caral
... Featured image: The spectacular ancient site of Caral, Peru. Image source . References: Exploring the oldest ...
aprilholloway - 29/08/2014 - 02:30
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6,000-Year-Old Fishhook Indicates Shark Was on the Menu
... years ago in what is today Israel . Temple Discovery in Peru Sheds Light on Life of Ancient Shark Hunters ...
ashley cowie - 03/04/2023 - 18:58
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Dyeus Pater—The Original All-Father of the Gods
The ancestors of the Indo-European peoples looked up into the sky and saw a father, a cosmic patriarch with authority over the realm of daylight. Many Indo-European pantheons contain gods associated with sky that have pre-eminence among the other gods. The Greeks had Zeus. The Romans had Jupiter. In Hinduism, Dyaus originally had a similar role to Zeus. Scholars have used these deities to attempt to reconstruct the original sky god of proto-Indo-European religion, Dyeus.
Caleb Strom - 02/01/2019 - 23:02
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Ancient Knowledge from Irish Manuscripts Used to Track Volcanic Activity and Climate Change
... a massive eruption in the year 1600 of a volcano in Peru called Huaynaputina. This was an unusually explosive ... in multiple areas around the globe, including in Ireland. Peru and Ireland are nearly 10,000 kilometres apart, which ...
Nathan Falde - 05/07/2019 - 08:15
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Qhapaq Nan, the Grand Route of the Incas, wins World Heritage Status
... is now Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Map of the Qhapaq Nan. Source: UNESCO “The cultural ...
aprilholloway - 22/06/2014 - 23:02
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Irish Liberators In South American Independence Wars
... administration to become governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru. Portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins holding the Chilean ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 08/02/2023 - 18:43
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Roman Empire’s Eastern-most Aqueduct Found Half Finished in Armenia
“The most easterly arched aqueduct of the Roman Empire” was found in the Hellenistic royal city of Artashat-Artaxata, the large, commercial capital of ancient Armenia between the 2nd century BC and the 2nd century AD. The excavations which took place, under the aegis of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, date back to 2019.
Sahir - 17/11/2021 - 21:56
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Forbes Pigment Collection: The World's Rarest and Most Ancient Colors (Video)
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Mesolithic Fish and Chips? 8,000-Year-Old Meal Whets the Appetite of Russian Archaeologists
By The Siberian Times reporter
A Mesolithic meal found at a site on the Lena River in Yakutia has whetted the appetite of local archeologists. The remarkable discovery includes the skeletons of three fish of different sizes and four floats or bobbers - presumably used with nets for the catch - made from rolled birch bark which is still intact after eight millennia.
ancient-origins - 16/07/2017 - 14:00
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Freddy Silva
... to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Yucatan, Malta, Peru/Bolivia, Scotland and Ireland. www.invisibletemple.com ...
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:07
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Were the works of Shakespeare inspired by Cannabis? Scientists find traces of drugs on pipes
Were the globally renowned literary works of the master playwright himself written with a little inspiration from drugs? That is the question posed by South African scientists who studied tobacco pipes from Shakespeare’s home and found traces of cannabis.
Shakespeare, an influential figure of Elizabethan England, is known for his plays and sonnets, and is considered to be the most famous writer of the English language.
lizleafloor - 14/08/2015 - 14:45
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The Shang Dynasty: Second in Traditional Historiography, First in Archaeology
There is a semi-mythological dynasty before it, but from an archaeological point of view it could be argued the Shang Dynasty was the first dynasty of China. It was Bronze Age China at its known best, with a benevolent ruler, ready military, and a series of innovations to life and Chinese culture.
dhwty - 02/05/2018 - 18:57
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Saving Iraqi Mudhif Reed Architecture from Oblivion
... Ceremonies and Portals Adobe Brick Building Used In Peru As Early As 5,000 Years Ago Each village sheik owned one ...
Robbie Mitchell - 18/06/2022 - 01:40
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Lost ‘Icon’ of an Advanced Universal Religion in the Prehistoric Past
... Tours, LLC , aimed at leading travel adventures to Egypt, Peru, Mexico, Italy, Spain, India, China, and other ancient ...
ancient-origins - 04/08/2017 - 17:46
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‘Unbiased’ Computer Software Learns To Decipher Australian Rock Art
... a photo. AI Identifies New Geoglyphs Among Nazca Lines in Peru Google Launches AI Cyber Rosetta Stone for Hieroglyphic ...
Sarah Piraino - 04/04/2021 - 18:54
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Seeing Fairies: From the Lost Archives of the Fairy Investigation Society, Authentic Reports of Fairies in Modern Times
Its accounts of fairy experiences, mostly from the twentieth century, have come from business men and women, housewives, journalists, clergymen, bus drivers, anglers, gypsies, school teachers, university professors, soldiers, artists, authors, poets, musicians, sculptors, actresses, and many others who have seen fairies of various types in houses, churches, and sheds; in gardens, fields, woods, country lanes, and public parks; on moors, hills, and mountains; and even on sewing machines, typewriters, and kitchen stoves.
ancient-origins - 20/07/2019 - 05:16
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In the Shadow of Nakhtmin: The Unfortunate Crown Prince of Egypt
No other period in ancient Egyptian history had its share—almost a surfeit—of enigmatic and poorly understood characters as the Amarna era. Mysterious kings and queens apart, Nakhtmin, a generalissimo-turned-crown prince was a key player. An oft-overlooked figure, his life and death had a tremendous bearing on the unquiet events of the late-Eighteenth Dynasty.
anand balaji - 28/07/2017 - 15:24