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4,000-Year-Old Sumerian Port Shows the Famed Civilization Excelled at Sea Too

... the Intricate Story of Sumerian Cylinder Seals Was Bolivia-Peru the Sunset Land of the Sumerians? Aerial view of the ...

Alicia McDermott - 23/03/2018 - 21:49

A Cycle of Life and Death: Slavic Goddesses Morana and Vesna

Forever intertwined, Morana, goddess of winter and death, and Vesna, goddess of spring and rebirth, could not exist without each other. However, they could not possibly exist in the same place at the same time either. They are the forces that kept the ancient Slavic world turning in a cycle of death and rebirth. One goddess loved for her beauty and bounty, the other feared and hated for her ugliness and darkness.

Veronica Parkes - 29/06/2021 - 19:45

Tracks on a South African Beach Offer Oldest Evidence Yet of Human Footwear

... Surgical Kit Found in 1,000-Year-Old Surgeon Tomb in Peru A needle made from animal skeletal material - bone, ...

ancient-origins - 12/09/2023 - 14:55

The Cataclysm of Easter Island - The Strange Rongorongo Script (Part 2)

... were quickly dying out, some taken to the guano islands in Peru. The French author and archeologist Franis Maziere ...

davidchildress - 09/07/2013 - 12:06

Gary Evans

... conferences he is organizing and running tours to Egypt, Peru, Bolivia, Stonehenge and many other sacred sites. Links ...

ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:12

Breastfeeding Beliefs: From Invincibility to Universal Creation

... of Tutankhamun May have been His Own Sister Sex Pottery of Peru: Moche Ceramics Shed Light on Ancient Sexuality ...

dhwty - 01/12/2018 - 18:50

Hi-tech scans of ancient mummies from around the world show evidence of heart disease

... mummified remains from different areas, including Peru, Alaska, Nevada, and Mongolia, and from different ...

aprilholloway - 06/04/2014 - 12:59

Femme Fatale: The Ancient Sex Crafts of History’s Most Alluring Women

... triumphs over man. Is this ‘Temple of Fertility’ in Peru Really a Giant Collection of Stone Penises, or is it a Phallic Fallacy? Sex Pottery of Peru: Moche Ceramics Shed Light on Ancient Sexuality Three ...

ashley cowie - 12/05/2021 - 02:09

The Sunghir Burial Site: Were these Two Children Sacrificed in a Form of Prehistoric Scapegoating?

... HINTING AT CHILD SACRIFICE FOUND NEAR TEMPLE RUINS IN PERU The skeletons and a depiction of what the grave may have ...

Caleb Strom - 05/10/2017 - 19:00

Venezuelan Cult Still Practices Shocking Self-Harming Rituals

Every year thousands of Venezuelans hike into the mountains around Chivacoa and practice fire, blood, and smoke rituals as they pay homage to their indigenous goddess - Maria Lionza - who is still revered and worshipped across the South American nation. Some Venezuelans believe that practicing the self-harming rituals will help them to avoid pain and heal quickly.

ashley cowie - 16/10/2019 - 22:51

Unraveling Tutankhamun’s Final Secret: Cloak of Mysteries Reside in a Sepulchral Masterpiece–Part I

Are we poised to discover an Amarna royal in a hitherto unimagined location that will rewrite history — or will this be the final nail in the coffin for the ‘double burial’ theory? It is quite possible that the sarcophagus of the boy-king holds unrecognized secrets.

anand balaji - 26/04/2017 - 15:44

Bridging the Living and the Dead: Scotland's 300-Year-Old Coffin Bridge

"At the beginning of the eighteenth century, to the inconvenience of both travellers and local people, there was no point at which the River Dulnain could be crossed when it was in spate, and burials at the Church of Duthil were often delayed.

ancient-origins - 24/06/2017 - 23:12

Pre-Mayan Remains found in Mexican Cave of Ancestors, Some Showing Cranial Deformation

... found from the same time periods in Guatemala, Cuba, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. However, Luis Alberto Martos, a ...

Alicia McDermott - 11/08/2018 - 18:54

Exploring the City of Caesars: Patagonia's Legendary Lost City

Legend has it that the City of Caesars, otherwise known as the Wandering City, once existed in Patagonia, nestled between contemporary Chile and Argentina. Despite rumors and reports having circulated for about 200 years, and expeditions sent to try to track it down, no concrete evidence of its existence was ever uncovered.

Joanna Gillan - 23/03/2023 - 00:57

Researchers Discover Evidence That Humans Hunted Two Million Years Ago

... humans.’ Discovery of 9,000-Year-Old Female Hunter in Peru Is Rewriting History In Jordan, Neolithic Hunters Used ...

ashley cowie - 15/01/2022 - 22:00

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Amenhotep III and the Age of Opulence—Part I

The long and glorious history of ancient Egypt gave the world an array of pharaohs whose qualities spanned the entire spectrum of human emotions and achievements: the builders, the warriors, the pious, the ruthless—even a monotheist—yet, few could match the zenith attained by Amenhotep III, the Magnificent.

anand balaji - 29/12/2016 - 02:20