The search found 2349 results in 5.953 seconds.
Search results
-
Why the Christian Idea of Hell no Longer Persuades People to Care for the Poor
... community. Damnation then and now In the United States, as religion scholar Katherine Gin Lum has argued , the threat of ...
ancient-origins - 03/11/2018 - 00:52
-
Can Artificial Intelligence Unlock Secrets of the Ancients?
... Jesus: Using Science to Flesh out the Face of Religion “Although it might seem like a small difference, ...
Sahir - 13/03/2022 - 17:59
-
Global Guides Animate the Past in Penn Museum’s New Galleries
The new Penn Museum will include six new 'Global Guides’ from Africa, Mexico, and
ashley cowie - 13/11/2019 - 22:57
-
Bizarrely Deformed Human Skull Found In Iranian Death Mound
... built around “death archaeology” in Iran. Achaemenid Religion: Lighting the Spirit of Ancient Persia Bizarre, ...
ashley cowie - 14/09/2020 - 18:55
-
Nearly Lost from The Pages of History, Mari Is The Oldest Known Planned City in the World
... account of the history, geography, economics, politics, religion, military and social life of Mari and Northern ...
ancient-origins - 01/01/2017 - 14:36
-
New Study Proves How Desert Dust Deposits Created The Fertile Crescent
We consider dust to be a nuisance and worse, but without it, the history of humanity may have been very different. This is because dust deposits played a crucial role in creating an important fertile area in the Middle East.
Ed Whelan - 16/09/2020 - 21:41
-
Hidden Passage Discovered Underneath Chichén Itzá
... be made there as these cenotes were thought in the Mayan religion to be the most important of several portals to ...
Gary Manners - 14/11/2017 - 23:01
-
Who Was Ibn Sina and Why is He a Google Doodle?
... will receive your very own “personalized” Doodle.” Religion Isn’t The Enemy of Science: It’s Been Inspiring ...
Alicia McDermott - 07/08/2018 - 20:20
-
Boris Johnson’s Mummified Ancestor Died from Pathogen, Not the STD Syphilis
... always been contested, as her life seemed to be steeped in religion and family. Top image: The mummy of Anna Catharina ...
ashley cowie - 27/02/2023 - 13:56
-
Important Moche Ceremonial Rooms Discovered in Peru
... These finds enriched the understanding of Moche society, religion, and culture. Dozens of other Moche pyramid-platform ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 13/01/2018 - 13:53
-
Sacrifice of Maya boy and man may have reenacted birth of sun and moon
About 1,600 years ago in the Maya site of Tikal, a boy and a man were sacrificed in an elaborate ritual. A new study suggests they were sacrificed and burned to re-enact the legend of the twin heroes who immolated themselves to be reborn as the sun and moon. Variations of the myth are still told in Mexico and Central America.
Mark Miller - 23/04/2015 - 21:55
-
Symbolism of the Mythical Phoenix Bird: Renewal, Rebirth and Destruction
Ancient legend paints a picture of a magical bird, radiant and shimmering, which lives for several hundred years before it dies by bursting into flames. It is then reborn from the ashes, to start a new, long life. So powerful is the symbolism that it is a motif and image that is still used commonly today in popular culture and folklore. This is the majestic phoenix.
lizleafloor - 21/01/2021 - 03:36
-
One In 8,000! This Unique Terracotta Figure Is Unlike All The Rest
... ideas of Taoism , Buddhism and traditional Chinese folk religion. Where in Christianity there is a purgatory, in ...
ashley cowie - 14/06/2022 - 14:36
-
The Great Mosque of Touba: Spiritual Home of the Mouride Brotherhood
... building is open to everyone, irrespective of their religion, but some restrictions may be placed on non-Muslims ...
Ed Whelan - 29/05/2019 - 02:04
-
Curious Bronze Age Ritual Hoards Unearthed In France
A team of archaeologists in France were shocked after excavating the two deposits containing rare metallic objects. They realized the items in the two Bronze Age hoards had been carefully selected and assembled, and it was quickly understood that the discovery was a first for European archaeology.
ashley cowie - 01/09/2021 - 14:54
-
The Levites and the Kohens: The Patriarchal High Priests of Judaism
... Truth about Circumcision: It Was All About Rites and Religion Whilst the view of Korah and his supporters may be ...
dhwty - 30/01/2021 - 14:00
-
The Rise and Fall of Sumer and Akkad
... Sumerian culture, economy, law, literature, politics, and religion. Their writing system would influence the style of ...
Bryan Hill - 08/05/2020 - 18:45
-
The Story of Eliza Hamilton: The Woman Behind a Great Man
... lines of the letter are as follows: “The consolations of Religion, my beloved, can alone support you; and these you ...
dhwty - 28/11/2020 - 14:02
-
Rare Turtle Statue Found Submerged in Angkor Reservoir
... could help experts to better understand the culture and religion of the Khmer Empire. Top image: The rare turtle ...
Ed Whelan - 09/05/2020 - 17:35
-
Modern Science Confirms Ancient Chinese Remedy Provides Effective Non-Addictive Pain Relief
... be found in many cultures, for example, prana in the Hindu religion, mana in Hawaiian culture, lüng in Tibetan ...
aprilholloway - 12/07/2017 - 13:58