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1. The Volvelle: The Medieval Equivalent of a Smartphone App?

   Did you know that the ancestor of smartphone apps can be traced back to the Middle Ages? The volvelle, a paper-based interactive device, had a multifaceted role during its historical use. It facilitated celestial calculations, aided medical diagnoses and guided navigation at sea.

   Mark Miller - 29/11/2023 - 13:53

2. Bronze Urartian Belt Proves Kingdom Extended Much Further North

   ... an important source of information about Urartian religion, mythology, and social life, both through the ...

   Sahir - 01/06/2022 - 15:13

3. Unlooted Etruscan Tomb Complete with Sarcophagi and Treasures Unearthed in Italy

   ... adds “their sociopolitical organization, customs, and religion emerged; their views of the afterlife, the soul, and ...

   aprilholloway - 05/12/2015 - 14:51

4. By the Rivers of Babylon: Life in Ancient Babylon’s Thriving Jewish Community

   ... Hebrew and the Babylonian’s Akkadian. They kept their religion alive; many gave their children names that started ...

   Mark Oliver - 09/05/2018 - 18:44

5. Hindu Temples and a Fallen Kingdom in Viet Nam: The My Son Sanctuary

   My Son is a unique Hindu sanctuary located in central Viet Nam. It was the capital of the Champa Kingdom and in use from the 4th to 13th century AD. The site once contained over 70 structures of brick and stone, dedicated mostly to the deities Shiva, Krishna, and Vishnu. Today only about 20 temples remain due to destruction by bombing of the site. Despite the fall of the Champa Kingdom, the Cham culture continues to survive.

   Alicia McDermott - 06/08/2015 - 03:48

6. King Destroys Those on his Hit List, One by One – Eannatum: The First Conqueror? Part I

   ... and Gods of War The inscription is an entanglement of religion and the state. Enlil was the main Sumerian god. ...

   Cam Rea - 06/03/2017 - 15:28

7. Beware the Wandering Wilas of Slavic Mythology

   ... Dover Publications: New York. Szyjewski, A. 2003. Slavic Religion. WAM: Kraków. Unknown . 1999. Singing Back the Sun: ...

   Riley Winters - 25/06/2022 - 01:56

8. Bronze Age Ship Found in the Mediterranean is World’s Oldest Shipwreck!

   ... clues as to how early societies evolved and the role of religion.  The wreck could provide new insights into the ...

   Ed Whelan - 13/04/2019 - 14:00

9. 8,000-Year-Old Yarmukian Mother Goddess Unearthed

   ... was a cultic icon, or a deity from an already established religion. A close up of the head of one of the Yarmukian ...

   ashley cowie - 09/07/2022 - 15:00

10. Cueva Pintada: Painted Cave of Gran Canaria Reveals Mystery of Ancient Inhabitants

    ... (including nobility), political system, and polytheistic religion. They were an agricultural society and cultivated ...

    Sarah P Young - 08/06/2019 - 14:03

11. Prehistoric Monolithic Monument Unearthed in France

    ... treated in a similar fashion. It is possible that a new religion led to the destruction of the monuments. Then there ...

    Ed Whelan - 29/08/2019 - 06:59

12. Genghis Wipes Out His Own Bloodline with the Slaughter of the Merkit People

    ... Nestorian Christianity, scholars believe the main Merkit religion remained shamanism. The Merkit tradition was to live ...

    Mark Miller - 18/10/2018 - 01:57

13. A Quarry Is Actually A 3D Map Of The Ancient Egyptian Underworld, Suggests Polish Scientist

    ... paths deeper still, all systems of cosmology , cosmogony , religion , magic , and astrology were systemized with ...

    ashley cowie - 02/07/2019 - 14:02

14. Chinese Votive Sword Found in Georgia suggests Pre-Columbian Chinese travel to North America

    ... of rulership and a stratified society, along with their religion and symbolism no doubt altered the Olmec and later ...

    Indigenous Peoples Research Foundation - 21/06/2020 - 19:17

15. Ancient Levitation – Magicians Secret Crafts Revealed

    Since the dawn of its existence, mankind has developed survival skills.  One of the very basic survival skills modern man does not even pay much attention to, is the need to make sense of our environment.

    ashley cowie - 26/01/2018 - 15:22

16. Amateur History Sleuth Finds Long-Lost City of Thebasa in Turkey

    ... region in Asia Minor to convert completely to the new religion. Location of Lycaonia in Anatolia. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) ...

    Nathan Falde - 31/01/2022 - 22:00

17. Irish and Celtic Symbols: The True Meanings Behind Signs of Pride and Power

    ... de ) Meaning of the Celtic Cross Another symbol related to religion is the Celtic Cross - also known as the Irish Cross, ...

    valdar - 06/03/2019 - 22:52

18. Will Pope Apologize to Mexico for Church Complicity during Spanish Conquest?

    ... persecution of the native peoples, which destroyed their religion and much of their culture. According to The Guardian ...

    Ed Whelan - 12/10/2020 - 05:52

19. Scans Reveal Cruelty Behind Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummies

    ... have uncovered new insights into animal mummification, religion and human-animal relationships in ancient Egypt.” ...

    Ed Whelan - 21/08/2020 - 01:54

20. Ritual Chambers of the Andes: Used in Secret, Near Death Simulations

    ... resurrection of Christ and used it to further an ersatz religion. These cults, as history attests, regarded ...

    Freddy Silva - 09/06/2016 - 23:51

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