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Elongated Skulls and Indecipherable Language: What Does the Mysterious Starving of Saqqara Sculpture Mean?
The Starving of Saqqara is the name given to an ancient Egyptian sculpture believed to date to the Pre-Dynastic period. Little is known about the origins and provenance of this statue, which is today held by Montreal’s Concordia University. Additionally, it is unclear as to the subject matter of the sculpture, and there has been debate about the artifact’s authenticity as well.
dhwty - 09/01/2019 - 13:59
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The Ancient Kingdom of Champa: An Enduring Power that Lasted over 1500 years in Southern Vietnam
... do so before leaving them. The prince, however, denied her request, as he did not want her to be away from him for even ...
dhwty - 29/10/2015 - 13:49
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Ancient Hilltop Monastery Led by Female Monk Found in India
... himself is said to have ordained Buddhist nuns at the request of his aunt and stepmother, Mahapajapati, until ...
Alicia McDermott - 09/01/2021 - 20:19
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Pythagoras: A Life Beyond Math and Science
... family, desired to join this community. When his request was rejected, he gathered anti-Pythagorean support ...
dhwty - 09/07/2020 - 22:08
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Mount Athos – Garden of the Mother of God and Holiest of Holy Mountains to Some
... to give the mountain to her as a present. God granted her request and Mount Athos has been known since then as the ...
dhwty - 15/02/2019 - 01:59
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The Komnenian Dynasty: The Byzantine Royal Family that Kept Coming Back
The Komnenos (also spelled as Comnenus) family was a medieval noble family from Paphlagonia, Anatolia, in modern day Turkey. During the 11th century, the Komnenian Dynasty was founded. This dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire for about a century.
dhwty - 30/08/2020 - 23:55
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Omar Khayyam: Lasting Achievements of the Persian Polymath and Poet
... government, which was granted to him after Nizam took his request to the sultan. Hassan, however, was an extremely ...
dhwty - 23/06/2020 - 13:56
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Poet’s 120-Year-Old Chocolates Found In Australia’s National Library
... or form. Ultimately, they acquiesced to the Queen’s request for their involvement, as she sought to leverage the ...
Nathan Falde - 31/12/2020 - 22:03
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Scota: Mother of Scotland and Daughter of a Pharaoh
During the 1440s, a Scottish chronicler, Walter Bower, sought to trace the history of the Scottish people from the earliest times. The result of his endeavour was the creation of a compendium of Scottish history, the Scotichronicon. Perhaps one of the most astonishing claims made by Bower in his Scotichronicon is that the Scottish people were actually descendants of the ancient Egyptians, and could trace their ancestry to the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh, Scota.
dhwty - 10/09/2015 - 00:59
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The Mysterious Kennewick Man still hangs in Limbo
Nearly two decades ago, two young men stumbled across a human skull in the Columbian River at Kennewick, Washington. The discovery ended up being one of the biggest archaeological finds of a generation and despite extensive research, scientists still don’t have all the answers about the origins of this mysterious individual.
aprilholloway - 27/10/2013 - 01:21
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1,000-Year-Old Cañada de la Virgen Monument Given Protected Status in Mexico
Mexico has a new protected archaeological monument. The site is a 1,000-year-old ceremonial center of the Otomi or Hnahnu people, an indigenous group that still inhabits the area around the Sierra Madre mountains. The announcement is the first of its kind in a decade, a long absence due to a severe lack of budgetary funding available for archaeological research in the country for the past several years.
Sahir - 23/09/2022 - 18:58
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Lewes Castle Wall Collapses Leading to Search for Casualties
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Herodium, King Herod’s Palace, Is Set to Reveal New Marvels
... Judea, but Herodium was known to be his favorite. Per his request, he was buried at Herodium after succumbing to a long ...
Nathan Falde - 11/12/2020 - 21:11
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Who Made the Petroglyphs on the Mysterious Dighton Rock?
Are the symbols on the Dighton Rock Native American? Norse? Phoenician? Chinese? Portuguese? Japanese? All or none of the above? There have been numerous theories about who carved the inscriptions found on the 40-ton boulder in Massachusetts, USA. Nonetheless, no one has been able to say with certainty who first wrote on the rock, what they wanted to communicate, or why.
Alicia McDermott - 20/12/2015 - 14:52
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From Magic to Science: The Intriguing Ritual and Powerful Work of Alchemy
Throughout time, history has recorded numerous rituals and magic practices, some more bizarre than others. While alchemists were preoccupied with finding the Philosopher's Stone and the elixir of immortality, some magicians experimented with methods of revealing hidden treasures. It is said that at the great library of Alexandria many experiments, studies, and rituals were conducted, some of which were believed to have resulted in the creation of fantastic creatures like the Sphinx.
valdar - 02/12/2015 - 14:49
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A New Japanese Emperor Takes To The Chrysanthemum Throne
... so as to kill the monster. Qin Shi Huang granted Xu Fu’s request and the magician traveled eastwards once more in 210 ...
dhwty - 22/10/2019 - 18:22
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Fisherman catches 4,000-year-old pagan god figurine in Russia
... the statuette to the Tisul History Museum without any request for compensation. “People should see it, and learn ...
aprilholloway - 27/05/2014 - 03:33
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Bloody Mary: The Marriage, Reign, and Death of a Queen of England
... contract (for the declaration of war on France at the request of Philip II), launched a campaign opposing the Queen ... of Saint James, at the age of 42. Despite the specific request in her will, she was buried in Westminster Abbey, ...
ancient-origins - 09/10/2015 - 03:37
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Freyr and Gerd: Lovesick Norse God Seeking Giantess
There is a well-known Norse myth which tells of how the Vanir Freyr fell in love with the giantess Gerd, wooed her, and eventually convinced her to marry him. She was not any easy catch - many attempts and various tactics were needed to gain the proud giantess’ hand…
dhwty - 01/03/2018 - 01:57
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Silver Shields: Alexander's Crack Troops Who Betrayed Their New Master
Could a ragtag team of elite troops in their later years, and a bureaucrat-turn-general take on the military powerhouse of the day? Eumenes, the Greek general, was tasked by Olympias (Alexander’s mother) to seek the aid of Alexander’s old troops, the Silver Shields, to assemble a force against the challenger to Alexander’s dynasty, Antigonus the One-Eyed. However, as Eumenes was to discover, common blood is thicker than blue blood.
Thanos Matanis - 10/02/2022 - 22:00