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Is This the World's Most Contested Religious Site? (Video)

In Jerusalem's Old City lies the Alexa mosque within the Dome of the Rock, a site of profound religious significance. For Jews, it's the Temple Mount, while for Muslims, it's the noble sanctuary.

Robbie Mitchell - 26/09/2023 - 16:58

Creepy Cradle: Unsettling Traditional Lullabies Sung Around the World

... sleep close to the edge of the bed? Those growing up in Russia and Belarus are unlikely to, having been reminded of ... lullaby are unknown, but it is one of the most popular in Russia and still commonly sung to this day. As night time has ...

Mattress Online - 28/02/2018 - 01:50

Late Antiquity Little Ice Age Triggered Plague, Decline of Empires, and Migration

When people think of climate change, most think of rising temperatures, drought, and an increase in storms—the type of climate change Earth is undergoing now. A lot has also been written about how drought and its ills caused empires and kingdoms to fail.

Now, a group of researchers looked at another type of climate change—a mini ice age—that they say caused some empires in Eurasia, including the Roman, to decline or fall and may have brought plague-carrying rats to Eastern Europe.

Mark Miller - 09/02/2016 - 21:50

Forensic Scientists in Greece Have Recreated the Face of a 9,000-Year-Old Female Teenager

Forensic scientists have reconstructed the face of a 9,000-year-old female teenager based on a skull archaeologists found in a Greek cave. Experts claim that the reconstructed face reveals how much our facial features have changed over the millennia.

Theodoros Karasavvas - 22/01/2018 - 22:56

Stone Age people were eating porridge 32,000 years ago

... found traces of wild starch on grinding tools in Italy, Russia and the Czech Republic from at least 30,000 years ago. ...

Mark Miller - 09/09/2015 - 20:58

The Truth About the Holy Grail: Magical Chalices Around the World

... Nicholas Roerich claimed that he found legends of it in Russia’s Solovetz Monastery. After studying these legends, ...

MarkPinkham - 09/12/2021 - 13:59

A New Study Reveals Queens Were MUCH More Warlike Than Kings

... female rulers such as Catherine the Great , who made Russia a waring nation in the 18th century, Britain's ...

ashley cowie - 14/11/2019 - 13:53

2,700-Year-Old Horse Saddle in Chinese Tomb May Be World’s Oldest!

Archaeologists in China have discovered a 2,700-year-old leather horse saddle. Not only is this maybe the oldest saddle ever discovered, but having been found in a woman’s tomb it contradicts historical narratives associating horse riding with male elites.

ashley cowie - 27/05/2023 - 14:56

Flour is as old as 30,000 years

... grinding to be back and forth. Other Palaeolithic sites in Russia have revealed that flour production was known in ...

johnblack - 28/05/2013 - 13:32

Did He Create a Blissful Utopia or a Tyrannical Communist Nightmare? Plato’s Ancient Class System and Social Engineering Revealed

Perhaps surprisingly to some, classical Greek philosopher Plato was a social engineer; and he was the first of many “planners” to come. In essence, Plato, who laid the foundations of Western philosophy and science, was the first communist before the advent of Karl Marx in the 19th century.

Cam Rea - 16/10/2017 - 15:31

Viking Explorers Found To Be Carriers Of The World's Deadliest Virus

... virus, in 11 Viking-era burial sites in Denmark, Norway, Russia, the UK and in multiple human remains from Öland , an ...

ashley cowie - 24/07/2020 - 19:51

Exploring the True Origins of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

... of Slavic Folklore: Magical Characters of Winter from Russia The Celestial Snow White – Ancient Tale, Hidden ...

Joanna Gillan - 02/06/2020 - 21:23

The Enigma of Sweden's Great Lake Beast (Video)

Sweden's Great Lake monster, often referred to as "Storsjöodjuret" or the Storsjö Lake Monster, is a legendary creature said to inhabit the depths of Lake Storsjön in Jämtland County.

Robbie Mitchell - 30/06/2023 - 01:55

The Younger Dryas Impact Debate - Is It Settled Yet?

... Nanodiamond aggregates from the Popigai crater, Siberia, Russia. a) is composed purely of diamond. b) is composed of a ...

Martin Sweatman - 30/06/2021 - 22:58

Origin Mystery of Controversial Tarim Basin Mummies Was Solved With DNA

... West Asian steppes near the Black Sea region of southern Russia, or farmers migrating from the deserts of Central ...

Sahir - 28/10/2021 - 19:04

Miners Strike Ice Age Gold Finding a Mummified Wolf Cub

A new study has revealed exciting information about a mummified wolf cub that was found in the Canadian permafrost. Scientists say the little creature that was discovered by miners in the Yukon is “the most complete wolf mummy known.” They have been studying this excellent specimen for a few years now and have finally announced details on various aspects of the cub's life, including her age, diet, and the probable cause of her death.

Ed Whelan - 23/12/2020 - 21:54