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The Brilliantly Blue Lapis Lazuli: Precious Gem Prized by Elites
... lazuli. Peace side shown. ( Public Domain ) “In ancient Sumer,” wrote Scott Cunningham in his Encyclopedia of ...
Sahir - 12/11/2022 - 00:59
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What’s It Like to Travel the Oldest Road in the World? Think Dragon’s Blood and Neolithic Barrows
... a thousand years and the first major urban civilization of Sumer in Mesopotamia by seven centuries. Those who built it ... a thousand years and the first major urban civilization of Sumer in Mesopotamia by seven centuries. Those who built it ...
Graham Phillips - 04/06/2017 - 19:06
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Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World
The Maya were the longest-lived civilization in history. Their history lasted for 3,500 years and traced parallel time lines with other ancient civilizations. They began their civilization in 2500 BC in parallel with the ancient Sumerians and it terminated in 900 AD, during the reign of Emperor Charlemagne, but their histories did not converge because the Maya and other world civilizations did not realize that each other existed. The Maya were the phantoms of history.
James O Kon - 28/08/2017 - 19:10
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Immortality Lies within the Legend: Is Gilgamesh Alive and Well?
In 1853, Hormuzad Rassam discovered fragments of an ancient Sumerian text which is now considered to be the first great work of literature our civilization ever produced. After its translation it was published in 1870 by George Smith. Although read by serious Mesopotamia scholars far and wide, it was generally consigned to oblivion in the popular press.
jim willis - 20/08/2018 - 16:33
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The Mighty Gods Zeus & Poseidon
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Egyptian Beer Factory Could Produce 100,000 Pints per Batch!
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the earliest known “Beer Mega-factory,” an ancient beer factory that was producing mind-altering brews at least 5,000 years ago – on an industrial scale. This adds to a long line of ancient beer-related discoveries which have helped the archaeological community understand more about the history of this ancient beverage.
ashley cowie - 23/03/2022 - 22:07
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Dyeus Pater—The Original All-Father of the Gods
The ancestors of the Indo-European peoples looked up into the sky and saw a father, a cosmic patriarch with authority over the realm of daylight. Many Indo-European pantheons contain gods associated with sky that have pre-eminence among the other gods. The Greeks had Zeus. The Romans had Jupiter. In Hinduism, Dyaus originally had a similar role to Zeus. Scholars have used these deities to attempt to reconstruct the original sky god of proto-Indo-European religion, Dyeus.
Caleb Strom - 02/01/2019 - 23:02
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Camel Milk, The Ancient Liquid Gold Superfood, is Rising in Demand
A U.S. farm is struggling to supply rising demand for bottles of their ancient nomadic survival juice - camel milk. But at $12-$16 a pint, consumers pockets are getting humped.
ashley cowie - 29/05/2022 - 18:57
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Ancient Civilisations Are Over 350,000 Years Old
Well, that's a controversial statement, isn't it? Mainstream science is not waiting for controversial theories or any other paradigm shift that endangers their institutions.
Buildreps - 26/12/2015 - 13:48
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Bubbling Brews and Broomsticks: How Alewives Became the Stereotypical Witch
"Brewing", "herbs," "broomsticks," "woman." When one hears these words together, most often the assumption is that the person in question is a witch. Yet brewing has a very human meaning as well, one that revolves around the avarice of alcohol and its never-ending demand by consumers. It was from this alcoholic context that the trade of alewives arose, women in the Middle Ages through the early modern period who brewed and sold alcohol as a means of income.
Riley Winters - 16/07/2021 - 02:01
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The Oldest Known Calendar in Europe is based on the Orion Constellation
In the late 1970s during the construction of an atomic bomb shelter, a shattered pot was found amongst the rubble. Archeologists were baffled by the strange patterns on the vessel, which dates back to 2600 BC until Dr. Aleksandar Durman finally cracked the code: it was a calendar. Yet, unlike the contemporary Egyptian or Sumerian calendars, this European timetable was based not on the sun or the moon but rather on the stars. Central to the charting of the seasons was the constellation named after the noble Greek hunter, Orion.
Kerry Sullivan - 17/07/2016 - 21:57
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Ancient Mesopotamian Lullabies, Sung to Soothe and Warn Babies
... lullabies, from the cultures of Babylon, Assyria, Sumer, and Hattusa have survived to the present day. ... lullabies, from the cultures of Babylon , Assyria, Sumer , and Hattusa have survived to the present day. ...
Riley Winters - 13/08/2020 - 22:57
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Prostitution, One of History’s Oldest Professions!
Prostitution is often described as the world’s oldest profession. Although this isn’t true – hunters, farmers, and shepherds predate prostitution – the sale of sex traces back to time immemorial.
Robbie Mitchell - 03/12/2022 - 17:59
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Playing the 4,500-Year-Old Royal Game of Ur (Video)
... Scott, a neophyte, faced Finkel, a sage of 47 years with Sumer's secrets. Strategy danced with chance on the carved ...
Robbie Mitchell - 05/08/2023 - 01:55
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Perfected Designs 1000 Years Ago? The Mastermyr Chest and the Timelessness of Everyday Tools
... and 60 second minutes. This was first done in ancient Sumer. Sumerian civilization ended 4000 years ago, but that ...
Caleb Strom - 12/03/2017 - 01:48
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Seven Mountains to Aratta: Searching for Noah’s Ark in Iran
Inspired by the many expeditions before him, researcher and explorer, B.J. Corbin spent the better part of the last three decades in search of the resting place of the Biblical Noah’s Ark, as the waters receded from the Great Deluge.
pkoutoupis - 21/04/2017 - 16:43
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Circular Economy: How the Ancients Pioneered the Idea of Recycling Waste
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American University returns 10,000 ancient tablets to Iraq
In a move that has pleased many historians and archaeologists, Cornell University has forfeited their vast collection of cuneiform tablets, which detail daily life in ancient Mesopotamia, considered to be the cradle of civilisation. It is the largest return of antiquities by a U.S. university.
aprilholloway - 06/11/2013 - 05:15
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Sweet Ancient Melodies of the Ney: One of the Oldest Musical Instruments Still in Use
For proof that the ney (also spelled nay) is one of the oldest musical instruments still in use, you need look no further than the great Sumerian city of Ur. Archeologists have found the delicate flute-like instruments in excavations of the ancient city. But if you are still not convinced of the ney’s authenticity, you need only to behold the Great Pyramids of Giza, inside of which there are paintings depicting Egyptians playing the ney, perhaps to the tune of a funeral dirge.
Kerry Sullivan - 17/02/2017 - 01:52
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Ritual Site Dedicated to Mesopotamian War God Discovered in Iraq
Archaeologists working in Iraq have made an intriguing discovery. They have found a sacred area that was dedicated to a Mesopotamian war god. The site is up to 5,000 years-old and is in one of the earliest known cities. This find is allowing researchers to better understand the people and the culture of Mesopotamia, the purported ‘cradle of civilization’.
Ed Whelan - 30/03/2020 - 22:56