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More “Anti-Ten Commandment” Theft at the Museum of the Bible
The United States Department of Justice has ordered the forfeiture of a rare cuneiform tablet, seized from Hobby Lobby’s controversial Museum of the Bible back in 2019. The 3,000-year-old Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet, believed to have originated in Iraq, is known as the “Gilgamesh Dream Tablet” because it is inscribed with a piece of the legendary Epic of Gilgamesh.
ashley cowie - 29/07/2021 - 14:43
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The Mystical Arslan Tash Amulets: Protection From Night Demons
... Mesopotamian religion, and often mentioned in texts from Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, etc. Protective spells on an ...
Aleksa Vučković - 22/08/2020 - 18:40
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The Enigma of the Thracians and the Orpheus Myth
The passage of the millennia has brought us traces of ancient civilizations that shone enough to make their cultural glimpses last through the ages. Humanity itself has featured in the art, culture, and funerary rites of these civilizations, so while from a mollusk we only find a trace of fossilized shell, from a human we find much more than just remains, we find pyramids, mounds, sculptures, coins, tools, weapons, scripts, treasures, houses, palaces, altars, and more.
madomartínez - 11/06/2014 - 13:59
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Learning Ancient Greek Helps Dyslexia, Research Suggests
Dyslexia is a disorder that can cause immense challenges for young people trying to learn how to read and write. In some instances, it can even affect the learning of mathematics or cause short-term memory problems. If left unaddressed, dyslexia can continue to cause complications in later life.
Nathan Falde - 07/03/2021 - 22:00
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We brewed an ancient Graeco-Roman beer and here’s how it tastes
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World’s Largest Stone Pillar Anchor From Archaic Period Found In Aegean Shipwreck
Five major shipwrecks dating to more than 2,000 years old have been found to contain a subaquatic archaeological treasure hoard at the bottom of the Aegean Sea near Greece.
ashley cowie - 07/08/2019 - 14:03
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The Ancient Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, Song of God
... India and they may have had connections with the ancient Sumer in Mesopotamia. It is likely that trade networks ...
Caleb Strom - 17/08/2019 - 14:00
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Alcohol for the Ancients: The Oldest Drinks in the World
Archaeological records related to ancient drinks are quite rare, but they take us to realms of ancient life which were hidden for a long time. With new technologies and chemical analysis, scientists are finally able to write a detailed story of ancient feasts, celebrations, and rituals during which people consumed alcoholic drinks.
Natalia Klimczak - 25/11/2016 - 03:45
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From an Ox to an “A”: The Ancient Egyptian Origins of the Latin Alphabet
As crazy as it sounds, it’s now well attested that the letter “A” started out its evolution as the Egyptian hieroglyph for an ox. But its truly mind-blowing transformation came when turquoise miners in ancient Egypt adapted the hieroglyph, turning it into graffiti. This seemingly unimportant simplification actually spearheaded the creation of syllabic alphabets, such as the Latin alphabet, used all over the world today.
Laura Tabone - 22/04/2022 - 19:12
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The Top Ten Ancient History Podcasts You May Not Have Heard
... the Greek and Romans. The first season begins with ancient Sumer and follows the rise and fall of some of ancient ...
Alicia McDermott - 27/09/2020 - 17:59
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The Nephilim: Grail Bloodlines: Secrets and Enigmas of the Merovingians and Carolingians
... followed with great care and perseverance from ancient Sumer through the many ages of world history to the very ...
ancient-origins - 22/04/2024 - 18:27
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Remembering the Barbary Slaves: White Slaves and North African Pirates
Much attention and condemnation has been directed towards the tragedy of the African slave trade, which took place between the 16th and the 19th centuries.
Joanna Gillan - 02/02/2021 - 16:51
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Ten Discoveries of 2014 that Suggest there is Truth to Ancient Myths and Legends
... The first known recorded story of a great flood comes from Sumer, now southern Iraq, and it is generally believed to be ...
aprilholloway - 26/12/2014 - 12:29
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Forget Death and Seek Life! Fascinating Insights into The Human Condition in 4,000-Year-Old Epic of Gilgamesh
“Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star of the eponymous 4000-year-old epic poem, coins the world’s first heroic catchphrase.
ancient-origins - 09/05/2017 - 01:58
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Descent to the Underworld: The Little-Known Practices and Symbols in Ancient Mythology of the Great Below
“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man,” wrote Joseph Campbell wrote of a basic pattern. A heroic journey is a broad category of tales that involve a hero who goes on an adventure to later come home transformed.
MartiniF - 06/12/2016 - 01:51
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Tamil Nadu Dig Strikes Gold, Re-Writes Indian Pre-History
After four months of digging, almost 1000 artifacts were unearthed during the 5th phase of excavations in Keezhadi village in Tamil Nadu’s Sivagangai district.
ashley cowie - 03/11/2019 - 03:34
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World’s Oldest Slave Cemetery May Have Been Found
Archaeologists claim that the remains found in a burial site excavated in 2009 in the Canary Islands could be some of the earliest known slave remains in the world. They were originally thought to belong to predecessors of slaves trafficked from Africa to America and new information provides startling details about their tragic lives and deaths.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 18/01/2017 - 21:53
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Ghost Marriages: Love For the Living and the Deceased
The tradition of the ghost marriage is one that supposedly stretches back to the first imperial dynasty of China: the Qin Dynasty, dating from the years 221 BC – 206 BC. The most comprehensive early records of the practice, however, appear to come from the following dynasty: the Han (206 BC -220 AD).
Riley Winters - 16/08/2018 - 17:23
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Ancient Transmissions Of The History Of The Constellations
How old are the constellations? How were they transmitted through human history? Quite early during humanity’s long journey on earth, many of the brighter stars were named and then arranged into small groupings, asterisms or constellations. Different early cultures combined various star assemblages; many were brought together to form constellations. Stories were added to memorialize them. Since the constellations accumulated and developed over a prolonged period of time, an exact time period will never be known.
Dr Marion Dolan - 18/03/2022 - 16:16
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Who Stole the Gold? Part 3: Blow Smoke and Look the Other Way…
... are descendants of ancient Americans, equating the name “Sumer” with “Zumer, Shumir, Sumir, and Zhumir,” place ...
Heidi Schultz - 12/11/2018 - 02:09