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The Lost Cycle of Time: A Historical Perspective - Part 2

... success but also the geography and environment of Earth in space that affects humanity on a macroscopic scale. Just as ...

Walter Cruttenden - 29/03/2014 - 12:19

The Crocodile Stone: Is This a Grisly Artifact of Human Sacrifice?

The Crocodile Stone is a peculiar rock located in the Vat Phou (also spelled as Wat Phu) Temple complex, in Laos. As its name suggests, the rock contains the carving of a crocodile. More precisely, the shape of a crocodile is impressed into the rock. It has been speculated that in ancient times, the Crocodile Stone was used as an altar for human sacrifices.

dhwty - 30/07/2020 - 02:06

The Valley of the Temples – Glorious Greek Monuments in Sicily

... Graecia . It was situated in the Agora , the main public space in the city. It is thought that it was the ...

Ed Whelan - 28/07/2019 - 01:59

In Search of the San Marcos of the Spanish Armada

... are very encouraging, particularly after having found a space on the seabed that fits with the sinking of a large ...

aprilholloway - 14/09/2014 - 02:55

Room with a Pew: ‘Champing’ Lets You Sleepover in Ancient Churches

Imagine being handed a key to an ancient church that is immersed in history and having the place to yourself for a whole weekend – this is the experience now open to church campers or ‘champers’. Champing is a new trend in ‘spiritual tourism’ throughout the United Kingdom, where travelers can have sleepovers in archaic buildings.

aprilholloway - 09/02/2017 - 18:55

Beautiful Dynastic Artistry Shaped the Face of Modern India

... Kosmin, Paul J. (2014), The Land of the Elephant Kings: Space, Territory, and Ideology in Seleucid Empire , ...

Riley Winters - 29/05/2017 - 02:05

First-Ever Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Tissue Discovered in Sussex, England

... system. The brain itself only takes up about half of the space within the cranial cavity. Textures of the preserved ...

ancient-origins - 28/10/2016 - 21:46

Longest Ancient Etruscan Inscription Reveals Name of Virtually Unknown Goddess

... perhaps in connection with an altar or some other sacred space.” The story identifies Warden as co-director and ...

Mark Miller - 26/08/2016 - 21:57

The Cerveteri Necropolis, Etruscan City of the Dead

... Cerveteri continued to be used. As the available surface space had been exhausted, the subsoil was used instead. Road ...

dhwty - 28/05/2018 - 21:24

Archaeologists Locate Battlefield Dubbed ‘Where England Began’

... that will be announced in the next few weeks. Watch this space… Halfdan Ragnarsson: Viking Commander and King of ...

ashley cowie - 24/10/2019 - 13:58

Ancient Egyptian North Star Eclipsed By Astronomical Discovery

... Padi Boyd, the TESS project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In this case, the ...

ashley cowie - 12/01/2020 - 01:42

“Rediscovered” Judean Roman Coffins Decorated For Afterlife Protection

Construction workers in Israel have rediscovered a pair of ancient stone Roman coffins that had been found 25 years earlier and then forgotten. The two Roman-era (63 BC-324 AD) stone sarcophagi were unearthed at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) say the pair of highly-ornate Roman coffins display mystical symbols that were believed to protect souls on their way to the afterlife.

ashley cowie - 22/02/2021 - 21:52

Ten Diabolical Weapons and Strategies of War from the Ancient World

... soldiers were to have a taste of this, for they had a space of three feet all around them to allow for movement and ... at the battle of Carrhae: “Huddled together in a narrow space and getting into each other’s way, they were shot ...

Joanna Gillan - 19/10/2015 - 14:35

A Multitude of Demons: More on the Mythology of the Constantine TV Series

Jacques Collin de Plancy was a French occultist, demonologist and writer. He published a number of books on occultism and demonology. The most famous of these books is probably his “Dictionnaire Infernal”. The “Infernal Dictionary”, as it is known in English, is a book on demonology describing demons organized in hierarchies. The book first appeared in 1818 and it went on to have several editions.

valdar - 24/04/2018 - 22:58

Copper’s Ancient Healing Powers Are Only Now Being Understood

While certain ancient remedies have received quite a bad rap in the modern era, it appears that some beliefs related to the healing properties of copper may have been spot on.

Cecilia Bogaard - 08/08/2023 - 22:51

Record Breaking Finds From Portuguese Shipwreck Confirmed by Guinness Book of Records [World’s Oldest Finds]

Experts from the Guinness Book of Records have confirmed a find to be the world’s oldest mariner’s astrolabe, a navigation device used by seamen in the past. The instrument, known as the Sodré astrolabe was discovered by marine archaeologists in the Indian Ocean and it dates to the very beginning of the 16^th century. As a result of the certification, the mariner’s navigation piece is going to be entered into the next edition of the Guinness Book of Records.

Ed Whelan - 20/03/2019 - 17:47