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Archimedes: An Ancient Greek Genius Ahead of His Time
... In a rather unexpected turn of events, in 2017 a statue of Archimedes was deemed by some as inappropriate and ... word: Nudity. Concerns have been raised against that the statue residing in a village in Hampshire, England. Specifically, it is argued that the Archimedes statue, “[…] is illuminated at night and as such is both ...
Bryan Hill - 12/08/2020 - 00:15
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Archaeologists Speculate Shackled Skeletons Were Slain Comrades of Greek Coup Leader Cylon
... Museum Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. ( CC BY SA 4.0 ) This statue represents an ancient Olympic discus thrower. The ...
Mark Miller - 17/04/2016 - 15:34
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Saint Brendan and His Epic Voyage: Was the Irish Saint the First European in the New World?
... the voyage undertaken by the saint was entirely possible. Statue of Brendan at Fenit Harbour. ( CC BY SA 3.0 ) Top ...
dhwty - 02/12/2017 - 13:43
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World Famous Ancient Siberian Venus Figurines are NOT Venuses After All
By Olga Gertcyk / The Siberian Times
None are naked: instead, they're far more interesting…
New groundbreaking research shows that a celebrated collection of prehistoric Venus figurines are - in fact - a fashion show of ordinary people of all ages from some 20,000 years ago.
Close microscopic inspection reveals them as being far from idealised female forms. Rather, many are male, and others are children, the new research shows.
ancient-origins - 20/02/2016 - 00:40
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Volterra: Home to Three Civilizations and the World’s First Witch
... octagonal shape and contains a Baroque style baptistry. Statue of the baptismal font, Baptistery of San Giovanni, ...
Ed Whelan - 28/10/2020 - 23:49
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Was There An Explosion In The Great Pyramid In Antiquity?
With recent discoveries of “new” spaces or chambers behind the so-called “Gantenbrink’s Door” in the Southern Shaft and another “door’ in the Northern
Shaft of the Queen’s Chamber in the Great Pyramid, interest in the ancient monument continues to capture the imagination of many people in the world. Even Dr. Zahi Hawass, ex Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, has remarked that the Great Pyramid has not yet yielded all of its secrets by any means.
stephenm - 21/01/2014 - 09:05
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Exposing Egypt's Military Zone Protected Dahshur Necropolis
... to harness the greatness of the Pyramid Age. Colossal statue of Amenemhat II. (Juan R. Lazaro/ CC BY 2.0 ) His ...
Khadija Tauseef - 26/09/2023 - 15:02
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Almendres Cromlech: Rare Twin Megalithic Stone Circles of Portugal
... of a human face, and is considered to be a menhir statue. It has been suggested that the statues might be a ...
dhwty - 06/11/2019 - 17:32
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The Dramatic True Story Behind Disney's Mulan
... of these women were eventually connected into one story. Statue of Mulan being welcomed home, in the city of Xinxiang, ...
Natalia Klimczak - 29/05/2020 - 16:38
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The Fake Story of Juan Ponce de León and the Fountain of Youth
... all Odds in a Voyage around the World Juan Ponce De León Statue - St Augustine, Florida ( Public Domain ) In some ...
dhwty - 31/10/2019 - 00:59
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The Blind Bohemian General: Czech Hero Jan Zizka and the Hussite Wars
... till this day as a Czech hero, and in 1950, an equestrian statue of the famed Taborite general was erected on top of ... as a Czech hero, as depicted in this equestrian statue on Vitkov Hill in Prague. Source: frimufilms / ... Lonely Planet, 2021. “Jan Žižka Statue” in Lonely Planet. Available at: ...
dhwty - 03/05/2021 - 18:31
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A New Lead in the Search for Elusive Norse Settlements
... the New World following its discovery by Leif Eriksson. A statue of Thorfinn Karlsefni in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( ...
ancient-origins - 23/05/2016 - 00:49
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Deciphering Cuneiform to Get a Handle on Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
... myth ), and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Ancient Assyrian statue currently in the Louvre believed by some scholars to ...
dhwty - 25/04/2019 - 23:54
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Hidden in the Hieroglyphs: Is Ancient Egyptian a Lost Language?
... Egypt has many words with roots in ancient times. Seated statue of an Egyptian scribe found in the Western cemetery at ...
Natalia Klimczak - 15/09/2016 - 14:49
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Is the Mask of Warka the World’s Oldest Representation of a Human Face?
... civilized people in the world. Likely a temple votive statue, the Mask of Warka tells us that the early Sumerians ...
Aleksa Vučković - 09/09/2023 - 14:26
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Ancient Greek Myth in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Medusa, The Minotaur and More?
The upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey game gives players a glimpse at the mythology of ancient Greece. How big of a step the creators have taken into that realm is still under wraps, but when the game is launched on October 5 more details will be revealed. So far, it is said that Medusa and the Minotaur may be two major boss battles.
Alicia McDermott - 05/09/2018 - 14:00
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The Lost Tomb of Imhotep?
One of the more terrifying films that I remember watching as a child was Stephen Sommers’, The Mummy (1999). In that film, the main antagonist was a character called Imhotep, who was the high priest of the pharaoh Seti. Obviously, the Imhotep from the film is not the same Imhotep of this article. In fact, the Imhotep we are interested in lived during the Old Kingdom, which is more than a millennium before the reign of Seti I.
dhwty - 23/03/2014 - 11:55
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Diomedes, the Unsung Hero of Troy
... night. They received a rumor that Troy would fall if the statue of Palladium did not remain within the walled city. ... attempted to kill Diomedes for possession of the Palladion statue. However, Diomedes was able to defend himself and ... lesson that was learned in their heist of the Palladion statue was the Trojan's respect to the customs of the gods. ...
B. B. Wagner - 02/12/2019 - 14:04
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Those Who Once Reigned: Experts Name Famous and Forgotten Ancient Gods
... or god, in some cases, to be associated with the Sun. Statue of a Minoan snake goddess or priestess. ( C messier/CC ...
ancient-origins - 03/08/2016 - 14:52
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Warrior Women: Despite what Gamers Might Believe, the Ancient World was Full of Female Fighters
... Rulers Boudica: Britain’s greatest warrior queen Boudica statue on the Thames Embankment in London. (Thomas ...
ancient-origins - 05/10/2018 - 01:47