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Nammu: A Forgotten Tale of the Sumerian Mother of Gods
... seal. ( Public Domain ) Top Image: Upper part of a gypsum statue of a Sumerian woman. The hands are folds in worship. ...
dhwty - 13/05/2018 - 22:32
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25 Elite Skeletons Unearthed From Chan Chan Mass Grave, Peru
Archaeologists exploring the ancient Peruvian city of Chan Chan have uncovered the skeletal remains of 25 people in one medium-sized burial site. The men, women, and children interred there would have belonged to Peru’s legendary Chimú people, who built a sophisticated civilization that endured for more than five centuries before giving way to the Inca.
Nathan Falde - 11/11/2021 - 21:57
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After 700 Years, Monastery Choir “Boys Only” Rule is Broken
... flock there to kiss the 12th-century “black Madonna” statue of the Virgin of Monserrat. La Moreneta, as she is ...
Sahir - 19/03/2023 - 13:57
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Archaeologists uncover 3,200-year-old tomb of chief beer-maker in Egypt
... texts. The ceremony involved the symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it ...
aprilholloway - 05/01/2014 - 04:20
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Conspiracy: Meriwether Lewis And Thomas Jefferson’s Missing Documents
... of Magic, Mystery, and Meaning Top Image : Lewis and Clark Statue in Seaside, Oregon ( pngstudio / Adobe Stock ) By: Jim ...
jim willis - 13/12/2023 - 14:47
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Cloud Warriors: The Mysterious Power of the Lost Chachapoya Culture
In pre-Columbian America, the Incas had the largest empire and a flourishing civilization. They called their empire Tawantinsuyu, meaning The Four United Provinces, and they worshiped the sun god Inti. Their ruler was believed to be the Sapa Inca, the “child of the sun”, an earthly king of divine right.
valdar - 20/11/2015 - 14:58
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Apollonia, The Once Eminent Greek City
The ancient Greeks left an enduring legacy and influence the modern world to this day. Whether it be astrology, mathematics, biology, engineering, medicine or linguistics, nearly all of the information we take for granted today was first discovered by the ancient Greeks.
Ed Whelan - 19/10/2019 - 02:05
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New research suggests early contact between Easter Island and Americas
People may have been making their way from Easter Island to the Americas well before the Dutch commander Jakob Roggeveen arrived with his ships in 1722, according to new genomic evidence showing that the Rapanui people living on that most isolated of islands had significant contact with Native American populations hundreds of years earlier.
aprilholloway - 24/10/2014 - 22:57
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Pseudo-History or Famed Fiction? Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia
... as the definitive authority on the post-Roman period. Statue of Geoffrey of Monmouth, one of the Circle of Legends ...
Meagan Dickerson - 20/04/2021 - 02:00
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Nearly Lost from The Pages of History, Mari Is The Oldest Known Planned City in the World
... only rediscovered in 1933, when a local Bedouin found a statue, and informed the French colonial government about it. ...
ancient-origins - 01/01/2017 - 14:36
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The Killing of Swords: A Destructive Funerary Rite To Release the Spirit of Weapons Into the Afterlife
The deliberate destruction of grave goods before burial is a funerary practice found in a number of different ancient cultures. The most notable grave goods that are ‘killed’ are weapons such as swords and spearheads. Nevertheless, other objects that are deliberately destroyed before burial include objects made of precious metal and ceramics.
dhwty - 18/02/2019 - 23:02
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How Bad was Life in Medieval Europe Really?
... ( Public Domain ) Bishop Absalon is depicted toppling the statue of god Svantevit. Religious warfare was also rampant. ...
Aleksa Vučković - 21/03/2020 - 13:03
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Forsaken by their Gods, Four Ruins of the Oldest Temples in the World
On Orkney, the archipelago of the north coast of Scotland, ancient temple sites such as the Ness of Brodgar and Barnhouse Settlement, stone circles like Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stennes, were built between 3200 BC and 2500 BC. Being born and raised in the region of the earliest outdoor temples in the world, inspired historian Ashley Cowie to take a look at four of the oldest temple structures in the world.
ashley cowie - 16/11/2018 - 16:22
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English Fishermen Tried and Hanged the ‘French’ Hartlepool Monkey For Espionage
... has even inspired literary works and a harborside monkey statue which helps attract tourists. But, is there actually ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 23/06/2023 - 22:54
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Woman buried with weapons is first evidence of female warriors among the Kangyuy people of Kazakhstan
The skeleton of a woman who lived more than 1,600 years ago and who was buried with a sword, a dagger, arrows, and pottery has been unearthed in Kazakhstan. Archaeologists say she was probably a high status person among the Kangyuy people, nomads who lived near the Syr Darya River and the Aral Sea in the southern steppes. The incredible discovery is the first evidence that women of the Kangyuy went to war.
Mark Miller - 13/08/2015 - 14:41
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Hagar Qim, the Neolithic Temple Complex of Malta
Hagar Qim is a megalithic temple complex on the island of Malta. This temple complex is said to belong to the Neolithic era, i.e. 3600 – 3200 BC. Although Hagar Qim is one of the main Neolithic temple complexes in Malta, it should be pointed out that it was not the only one in the region. For instance, other temples include Tarxien and Skorba on Malta, and Ggantija and Xewkija on the nearby island of Gozo. Although Hagar Qim was first excavated in 1839, the temple complex itself had never really been completely buried.
dhwty - 25/06/2014 - 13:53
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Australia Day or Invasion Day?
... is the ‘hero’ who is now honoured with a statue in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens. Different perspectives, ...
aprilholloway - 26/01/2014 - 06:51
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Batu Khan: The Leader of the Golden Horde Kept His Grandfather Genghis’ Legacy Going
... Medieval Chinese drawing. ( Public Domain ) Top image: A statue of Batu Khan in Turkey. Source: Vikiçizer/ CC BY SA ...
dhwty - 20/10/2018 - 13:56
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Why Do We Ignore the Ancient Treasures on top of Mediterranean Mountains?
... Wonder of the Ancient World: The Grand and Powerful Statue of Zeus King Leonidas of Sparta and the Legendary ...
ancient-origins - 15/03/2017 - 13:01
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Sphinxes Revealed in Newly-Discovered Ancient Greek Tomb
Last week we reported on the incredible discovery of a vast ancient tomb in Greece guarded by two sphinxes, adorned with frescoed walls, and surrounded by a nearly 500-metre long wall carved from marble. Now, after removing large stones from the outer seal, the two headless guardian sphinxes have been revealed in all their splendour, and bit by bit, the grand tomb is revealing the secrets that have lain hidden for 2,300 years.
aprilholloway - 22/08/2014 - 02:58