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Tree Huggers. The Unspoken History of Indian Environmental Martyrs
The term "tree hugger" is a phrase greatly associated with 1970's era Western liberal activists vigilantly trying to protect the environment from humanity's industrial destructive thirst for profit.
B. B. Wagner - 29/08/2021 - 18:37
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Does Roman Infanticide Explain the Mass Infant Burial Discovered in England?
... archaeology series called Digging for Britain . Top image: Statue of Romulus and Remus suckling on a she wolf. Their ...
Sahir - 15/11/2021 - 21:57
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Curse of the Buried Pearl: Ancient Magick and the Many Hazards of Treasure Hunting – Part II
... There is a fountain, presumably now dry, but with a statue whose hands contain the treasure of King Askar . Who ...
Chris Morgan - 17/09/2016 - 03:48
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Mahavira: Abandoning Luxury to Revive Jainism
... after Nirvana). ( Public Domain ) Top Image: Detail of a statue of Mahavira at Shri Mahavirji, Rajasthan. Source: ...
dhwty - 14/06/2018 - 01:57
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UK’s ‘Oldest Map’ May Confirm the Location of the ‘Welsh Atlantis’
... change refugees, within our lifetimes.” Top image: Statue overlooking Cardigan Bay, where the lost Welsh ...
Sahir - 23/08/2022 - 18:52
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Submerged Ruins May Be the Seaside Palace of the First Emperor of China
After three years of underwater archaeological investigations, archaeologists working in Suizhong county of the Liaoning province have said that they have made a very important underwater find - a seaside palace that was built more than 2,200 years ago for China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
Alicia McDermott - 21/01/2016 - 21:54
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Villa Where Augustus Died May Have Been Excavated Near Mount Vesuvius
... Vesuviana. Credit: Right; Augustus Caesar of Prima Porta statue. Source: Left; University of Tokyo Foundation . ...
Nathan Falde - 19/04/2024 - 22:48
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Origin of Ancient Mummified Baboons in Egypt Found and Points to a Location for Punt
University of Konstanz
Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient, mummified baboons found in Egypt. In doing so the evidence points to an astonishing revelation that the two legendary trading regions of Punt and Adulis may have been the same place separated by a thousand years of history!
ancient-origins - 27/10/2023 - 14:59
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Origin of Greek Civilization Believed Found On Monumental Pyramid Island
A new discovery has possibly revealed the origin of Ancient Greek culture. In a remote and uninhabited pyramid-shaped islet, archaeologists have found evidence of a rich cultural and monumental landscape dating from earlier than the Minoan period.
Ed Whelan - 10/07/2019 - 14:16
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The Healing Arts and Spiritual Mumbo-Jumbo in the Ancient World
... by an acolyte making offerings before a gold and ivory statue of the god. A priest then prepared the patient for ...
Steven Darian - 19/10/2022 - 01:52
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Peking Man and China’s Paleontological Nationalism
... its story was implemented into nationalistic symbolism. Statue of the Peking man from the entrance of the Zhoukoudian ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 20/05/2022 - 19:00
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Bust of Contention: Nefertiti’s sculpture raises issues of Race and Color—Part II
The recent attempt at reconstructing the face of the iconic beauty, Nefertiti, by basing her looks on the mummy of the Younger Lady found in KV35 has caused an enormous uproar among Egyptophiles all across the globe. They say it is an insult to the origins of the ancient queen to be shown with lighter skin.
anand balaji - 11/02/2018 - 23:00
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A ‘Deeply Moving’ Hellenistic Gold Ring Found in Jerusalem
... At Roadside Boxer at Rest: The Most Iconic Ancient Bronze Statue in the World A Window into Hellenistic Jerusalem ...
Gary Manners - 30/05/2024 - 18:14
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Rome’s Flaminian Obelisk: an epic journey from divine Egyptian symbol to Tourist Attraction
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Khaled Al-Asaad: Hero of Palmyra Slaughtered for Protecting the Ancient Treasures of Syria
On August 18, 2015, ISIS insurgents executed one of the world’s foremost experts on the ancient city of Palmyra, Khaled al-Asaad. Khaled al-Asaad, director of the archaeological site located at Palmyra, was accused of supporting the current Syrian regime and promoting idolatry, among other alleged crimes. Khaled al-Asaad was very much associated with the city of Palmyra, an ancient metropolis which grew up around an oasis. This ancient site lost its foremost scholar and advocate that day.
Caleb Strom - 19/08/2018 - 18:58
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Thucydides Gave Amazing Insight into War That Shook The Aegean World for Decades
... children into slavery. Enduring sharp political realism A statue of Thucydides at the Austrian Parliament Building in ...
ancient-origins - 19/06/2017 - 13:50
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St. Isidore of Seville: Patron Saint of …. The Internet?!
... from Svyatoslav's Miscellany. ( Public Domain ) Top image: Statue of Saint Isidore of Seville. Source: Luis Garcia/ CC ...
dhwty - 02/01/2018 - 18:59
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Researchers to revisit ancient Antikythera wreck using new technology
The Antikythera wreck in the Aegean Sea is a world-famous underwater archaeological site thrown into the spotlight in 1900 when researchers discovered an incredible mechanical device, now known as the Antikythera mechanism, which dates back 2,000 years. The device consists of a complex combination of gears and took decades for scientists to decipher its
aprilholloway - 08/06/2014 - 03:46
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What New Archaeological Treasures Have Been Unearthed in the Ancient City of Caesarea?
... annually to the site and its beaches by 2030. Top image: Statue of a ram that was discovered next to the vaults at the ...
Mark Miller - 11/06/2018 - 21:41
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Was Athelstan England's First and Greatest King?
... England. There is nothing in the tomb beneath the statue, the relics of the king having been lost in the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/11/2022 - 17:50
