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The Mysterious Healing Centre of Asklepion in Pergamum
... complex located at the base of the Pergamon acropolis in Turkey built in honour of Asklepios, god of healing. The ... restoring health. Related Links The Asklepion at Pergamum, Turkey Roman Pergamum: Lower City and Asklepion Related Video ...
aprilholloway - 16/09/2013 - 01:55
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Remembering the Future: How Ancient Maya Agronomists Changed the Modern World
The Maya were the longest-lived civilization in history. Their history lasted for 3,500 years and traced parallel time lines with other ancient civilizations. They began their civilization in 2500 BC in parallel with the ancient Sumerians and it terminated in 900 AD, during the reign of Emperor Charlemagne, but their histories did not converge because the Maya and other world civilizations did not realize that each other existed. The Maya were the phantoms of history.
James O Kon - 28/08/2017 - 19:10
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Piecing Together the Lost Mitanni Empire
... Euphrates-Tigris region, which would be northern Syria and Turkey today. The ethnicity of the first settlers is still ... to Carchemish (on the border of modern-day Syria and Turkey). Its northern border reached up to modern-day Syria, ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/09/2022 - 01:53
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World’s Oldest Fortress Discovered in Siberia Challenges Traditional Archaeology
... an ancient class structure, and like Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, it challenges traditional views about the lifestyles ... “is unparalleled.” And similar to Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, this site also challenged the idea that permanent ...
ashley cowie - 10/12/2023 - 17:42
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Rare Medallion of Emperor Caracalla Among Valuable Finds from Nova Varbovka
... in the city of Pergamum in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). On one side is a scene from the emperor's visit in ... struck in the city of Pergamum in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). ( Veliko Tarnovo History Museum ) In the grave of ...
ancient-origins - 17/02/2024 - 13:28
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Herodotus, Cato the Censor and Josephus: Understanding the Life and Times of Historians of the Ancient World
... the original capacity of the theatre was 10,000. Bodrum, Turkey. ( CC BY-SA 2.0) Herodotus occupies a peculiar ...
MartiniF - 20/10/2016 - 17:08
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How Queen Artemisia I Won the Admiration of the King of Persia
... Greek city of Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum in Turkey) in the region of Caria boasted a fortified and ... the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Caria, in modern-day Turkey. Now housed in the British Museum, the jar is believed ...
Mary Mount - 06/06/2021 - 23:00
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Kitchen Mantelpiece Masterpiece Sold For Almost $27 Million
... Deesis mosaic (13th-century) in Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey). Right, Early Renaissance The Flagellation of ...
Ed Whelan - 28/10/2019 - 15:07
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Bronze Age Cataclysmic Comet Responsible For The Sea People
... to the coasts of Italy, Greece, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey? A gateway into the fortified Philistine citadel of ... the mighty Hittite Empire to the North, in what is today Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. For centuries these great ...
Marco M. Vigato - 12/05/2021 - 20:31
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Ancient skull was drilled and harvested for medicine in the 18th century
... ground up mummies 11,000-year-old site of Asikli Hoyuk in Turkey reveals early brain surgery and ancient craftsmanship ... in prehistoric Peru, and skull trepanation in skulls in Turkey dating back to 9000 B.C. This historically significant ...
lizleafloor - 11/02/2015 - 23:38
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First Ever Roman Sarcophagus Found Amidst Diyarbakir’s Ancient Walls
... and Roman Enclave Diyarbakir , located in southeastern Turkey on the right bank of the Tigris River in what is now ... the Hurrian people that controlled the lands of southern Turkey and huge territories of the surrounding region from ... creating quite a challenge for the authorities from the Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism who are responsible ...
Nathan Falde - 07/04/2024 - 22:39
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Siberian Nomads Practiced High Tech Iron Smelting Much Earlier Than Thought
... Combat between Two Mounted Warriors, unknown artist, Turkey, 1550-1600 AD ( Public Domain ) Arming the Nomads ...
Tomsk State University - 12/09/2019 - 01:39
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Stone Age Orkney Islanders Dismembered Deceased Relatives and Defleshed their Bones
... record in various places around the world, including Turkey, the Philippines, Bolivia and Italy, all reported by ... research suggested that people in a Stone Age village in Turkey cut the flesh off the bones and skulls of several ...
Mark Miller - 10/06/2016 - 21:43
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3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume Recreated from Ancient Text
... setting. Turkish scientists working in cooperation with Turkey’s Smell Academy and Scent Culture Association (Koku ... Mesopotamia, Hittite, Seljuk and Ottoman, we see that Turkey is a fragrance civilization. We have been working on ...
Nathan Falde - 25/07/2022 - 22:59
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Man Intent on Fixing Toilet Uncovers Centuries-Old Subterranean World Beneath his Basement
... 5,000-year-old underground city uncovered in Cappadocia, Turkey The Mysterious Ancient Etruscan Underground Pyramids ...
lizleafloor - 15/04/2015 - 21:54
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800-Year-Old Skeleton Discovered in Troy Shows Signs of Death from a Fatal Infection
... ago on the outskirts of the ancient city of Troy in modern Turkey. Credit: Gebhard Bieg The preservation of the ... ago on the outskirts of the ancient city of Troy in modern Turkey. Credit: Gebhard Bieg The article ‘ Byzantine ...
ancient-origins - 13/01/2017 - 14:46
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Controversial Documentary Claims Philosopher May Have Been the Real ‘Son of God’
... or 4th year BC in Central Anatolia , which is now part of Turkey. Also said to have performed miracles, the documentary ... had to be born Jewish, and in Bethlehem . Being born in Turkey, Apollonius doesn’t qualify! Several depictions of ...
ashley cowie - 12/02/2019 - 18:48
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Picts, Gaels, and Scots: Exploring their Mysterious (and Sometimes Mythical) Origins
... north toward Anatolia? Reconstructed city wall, Hattusa, Turkey. (Rita1234/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) Holy Ancestors? The Gaels ...
Steven Keith - 19/06/2018 - 20:55
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European Standing Stones: The Mute Witnesses of Forgotten Times
... adorned with intricate reliefs and symbols. Göbekli Tepe, Turkey. ( Brian Weed /Adobe Stock) But what makes it all the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 07/06/2020 - 13:51
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Warding Off the Evil Eye: Ancient Rings and Phallic Talismans
... immigrants. A collection of Nazar amulets on display in Turkey, used to protect against the evil eye. ( Ekaterina ...
Joanna Gillan - 05/11/2023 - 21:53