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1. Ancient Folding Chair Found in Bavarian Grave Only Second Such Find Ever

   

   ... folding chair has been discovered in an early medieval woman’s grave from around 600 AD, only the second such find ... From the same grave of the middle aged, 40-50 year old woman, the excavation team uncovered a necklace with small, ... chair, which was deposited at the feet of the deceased woman, had an animal bone next to it – a rib from a cow as ...

   Sahir - 31/08/2022 - 22:57

2. Are Skeletal Wounds On Hunter-Gatherer Women Battle Scars Or Execution Marks?

   

   ... the same region, such as Coast Miwok and Yana, trained woman as warriors. This suggests sexual divisions of labor in ... their bow strings.” Depiction of Native American warrior woman. ( Roger / Adobe stock) This raises an important ... Representation of an ancient Mongolian/Chinese warrior woman. ( mcarutemu / Adobe stock) Lee and Gonzalez studied ...

   ashley cowie - 29/04/2020 - 22:59

3. Alkonost and the Gamayun, the mythical beings of Slavic folklore

   

   ... with the body of a bird and the head of a beautiful woman. They derive from Slavic and Old Russian folklore, and ... the Alkonost with her spellbinding vocal chords and half woman and half bird form is comparable to Sirens, which she ... were dangerous yet beautiful creatures in the form of half-woman and half-fish, although later they took the form of ...

   Gisele Santos - 05/10/2015 - 01:01

4. The Enchanted Sex-Word of Scotland’s Secret Seduction Society

   

   ... fought to overcome: 1. be noticed in the crowd. 2. make a woman feel special 3. Win that woman's trust. 4. Ultimately, get that woman to bed. But imagine a magic word that when whispered ...

   ashley cowie - 22/05/2017 - 23:01

5. Unveiling the Hittite Hasawa – A Forgotten Priestess, Healer, and Oracle

   

   ... of temples, hierarchy, and the function of healers. A woman’s place in the temple always appears to be connected ... to interact with humans. Hasawa was the name used for a woman who was a healer and mysterious priestess. The position ... a hasawa's life, the more one can see that the term ''old woman'' is not precise enough. It is possible that a group of ...

   Natalia Klimczak - 10/09/2016 - 00:37

6. Bog-Body Study Reveals Prehistoric “Overkill”

   

   ... a Great Hairdo Nearly 2,000 Years On! Bog mummy of a young woman, found in 1936 in a bog in Estonia. The woman died in the late 17th or early 18th century and is one ...

   ashley cowie - 10/01/2023 - 17:57

7. Modern Possessions: What Evil is Behind the Resurgence in Demand for Exorcisms?

   

   ... A woodcut from 1598 shows an exorcism performed on a woman by a priest and his assistant, with a demon emerging ... – Part I St. Catherine of Siena Exorcising a Possessed Woman. ( Public Domain ) Exorcisms in Various Cultures and ...

   aprilholloway - 06/07/2017 - 01:57

8. Ingredients Used to Embalm Egyptian Senetnay Prove Her Elite Status

   

   ... procedures performed on an ancient Egyptian woman who lived in the middle of the second millennium BC. A ... mummification procedures performed on an ancient Egyptian woman who lived in the middle of the second millennium BC. ... of ingredients used in this substance confirms that the woman came from an elite family that enjoyed great wealth and ...

   Nathan Falde - 31/08/2023 - 17:00

9. Calligraphy of Tang Master Yan Zhenqing Unearthed in Ancient Tomb

   

   ... in China’s Shaanxi Province. ( Xinhua ) The Noble Woman with a Private Calligrapher  The epitaph inscribed with Yan's calligraphy belongs to a noble woman named Luo Wanshun who died in 746 AD, according to the ... decorate the tomb with the carved epitaph demonstrates the woman's high social status. These are the tombstones which ...

   ashley cowie - 07/12/2020 - 03:41

10. No Girls Allowed? Debate for Women in the Christian Priesthood Rages On

    

    ... trend, notably the Church of England, which ordained a woman as a bishop in 2014. Intriguingly, arguments for and ... of his gang of 12 apostles. “Christ did not call any woman to be one of the twelve. The entire tradition of the ... in seeing them for yourself). Image of ‘the veiled woman’ in the Santa Priscilla catacombs. ( Public Domain ) ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 10/05/2017 - 14:03

11. Grave Findings Could Solve a Viking Age Mystery

    

    ... seeds were used to grow hemp for making ropes. The other woman was younger, but still between 50 and 55 years old. ... History, University of Oslo) Analyses of the younger woman’s teeth show that she used a metal toothpick, a luxury item in the 9th century. The older woman wore a very fine red woolen dress with a lozenge twill ...

    ancient-origins - 23/11/2017 - 18:57

12. Grave of Female Scythian Warrior Found in Ukraine

    

    ... one of the indications that the grave was of a high-status woman. Other items found in the burial are exquisite bronze ... two lead spinners. The arrow heads are indicative that the woman was a warrior. Archaeologists unearth 6,000-Year-Old ... of women buried with swords and daggers . One young woman, bow-legged from a riding horseback, wore around her ...

    Ingvar nord - 01/09/2018 - 14:00

13. Women’s Wills From Anglo-Saxon Times To Post War Feminists

    

    ... estates and livestock as in the year 990 when a wealthy woman Aethelgifu left 20 sheep to the church in Ashwell, ... scene from the 14th-century, by Luttrell Psalter, with a woman milking sheep and two women carrying jars ( Public ... or vellum, usually on a single sheet.  It belongs to a woman, a widow, by the name of Wynflaed who lived in Dorset ...

    Viki Holton - 30/08/2023 - 21:40

14. New Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Silla Dynasty’s Wolseong Palace

    

    ... Analysis revealed that the bones belonged to a young woman, who the researchers estimate would have been in her ... dug up the skeletal remains of two people (a man and woman in their 50s) near the exact same section of the castle ... feet (50 centimeters) from where the remains of the young woman were unearthed in 2021. Where human remains of the ...

    Nathan Falde - 15/09/2021 - 13:48

15. How Did She Do It? Cynisca, a Spartan Princess Who Won the Ancient Olympic Games

    

    ... were considered absolutely shocking. The story of a woman who was able to ride a chariot with four horses is one ... of thinking about life and war. She was a daughter of a woman named Eupoleia and the king of Sparta Archidamus II. ... at Olympia. They were the first monuments dedicated by a woman to commemorate victories at pan-Hellenic competitions. ...

    Natalia Klimczak - 19/03/2017 - 00:50

16. Researchers Find Physical Evidence for the Existence of a Female Pope

    

    ... of the largest Christian denomination in the world. “A woman was Pope” Image of Pope Johanna (Joan) depicted in ... There have long been claims that a talented and capable woman disguised herself as a man in 9 th century Rome. ... historical documents. A chronicler claims that a woman was crowned Pope in 856, and in another chronicle it is ...

    Ed Whelan - 03/09/2018 - 18:59

17. Translation of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Will Reveals Family Disputes Similar to Today

    

    ... called The Will of Naunakht , tells the story of a woman who decided only some of her eight children should be ... for not taking care of her in her old age. Naunakht was a woman who lived in Thebes at the end of the New Kingdom ... The translated will states: “As for me, I am a free woman of the land of Pharaoh. I brought up these eight ...

    Alicia McDermott - 30/08/2016 - 14:47

18. New Finds on Old Egyptian Skin Reveals Symbolic Tattoos Were In Use 5,000 Years Ago

    

    ... mummies in the British Museum’s collection. The man and woman lived over 5,000 years ago, making their inked skin the ... mummies in the British Museum’s collection. The man and woman lived over 5,000 years ago, making their inked skin the ... ceramics. A linear design was also found on the woman’s right arm. That hooked line resembles objects held ...

    Alicia McDermott - 03/03/2018 - 14:02

19. Medieval Attitudes to Women’s Medical Conditions Found in The Trotula

    

    ... was impelled to write by “the influence of a certain woman stirring my heart,” implying that it was composed by ... unaffected by Christian teachings either. Image of woman giving birth from the 1500s. ( Public domain ) Medieval ... that agree with modern medical diagnoses. If a woman is dangerously underweight, her menses may be deficient ...

    Meagan Dickerson - 26/05/2021 - 15:04

20. Ancient Childbirth Beliefs and Rituals Thought to Protect Mother and Child

    

    ... and childbirth was an extremely dangerous period in a woman’s life. These sometimes bizarre ancient childbirth ... and childbirth was an extremely dangerous period in a woman’s life. It was often believed that the expectant ... As it was believed that evil spirits would attack a woman while she was giving birth, many ancient societies had ...

    dhwty - 24/11/2018 - 13:49

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