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Ancient coffin rescued from tomb raiders in Inner Mongolia reveals remains of aristocratic woman
... coffin contained the silk-wrapped body of an aristocratic woman. Archaeologists carefully opened the black lacquer ... pinewood coffin last Saturday and found the remains of a woman with thick black hair wearing a metal headband and fur ... of the tomb owner is unknown, archaeologists suspect the woman belonged to the Xianbei ethnic group, nomadic people ...
aprilholloway - 15/03/2014 - 21:49
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Stone Age woman with deformities may have been shunned by her community
... the Scottish island of Tiree. The remains of the Stone Age woman, buried about 5,000 years ago, show the first known ... can be caused by lack of vitamin D. Researchers say the woman may have had low status in her community and was buried ... tombs, not just with simple gravestone markers. This woman’s simple burial and “grave goods”—a paltry ...
Mark Miller - 12/09/2015 - 02:59
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Unforgettable Death Mask: The Unknown Woman of the Seine
... in the late 1880s after the body of an unidentified young woman was recovered from the River Seine, not far from the ... today called the " Inconnue de la Seine ” (the Unknown Woman of the Seine). Bohemian Paris was obsessed with the ... which is based on the death face mask of the young French woman who drowned in the River Seine at the end of the 19th ...
ashley cowie - 02/10/2020 - 22:01
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The Ideal Woman’s Body – a Gift of the Gods?
We all know what the perfect woman’s body looks like. Or do we? Is it Kim Kardashian, ... the perfect body looks like. We all know what the perfect woman’s body looks like. Or do we? Is it Kim Kardashian, ... idea of what was being represented. Rather than the ideal woman’s body, maybe it was the profane body. The pristine ...
lizleafloor - 11/06/2018 - 18:54
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The Violent Life of Fredegund: Was She a Queen, a Murderess or a Woman Intent on Survival?
... Bishop of Tours (539 - 594 CE), depict her as a murderous woman who gained power by means of her husband and applied it ... Bishop of Tours (539 - 594 CE), depict her as a murderous woman who gained power by means of her husband and applied it ... King: The Early Life of Fredegund Fredegund was a servant woman of Chilperic's first wife Audovera. After Fredegund ...
MartiniF - 12/01/2018 - 15:25
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Romantic Love: The Evolution of Courtship Rituals
... Juno , Roman soldiers would draw names to decide which woman would be theirs for the rest of the year. The name of the woman would be worn on the sleeve of the man for the rest of ... If a knight jousted, he could dedicate the match to a woman he loved. He would tie something that belonged to the ...
dhwty - 20/11/2018 - 18:50
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Anglo-Saxon Grave Found Holding Royal Treasures
... in Britain have found the grave of an Anglo-Saxon woman. The burial contained some precious grave goods and is ... in Britain have found the grave of an Anglo-Saxon woman. The burial contained some precious grave goods and is ... their dig archaeologists came across the skeleton of a woman who died about 500-600 AD and who was almost certainly ...
Ed Whelan - 22/11/2019 - 22:55
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Hidden Connection Between 9,000-Year-Old Bad Dürrenberg Shaman and Infant Exposed
... remains of an adult human, later revealed to have been a woman. The unusual and extensive collection of grave goods ... also found the remains of an infant, close enough to the woman to suggest some type of relationship between the two ... Secret World: Living in Light and Darkness Mesolithic Woman Stuns Onlookers With Her Electric Gaze Until now no one ...
Nathan Falde - 30/11/2023 - 21:55
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8 Truly Puzzling Artworks Showing Ancient People Using Modern Tech!
... Georg Waldmüller ( Public Domain ) appears to show a woman strolling along a path while scrolling on a smartphone. ... of Guatemala. ( Public Domain ) Is this ancient Greek woman checking Facebook on her so-called laptop, complete with cable ports? Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman With An Attendant dates from around 100BC (Image ...
Joanna Gillan - 13/10/2022 - 22:52
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An Iron Age Guardian of the Dead? Unusual Position of Cancer-Marked Skull Has Scientists Wondering
2,500 years ago a woman in Sicily lost her battle with cancer. The scars of the ... followed her into the afterlife. 2,500 years ago a woman in Sicily lost her battle with cancer. The scars of the ... people who eventually followed her into the afterlife. The woman’s skull was found in 2014 near the town of Baucina, ...
Alicia McDermott - 19/07/2018 - 22:54
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Bizarre Burials Uncovered in Ancient Georgia Cemetery Include Headless Skeletons and Decapitated Skull on a Plate
... burials that were unearthed: a double burial of a man and woman, a burial of a young woman, and a large burial of a man. Jacek Hamburg from the ... without their heads. What's more, after analyzing the woman’s skeleton we found that her body had two bronze ...
Alicia McDermott - 20/09/2016 - 03:42
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Caterina Sforza: A Renaissance Warrior Woman That Knew How to Get What She Wanted
... Italy. She has been called a Renaissance virago (woman who fights like a man), a lioness, tigress, and a warrior woman. One of her more flamboyant acts of defiance was even ... negotiations and gifts, with neighboring states. A woman many believe was Caterina Sforza in Botticelli’s ...
Alicia McDermott - 24/11/2015 - 03:51
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Fully clothed body of 17th Century noblewoman buried with the heart of her husband unearthed in France
... in a stone tomb in the chapel of St Joseph Convent. The woman died 350 years ago , but her clothes, including her cap ... Accidental Mummy: the discovery of an impeccably preserved woman from the Ming Dynasty Egyptian Child Mummy Dumped in ...
Robin Whitlock - 05/06/2015 - 21:14
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Theano – A Woman Who Ruled the Pythagoras School
... continued his work. He was also lucky to have married a woman with an unusual intellect, extraordinary skills to ... Some researchers suggest that there could be more than one woman now identified as Theano. However, it seems more likely ... which are known from other ancient books were made by the woman. On the other hand, the old school of specialists in ...
Natalia Klimczak - 26/05/2016 - 03:51
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Femme Fatale: The Ancient Sex Crafts of History’s Most Alluring Women
The seductress, or femme fatale (French for “Deadly Woman”), is one of the oldest female archetypes and ... some core traits which are found in every account. This woman is selfish and manipulative, cynical and a sexual ... The seductress, or femme fatale (French for “Deadly Woman”), is one of the oldest female archetypes and ...
ashley cowie - 12/05/2021 - 02:09
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High-Class Hellenistic Escort Remains Found At Roadside
The body of a Greek Hellenistic woman has been discovered in a shallow grave beside the ... Hellenistic escort. The body of a Greek Hellenistic woman has been discovered in a shallow grave beside the ... found the cremated remains of a young Hellenistic woman. Buried beside her, they unearthed “a rare, perfectly ...
ashley cowie - 29/09/2023 - 14:51
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X-Ray of an Ancient Mummy Reveals Details of Noblewoman's Life (Video)
In the unfolding discovery at Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian mummy, dating back two and a half millennia, was unveiled. Archaeologists, in anticipation, examined the coffin of a noblewoman. What immediately struck them was the strange bump in her body. This unusual feature raised questions about her life. Using an X-ray machine, Dr.
Robbie Mitchell - 04/11/2023 - 00:57
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Kosem Sultan - The Last Influential Female Ruler of the Ottoman Empire
Kosem Sultan was a woman who refused to be just another widow on the Ottoman ... her death noblemen in her country decided to never allow a woman to become so powerful again. At the beginning of the ... During a 17th Century Bulgarian Uprising Uncovered The Woman with a “Moon-like Face” Life in Topkapi palace was ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/05/2020 - 21:05
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Empress Nur Jahan and Queen Elizabeth I: Female Icons Ahead of Their Time
... goes, “behind every powerful man is an extraordinary woman.” Queen Elizabeth I, however, is an exception. Our ... goes, “behind every powerful man is an extraordinary woman.” Queen Elizabeth I, however, is an exception. Having ... Elizabeth did nothing of the sort. She was proud to be a woman and kept power in her hands throughout her reign. On ...
Khadija Tauseef - 12/09/2020 - 22:56
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Valuable Gold Ornament Found in Early Bronze Age Burial, Germany
... hair ornament of some type. It presumably belonged to the woman whose skeleton was recovered from the grave. She was ... Neolithic Barrows The object was found lying alongside the woman, but near the hip rather than the skull. This suggests ... which allowed for precise radiocarbon dating. The woman was buried sometime between 1850 and 1700 BC, when ...
Nathan Falde - 26/05/2021 - 22:47