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DNA tests to unravel mystery of Peruvian priestess and burial companions
About 800 years ago, a high status Peruvian woman was buried with seven people and a llama. Some theorize ... DNA from the remains to settle the dispute regarding the woman who has come to be known as the ‘Chornancap ... with the image of a Lambayeque god, which suggests the woman's importance. She had with her artifacts from the high ...
aprilholloway - 02/07/2015 - 21:59
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Amazon Warrior Woman on Horseback Discovered on 2,500-Year-Old Vase
The 2,500 year old figure of an ancient Amazon woman has been discovered on a small vase preserved in an ... a battle axe. The lariat is painted purple, as is the woman’s shoes. The other end of it is tied around her waist ... men. Featured image: The 2500-year-old vase with Amazon woman depiction. Credit: The University of Mississippi Museum ...
Robin Whitlock - 10/06/2015 - 03:10
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Unity in Diversity: Studies Reveal Surprising Stories for the Genes of Ancient Hindus and Jews
... Europe. In the image: Georgians, Ossette, Albanian, Woman of Iceland, Russian woman of Rjasan, Roumanian woman, Poles of Radom. ( Public Domain ) The “Out of ...
Rabbi Allen Maller - 09/01/2019 - 23:02
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‘Oldest’ British Skull Revealed to be Decapitated Woman from Norman Conquest
... silent, but carbon dating has proven her to be a medieval woman who was likely decapitated. (David Adkins / ... H. 2020. Skull found in Burton belongs to 'murdered' woman . Available at: ... ‘Oldest’ British Skull Revealed to be Decapitated Woman from Norman Conquest ...
Sahir - 01/11/2021 - 22:00
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1,000-Year-Old Skeleton Couple Unearthed and the Woman is Missing Her Face!
... couple. Archaeologists were stunned to discover that the woman was missing all her facial bones. Archaeologists have ... . Inside the graves were "the buried bodies of a man and a woman, presumably a married couple, [who] lived in the 9th ... to see if they can determine a cause of death and the woman’s face was missing Top image: Excavating ancient ...
Nathan Falde - 04/11/2023 - 13:53
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Medieval Sex and Scandal: Consistory Courts and Morality in Medieval England
... While was socially unacceptable for an unmarried woman to have sex, as her honor and value were defined by her ... since childbirth grew increasingly dangerous as a woman got older. Under the concept of “marriage debt”, ... to procreate with her, it was legally acceptable for the woman to file for a divorce, such as in the case of Alice ...
Meagan Dickerson - 30/04/2021 - 18:41
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Iron Age Skull Suggests Sinister Story of Severed Heads Tossed into Wetlands
... Age (380-190 BC) and is believed to be the remains of a woman who was 45 years old, or possibly a little older. Example of a woman dressed as if she lived in the Iron Age. (Peter van der ... if the action was the cause of death. The rest of the woman’s body hasn’t been discovered. Terrifying ...
Alicia McDermott - 24/01/2018 - 13:57
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The Shocking History of Virgin Tests and Cures
... and the latest notions of science, and they made sure the woman being inspected had no say. But how could all these ... in the ancient world might have referred to whether a woman was married or single. In another example, Herodotus ... power, land, reputation, and peace. The total value of a woman depended on her virginity. In another example, the ...
B. B. Wagner - 21/09/2019 - 19:02
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Lozen: An Intelligent and Brave Apache Warrior Woman
... Lozen also studied medicine, and she became a medicine woman in addition to her role as a warrior. Great Salt Lake ... Languages of the Americas, 2015. Lozen: Apache Warrior Woman. [Online] Available at: ... Romana, A., 2016. Lozen: The badass warrior woman you've probably never heard of. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 14/05/2016 - 03:39
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Previously Undetected Roman Remains Found in Lead Coffin
... 1,600 years, included the remains of a high-status Roman woman encased in a lead coffin, as well as sixty other ... were the remains of the late-Roman period aristocratic woman, signified by the lead coffin containing pieces of ... say exactly who the child was, or its relationship to the woman, ‘carbon dating of the remains has revealed that ...
Sahir - 19/04/2024 - 01:05
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Swans Fat, Crocodile Dung, and Ashes of Snails: Achieving Beauty in Ancient Rome
... ancient Rome. Within it, he dictates how a proper Roman woman should be pale of face, rosy of cheeks, black of eyes, ... the Romans used makeup to preserve the natural beauty of a woman and not to embellish the facial canvas into a cacophony ... Ovid claims that before physical beauty care begins, a woman must perfect her manners: the manners, or personality, ...
Riley Winters - 16/06/2015 - 03:59
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The Legend of Shikhandi, the Transgendered Warrior Who Paid the Price of Opposing Powerful Men
... skills of Shikhandi, a young male soldier, who was born a woman. “A woman on the battlefield?” sneered all five Pandavas, ... Perfect Man? The 5 Imperfect Brothers of the Mahabharata A Woman Ruined by Warriors: The Story of Amba Before ...
MartiniF - 02/01/2018 - 15:31
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Mythology in Romania: Exploring Beliefs about Witchcraft and the Devil
... infernal aid. Ancient legends say that there was once a woman who wanted to become a witch, so she went to the river ... of the water and asked her why she was sitting there. The woman replied that she wanted to be made a witch, so the ... with him during each full moon. Legend has it that the woman accepted and she was made a witch. The Devil and a ...
valdar - 23/11/2015 - 00:47
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The Unique Sculptures of Thutmose…and a Secret Love for One of His Muses?
... in an abandoned city. Even the bust of the most beautiful woman of his times remained on the wooden shelf. Discovery ... of researchers saw the incredibly beautiful face of the woman, they were speechless. Immediately they knew that this ... the famous bust of one of the most beautiful ancient woman is still at a museum in Berlin. Portrait study thought ...
Natalia Klimczak - 27/03/2016 - 15:16
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Why Did Victorian Women Willingly Sell Themselves at Wife Auctions?
... their spouse and return to “ feme sol ” status, when a woman could take back her rights lost in marriage. In ... had successful claims. In addition, if by some means the woman was granted a judicial separation, her rights were ... this was easier for the man but more difficult for the woman. Men often closely controlled and monitored the ...
Jake Leigh-Howarth - 11/05/2022 - 18:56
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The Visions of Ermine de Reims - Supernatural Forces in Everyday Medieval Life
Ermine de Reims was a relatively inconsequential peasant woman who moved to the town of Reims, in northeastern France, ... Ermine de Reims was a relatively inconsequential peasant woman who moved to the town of Reims, in northeastern France, ... with her elderly husband in 1384. She was a pious woman, described by her confessor Jean le Graveur as “a ...
Meagan Dickerson - 02/05/2022 - 22:58
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3,000-Year-Old Ovarian Tumor with Teeth Unearthed from Egyptian Tomb
... within the 3,000-year-old burial chamber of a young woman found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery. A new study ... within the 3,000-year-old burial chamber of a young woman found in an ancient Egyptian cemetery. Teratomas are a ... the teratoma was nestled within the pelvis of the deceased woman, who was discovered with a Bes ring on her left hand. ...
Sahir - 07/11/2023 - 21:54
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The Rise and Fall of Shaman Queens of the East
... ritual at Khovsgol lake ( Munkhbayar.B / CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Woman Shamans on a Global Platform Worldwide, women have been ... Bwiti religion in Gabon, the first shaman was in fact a woman. Other examples of the surviving shamans include Machi ... shapeshifters and priestesses of the ancestors. Himba woman of Namibia (Yves Picq / CC BY-SA 1.0) In the practice ...
MartiniF - 19/06/2019 - 15:42
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Gunnhild, A Misidentified Bog Body and the Mother of Kings in Norse Sagas
... to rely on. During the 19th century, the bog body of a woman was discovered, and was identified as belonging to ... of the queen is given, “a vicious and most iniquitous woman from Denmark named Gunnhildr, the daughter of the ... Gormr, king of the Danes, and of the notably sagacious woman, Þyri.” In the same text, Eric Haraldsson is ...
dhwty - 17/04/2016 - 03:53
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Was King Tut's Tomb Built for a Woman? (Video)
... this suggest that King Tut's tomb was constructed for a woman ? Further examination unveils clues in the finer ... occupant of King Tut's tomb, was it originally built for a woman? 28 ORIGINAL Photos from the Discovery of ... Stock. By Robbie Mitchell Was King Tut's Tomb Built for a Woman? (Video) ...
Robbie Mitchell - 19/11/2023 - 20:00