As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings.
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The 2500-year-old Genius of China’s Grand Canal System
Ancient China is known for its famous dynasties, rich culture, and ... “advanced” technological innovations in the world. Ancient China is known for its famous dynasties, rich ... Goguryeo-Sui Wars on the Korean Peninsula . China’s invention of the water-level-adjusting pound lock in the 10th ...
Lex Leigh - 22/07/2022 - 22:57
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8 Ancient Chinese Inventions the West Had Not Imagined
... statistics provided by the World Economic Forum, nowadays China can boast its position of the world’s second largest ... technology. Of course, China can’t be credited with the invention of the mobile phone, Internet or other modern ... life. What’s more, the influence of all those ingenious ancient Chinese inventions can be tracked even to the 21st ...
Daria Shatsylo - 23/09/2021 - 02:00
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10 Must-Have Toys for Ancient Kids
... we find toys, as shown by the fascinating examples of ancient toys that still charm our kids today Do you think ... Bear Cub's Head: And it Still Rattles! Archaeologists in China claim to have found two million-year-old stone toys ... we may have played in the bath with a rubber ducky (an invention that was born in the late 19th century as a ...
lizleafloor - 21/12/2020 - 14:04
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Erlitou: China’s First Great City and Beginning of the Xia Dynasty?
... Age and existed in the Yellow River valley region of ancient China. The culture was named after a village site that was ... the Xia dynasty have speculated that this dynasty was an invention by the Zhou dynasty. The Zhou came to power by ...
dhwty - 14/01/2022 - 18:00
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Ten amazing inventions from ancient times
Dating back thousands of years are numerous examples of ancient technology that leave us awe-struck at the knowledge ... the ingenuity of our ancient ancestors. 1. The ancient invention of the steam engine by the Hero of Alexandria Heron ... direction of origin. In 2005, scientists in Zengzhou, China (which was also Zhang's hometown) managed to replicate ...
Joanna Gillan - 08/04/2014 - 14:14
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The Famous Ancient Chinese Inventions of Zhang Heng
... and literary scholar from Nanyang, Henan Province, China. He is noted for many ancient Chinese inventions. Zhang Heng (78-139 AD) was a ... Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention . With a forward by Joseph Needham. New York: Simon ...
ancient-origins - 13/09/2017 - 14:01
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Sticky Rice Mortar Used in Ancient Chinese Architecture
Ancient Chinese culture has made great contributions to humanity. The so-called Four Great Inventions of China – the compass, gunpowder, paper, and printing – are still being used extensively today. Ancient Chinese culture has made great contributions to ...
dhwty - 28/04/2022 - 15:13
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Not a Shot in the Dark: How Crossbows Changed War in Ancient China
... had a major impact on the way battles were fought in the ancient world. Prior to the widespread use of crossbows, it ... The crossbow may have been first invented in ancient China. Some historians believe the Chinese had even already ... used for war would be recurved ( CC BY 1.0 ) Although its invention is traditionally attributed to a tactician of the ...
dhwty - 21/03/2016 - 02:23
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Mythical Ancient Emperors Who Fought Over the Birth of China - Who Started It?
... are located in Zhengzhou, The People’s Republic of China, and were erected to commemorate the politics and ... Niang-niang: The Old Mother of the Waters Who Submerged an Ancient City The Four Mythological Symbols of China Shennong, ... be traced back to him. Huangdi is also credited with the invention of certain carts, boats, and clothing. Continuing ...
Veronica Parkes - 15/04/2017 - 14:01
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Skulls Show Evidence Ancient Chinese Brain Surgeons Operated 3,000 Years Ago
... that two skulls found in a historic site show evidence of ancient craniotomy. Chinese experts have determined that two skulls found in a historic site show evidence of ancient craniotomy. The finds are being taken to ... along with other advanced medicine, was practiced in China at an early date. The discoveries are also allowing ...
Ed Whelan - 12/11/2018 - 22:58
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Ancient Methods of Contraception – Even Tutankhamun Wore Protection
... surviving condoms come from a much later age. Some ancient Egyptian pharaohs, Tutankhamun, for instance, had ... made of cloth) as part of their grave goods. Silphium, the ancient contraceptive herb driven to extinction Revealing the ... of other contraceptive methods. For instance, in ancient China, for example, liquid mercury was drunk by women in ...
dhwty - 28/11/2017 - 23:04
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The Fascinating Life of a Chinese Eunuch in the Forbidden City
The Inner Court of China’s Forbidden City was the emperor’s private realm, ... the eunuchs of China. The Reasons Behind Castration in Ancient China While the Forbidden City was only built during ... of eunuchs in China can be traced much further back. In ancient China (up until the Sui Dynasty), castration was one ...
dhwty - 05/08/2020 - 21:51
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Ancient Chinese Paper Armor Put to the Test – You Won’t Believe How Strong It Is!
... Yangtze Rivers on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean. Ancient China independently developed paper, firearms, advanced ... Ancient Chinese metal armor ( public domain ) The Early Invention of Paper China is the civilization responsible for ...
Caleb Strom - 02/05/2017 - 14:04
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The Royal Flush: 2,400-Year-Old Toilet Used by Emperors Unearthed in China
... back 2,400 years in the Yueyang archaeological site in China’s Shaanxi province. Archaeologists have unearthed ... province. Yueyang served as a capital city under multiple ancient Chinese dynasties. It will likely reveal a lot about ... to have been invented in the late 16th century. The invention of the flush toilet is generally attributed to John ...
Sahir - 18/02/2023 - 17:57
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Rare Chinese Anatomy Text Links Earliest Dissections and Acupuncture
Researchers studying ancient Chinese texts have found that they are anatomical ... of the human body. Researchers studying ancient Chinese texts have found that they are anatomical ... of these extremely old Chinese anatomy texts indicate that China was first in the development of anatomy, many centuries ...
Ed Whelan - 02/09/2020 - 22:13
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4 Billion People Can’t Be Wrong: The Record-Shattering Popularity of Football, an Ancient Game
... 2,000 years. Surpassing even the Olympic Games (another ancient tradition), no other sports event today measures up ... Mesoamerican ballgame player in Teotihuacan. ( CC BY 2.0 ) China claims the earliest recorded ‘football’ game, ... References Mike Crocombe, 2018. The Origin, History, and Invention of Soccer. ThoughtCo.com [Online] Available at: ...
lizleafloor - 04/07/2018 - 14:02
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1000-Year-Old Chinese Couple Vanish Making Way For New Motorway
... were pulled out of their brick-walled graves in an ancient cemetery to make way for a motorway. A 1000-year-old ... were pulled out of their brick-walled graves in an ancient cemetery to make way for a motorway. In 2020, ... Relics and Archaeology of Hunan Province , in central China , were called out to a discovery at the ancient ...
ashley cowie - 27/05/2020 - 19:13
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Brush strokes on very ancient murals may rewrite the history of art in China
... of a prehistoric city may rewrite the history of art in China. Archaeologists working in the ruins of the Neolithic ... back about 4,000 years. Historians generally attribute the invention of the brush much later, to a Chinese general, Meng ... calling that region the birthplace of the Chinese mural. Ancient Origins has had several stories about old murals ...
Mark Miller - 20/08/2015 - 21:09
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Armillary Spheres: Following Celestial Objects in the Ancient World
Armillary spheres, originally from ancient Greece, were vital instruments for astronomers to ... credit the 2nd century BC astronomer, Hipparchus, with the invention of this device. The earliest reference to the ... ( Public Domain ) The Armillary Sphere in Ancient China Interestingly, the armillary sphere was also being ...
dhwty - 30/05/2019 - 18:53
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Russian Divers Discover Ancient Roman Sea Fortress at Tartus
... the Syrian coast at Tartus. Not only have they found three ancient naval structures, but a full blown ancient port and a Roman sea fortress that were previously ... deceased. Pottery vessels were discovered in Jiangxi , China, dating back to 18,000 BC, and they survived this long ...
ashley cowie - 28/01/2021 - 22:02
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This exquisite limestone sculpture, currently an exhibit at the New York Met, captures the youthful innocence of Tutankhamun, the boy king, at the tender age of six.
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Magic carpets are a form of transportation most notably found in oriental tales. These carpets are known also as flying carpets, as they transport their owners from one place to another through the...
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Sumer, or the ‘land of civilized kings’, flourished in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 4500 BC.
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Two phenomena that have been haunting humanity for a long time are Noah’s Ark and the Great Pyramid of Giza. It has however rarely been suggested that these two are connected. One, the Ark, is part...
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In the heart of Brazil's dense jungle, a remarkable discovery has emerged from the depths of history - a 'Stonehenge' hidden in the remote region of Calcoene.
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How old is the Tarot? This is a question that seems easy to answer today. As playing cards, we can confidently map the Tarot to the early 15th century. Mystery solved? Well, it’s not quite that simple.
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