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  1. Feathered Tricksters Since the Dawn of Time

    ... These two major world religions have mostly rebranded the ancient corvids as being dirty, aggressive, noisy, and ... of the Magical Phoenix The Four Mythological Symbols of China Excavation reveals bizarre Celtic burial with ... important animals and these hallucinations led to the invention of image-making, or the art of drawing.” (S.W. ...

    ashley cowie - 12/02/2018 - 18:56

  2. The King Who Made War Illegal! Challenging the Official History of The Art of War and the First Emperor –Part I

    ... about the life of Qin Shi Huang, First Emperor of China—and a grand conspiracy. And these tightly related ... 200-year long "Warring States period" and found a nation? Ancient terra cotta statues. (Credit: BigStockPhoto) The ... though, it became known as "The Art of War." This was an invention. The first sentence in the work begins with "The ...

    Shibumi - 31/03/2017 - 23:05

  3. The Enigma of the Nanjing Belt: How Could this Out of Place Artifact Exist?

    ... “Nanjing Belt”, an exquisite relic from early medieval China that contained aluminum - an alloy that wasn’t ... A worker’s spade broke through the ground, revealing an ancient and forgotten tomb. An investigation soon began, and ... 7,000 Years Ago – Long Before the Metal’s Official Invention In 1825. Available at: ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 31/05/2023 - 14:53

  4. Sumerians Invented the System of Time 5,000 Years Ago – And We Still Use It Today!

    ... system but a sexagesimal (base-60) system. For the ancient Sumerian innovators who first divided the movements ... to count. As such, there are several claimants to the invention of the decimal system, notably the Greeks (circa ... 60 persisted and spread to the East in Persia, India, and China as well as to the West in Egypt, Carthage, and Rome. ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 31/07/2023 - 14:59

  5. Wootz Damascus Steel: The Mysterious Metal that Was Used in Deadly Blades

    ... than the Medieval period. The technology originated in ancient India millennia before many other cultures ever found ... to its high quality, Wootz steel was traded all over the ancient and Medieval world, including Europe, the Middle East, and China. The qualities of Wootz steel were well-suited to ...

    dhwty - 02/06/2018 - 15:43

  6. Conference on Precession and Ancient Knowledge

    ... of bits of myth and folklore from over thirty separate ancient cultures that all seem to tie the rise and fall of ... the Greek Antikythera device (a thousand years before the invention of complex precision gears) or the Baghdad ... of subtle forces whether it is Qigong or Feng Shui in China, or the electromagnetic and electrostatic properties ...

    ancient-origins - 04/05/2014 - 11:39

  7. The Lasting Legacy of Wiseman Confucius

    ... However, he is now the most remembered person from ancient China and is widely considered one of the most influential ... (One scholar argues that Confucianism was an invention of Jesuit missionaries working in China). Despite ...

    dhwty - 04/10/2016 - 03:51

  8. Mayan Calendar Similar to Ancient Chinese: Early Contact?

    Ancient Mayan and Chinese calendar systems share so many ... script. His article, titled “Asian Components in the Invention of the Mayan Calendar,” was written 30 years ago, ... immortality are Chinese favorites, first appearing in Han China in the first century B.C. or slightly earlier.” Aztec ...

    ancient-origins - 08/09/2016 - 21:49

  9. Unfolding the Golden Nuggets of Early Chinese Paper Folding and the Art of Origami

    ... is that as an art, paper folding was also developed in China, Korea, and even Europe. Some have even speculated that ... (whose civilization has commonly been attributed with the invention of paper) were responsible for introducing the art ... Beautiful and Complex Artisanship of Glass-making in the Ancient World One of the ways that paper folding was, and ...

    dhwty - 26/03/2016 - 02:53

  10. The King Who Made War Illegal! Challenging the Official History of The Art of War and the Terra Cotta Army–Part II

    Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of a unified China. His remarkable success in ending 200 years of war and ... Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of a unified China. His remarkable success in ending 200 years of war and ... Treasure Deadly Strategies and Ruthless Tactics of the Ancient Assassins Final Notes: 1. Is this article entirely ...

    Shibumi - 02/04/2017 - 14:06

  11. Ancient Chinese Paper Armor Was Tougher Than Steel

    ... clad in steel or iron plate armor. But according to ancient Chinese records, using paper armor was sometimes ... deemed the superior option. Papermaking originated in China 2,000 years ago during the Eastern Han period. The Chinese eunuch Cai Lun is credited with the invention, though examples of earlier, more primitive, paper ...

    Cecilia Bogaard - 10/03/2023 - 17:51

  12. The Emperor is Dead, Let Confucianism and Chaos Reign! The Rise and Fall of Wang Mang and the Xin Dynasty

    ... to regain lost power. Taking Beauty to New Heights in China: What Stunning Sights Emerge on Huangshan and its Bridge of Immortals? The Famous Ancient Chinese Inventions of Zhang Heng The Lasting Legacy ... The Four Great Beauties, and the Arts of the Courtesans in Ancient China Entire Family Executed by First Female Emperor ...

    dhwty - 16/05/2018 - 13:58

  13. The Untold History of The Wheel And Its Evolution

    The wheel can be considered mankind’s most important invention, the utility of which is still applied in multiple ... the 6th and 4th century BC. It then found its way to China 400 years later, from where it moved to medieval ... it was learned that wheels could be used on vehicles, ancient people still relied on camels for transportation. In ...

    David Waters - 28/05/2017 - 02:00

  14. Dogs of War: Ancient History of Animals in Warfare

    ... replaced within the last 100 years with motor vehicles. In ancient China and Egypt, the horse was used to pull  chariots and ‘proto-chariot’ platforms . Later, with the invention of the saddle and stirrup, and the breeding of ...

    lizleafloor - 05/06/2016 - 15:45

  15. Poisonous Pigments: History’s Deadliest Colors

    Throughout history, ancient civilizations have been using all kinds of ingenious ... natural one. Synthetic lead red was also being produced in China as early as the Han dynasty, and there is no evidence ... Green has a chemical formula of AsCuHO3. Prior to the invention of Scheele’s Green, green was derived from copper ...

    ancient origins - 12/09/2019 - 22:52

  16. Was the Baghdad Battery a medical device?

    ... us that mankind was ignorant of technology and medicine in ancient times. But there are archaeological and textual clues ... of Near Eastern Studies, Paul T. Keyser claims that ancient batteries and electric eels were used to numb pain or ... could have been used for acupuncture, a common practice in China at the time. Other ancient cultures used electricity ...

    KarlaAkins - 13/03/2014 - 12:14

  17. The Ming Dynasty Concubines: A Life of Abuse, Torture and Murder for Thousands of Women

    ... Christopher Columbus, and producing books before the invention of the printing press in Britain. While this ... the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368-1398 AD), Ming Dynasty, China. ( Public Domain ) The Obsessive Founder The founder of ... in the Forbidden City of China The secret life of an ancient concubine A Final Resting Place Fit for an Emperor: ...

    Veronica Parkes - 02/07/2018 - 15:05

  18. The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China)

    ... informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for ... without eliminating, these regional differences: the invention of the emperor as the divine embodiment of the ... first of a six-volume series on the history of imperial China, The Early Chinese Empires illuminates many formative ...

    ancient-origins - 30/06/2017 - 21:03

  19. Crystal-Clear Vision – The Ancient History of Eyeglasses

    ... always exist, which caused difficulties for those in the ancient past with poor vision. Eyeglasses are an essential ... their missionary trips, which led to their introduction in China and surrounding countries in Asia. It is believed that ... a fashion statement. An Unbreakable Story: The Lost Roman Invention of Flexible Glass Is This the Real Reason Why ...

    Lex Leigh - 09/05/2022 - 14:59

  20. Ibn Battuta—The Marco Polo of Dar-al-Islam

    Before the invention of transportation such as trains, airplanes, and ... over Africa, eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and China before finally returning to Morocco to retire and live ... Most people think of Marco Polo when they think of an ancient world traveler, but arguably Ibn Battuta is a worthy ...

    Caleb Strom - 15/01/2019 - 17:23

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