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Urraca the Reckless: How Did a Child Bride Unify a Kingdom?
... population.'' Urraca died on March 8, 1126 during childbirth. During those times, it was a common cause for ...
Natalia Klimczak - 26/03/2017 - 23:01
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The Incredible Medical Interventions of the Monks of Soutra Aisle
... of these two elements might have been used to help with childbirth, or abortion. As Augustinian monks were strictly ...
dhwty - 22/06/2018 - 04:58
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Ancient Mythology Is Embedded Within the Constantine TV Series
... was a female demon goddess who threatened women during childbirth. Whenever possible, she would kidnap infants while ...
valdar - 22/03/2018 - 17:58
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The Many Ways Cancer Was Treated in the Ancient World
... nourishment for babies and their perceived connection to childbirth and child-rearing. The differences in perspectives ...
Lex Leigh - 12/03/2022 - 17:57
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All About Neanderthals – The Surprising Facts
... it allows specialization of skills such as support for childbirth, tool-making, and hunting. Comparison of faces of ...
Mark Maslin - 23/04/2019 - 22:54
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Icelanders Believed in Elves, But it is Probably Not What You Think
... to the woman during her pregnancy, would assist her in childbirth, and afterwards would take the child away to raise ...
Alda S - 21/07/2021 - 08:44
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The Law that Led to Roman Honor Killings, and Other Extreme Roman Marriage Laws
... in another set of laws aimed at promoting marriage and childbirth in Rome. With the Lex Papia Poppaea , he took a ...
Robbie Mitchell - 20/05/2023 - 14:41
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Five Female Olympians of Ancient Greece: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
... born. Only a day old, Artemis learned how to assist in childbirth , helping her mother give birth to her brother, ...
Khadija Tauseef - 03/04/2021 - 22:20
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The Life and Times of Mark Antony, Caesar's Trusted Aide
... Pompey to cement their political alliance – died at childbirth, causing much grief for Julius Caesar . The gap ...
Aleksa Vučković - 24/11/2019 - 13:52
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Theia—Greek Goddess of Light, the Sun, the Moon, and Wisdom
... identified with Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, childbirth, and chastity. The association between the moon ...
Caleb Strom - 30/03/2023 - 01:54
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Ten Incredible Mummy Discoveries That Shocked the World
... fifteen hundred years ago, probably as a complication of childbirth. The Moche did not mummify their dead ...
Joanna Gillan - 12/08/2022 - 14:58
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Are Stone Circles Ancient Pregnancy Calendars?
... a place where nomadic peoples went to receive help during childbirth? Could this also tie into the mechanisms of the ...
David Halpin - 06/10/2016 - 14:55
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Sacrifice and Destruction: The Apocalyptic Aztec Creation Myths
Many ancient cultures around the world have their own creation myth to explain their origins, and how the universe came into being. But few are as vivid, or as apocalyptic as the creation myth of the Aztecs. This myth has been referred to as the “Five Suns” wherein the world is created and destroyed again and again.
dhwty - 03/07/2021 - 18:43
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The Eagle Huntress: Ancient Traditions, and Evidence for Women as Eagle Hunters – Part I
... traditionally associate bürkitshi with fertility and childbirth. Today about 250 eagle hunters and a handful of ...
Adrienne Mayor - 05/04/2016 - 14:45
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High-Tech Scans Prove Austria’s Venus of Willendorf Originated in Italy
... features, strongly suggesting they represent pregnancy, childbirth, and the procreative process in general. That is ...
Nathan Falde - 02/03/2022 - 21:33
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Loftus Hall: Most Haunted House in Ireland Has Not Revealed All Its Dark Secrets
... again. One local account suggests that Anne died during childbirth after her father refused to let anyone know of her ...
Joanna Gillan - 21/07/2020 - 18:28
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Pity for Petronilla de Meath: Ireland’s First Witch Burning
... often the same women a family would turn to in times of childbirth, sickness, and for remedies and cures pertaining ...
David Halpin - 07/03/2018 - 18:42
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How the German House of Hanover ruled Britain for 200 Years
... Since his only child, Charlotte, had died in 1817 during childbirth, George IV did not leave an heir. His brother, ...
dhwty - 01/06/2020 - 14:01
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The Deeds of Julius Caesar, Rome’s Greatest Son
... daughter, Julia, who was married to Pompey, died at childbirth, the two men were finally set apart. In time their ...
Aleksa Vučković - 11/11/2019 - 18:58
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Men Hunted, Women Gathered… Or Did They?
... made for group members who were sick, recovering from childbirth or otherwise temporarily incapacitated. But ...
ancient origins - 18/11/2023 - 17:52