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Composite image of Osiris and his protective sisters Isis and Nephthys, overlain by Akhenaten’s face, all overlying the Ark and the winged cherubim, from Moses and Joshua Bowing before the Ark, gouache on board, by James Tissot, 1896-1902. Now in the Jewish Museum, New York. Author created. — 08 Nov 2021

Was the Ark Of The Covenant A Coffin – Secret Link To Osiris God Of The Dead

By Jonathon Perrin

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Why does the Bible refer to the Ark of the Covenant as a coffin? Was someone buried in it? Was it a symbolic coffin, or even God’s coffin? The Bible describes the Ark as a sacred chest of wood and gold, built at Moses’ direction from a heavenly...
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Composite image of Osiris and his protective sisters Isis and Nephthys, overlain by Akhenaten’s face, all overlying the Ark and the winged cherubim, from Moses and Joshua Bowing before the Ark, gouache on board, by James Tissot, 1896-1902. Now in the Jewish Museum, New York. Author created. — 08 Nov 2021

Was the Ark Of The Covenant A Coffin – Secret Link To Osiris God Of The Dead

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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Why does the Bible refer to the Ark of the Covenant as a coffin? Was someone buried in it? Was it a symbolic coffin, or even God’s coffin? The Bible describes the Ark as a sacred chest of wood and gold, built at Moses’ direction from a heavenly...
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Another viewpoint of the Knossos palace at Heraklion, Crete, which is part of the extensive Knossos Palace ruins that are full of details relating to the great Minoan civilization of the Aegean Sea. ( vladimircaribb / Adobe Stock) — 05 Nov 2021

Majestic Minoan Knossos: Palace Or Funeral Parlor

By micki pistorius

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Before 1900, the general knowledge about an ancient civilization on Crete was limited to the Greek mythology of King Minos and the heroic Theseus, prince of Athens, who slayed the minotaur in the labyrinth and won the heart of the princess Ariadne,...
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Another viewpoint of the Knossos palace at Heraklion, Crete, which is part of the extensive Knossos Palace ruins that are full of details relating to the great Minoan civilization of the Aegean Sea. ( vladimircaribb / Adobe Stock) — 05 Nov 2021

Majestic Minoan Knossos: Palace Or Funeral Parlor

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Before 1900, the general knowledge about an ancient civilization on Crete was limited to the Greek mythology of King Minos and the heroic Theseus, prince of Athens, who slayed the minotaur in the labyrinth and won the heart of the princess Ariadne,...
Read More

Mount Shasta's Mysteries. (Image: © 2021 D.W. Naef) — 04 Nov 2021

The Earth-Energy Hotspot Of Mount Shasta

By D.W. Naef

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Ever since prehistoric times spiritual seekers have acknowledged Mount Shasta, in Siskiyou County, California, as a sacred mountain. Could the unique geology and location of Mount Shasta have something to do with the supernatural legends...
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Mount Shasta's Mysteries. (Image: © 2021 D.W. Naef) — 04 Nov 2021

The Earth-Energy Hotspot Of Mount Shasta

By D.W. Naef

Archaeology & Science

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Ever since prehistoric times spiritual seekers have acknowledged Mount Shasta, in Siskiyou County, California, as a sacred mountain. Could the unique geology and location of Mount Shasta have something to do with the supernatural legends...
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Fresco of the Bull Horns and Minoan women of Priestesses (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 01 Nov 2021

Tracing The Footprints Of The Philistines To Minoan Knossos On Crete

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The year 1185 BC heralded a diaspora of the so-called Sea Peoples to the south-western coast of the Levantine. From the west they came in ships via the Mediterranean Sea and from the north they crossed the land over what is now Syria. They were not...
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Fresco of the Bull Horns and Minoan women of Priestesses (Image: Courtesy Micki Pistorius) — 01 Nov 2021

Tracing The Footprints Of The Philistines To Minoan Knossos On Crete

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The year 1185 BC heralded a diaspora of the so-called Sea Peoples to the south-western coast of the Levantine. From the west they came in ships via the Mediterranean Sea and from the north they crossed the land over what is now Syria. They were not...
Read More

Compilation of the overall appearance of the statue based on Greek and Roman statuettes of the Sun-God and corresponding reconstruction of the 120m (393 ft) tall tower, designed by ©Andrew Michael Chugg — 27 Oct 2021

The Pharos Lighthouse Of Alexandria – Second Sun And Seventh Wonder Of The Ancient World

By Andrew Michael Chugg

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The Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria was constructed in the first two decades of the third century BC and it may have been nominated as one of the world’s Seven Wonders as early as the middle of the same century by the Alexandrian poet Callimachus...
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Compilation of the overall appearance of the statue based on Greek and Roman statuettes of the Sun-God and corresponding reconstruction of the 120m (393 ft) tall tower, designed by ©Andrew Michael Chugg — 27 Oct 2021

The Pharos Lighthouse Of Alexandria – Second Sun And Seventh Wonder Of The Ancient World

By Andrew Michael Chugg

Archaeology & Science

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The Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria was constructed in the first two decades of the third century BC and it may have been nominated as one of the world’s Seven Wonders as early as the middle of the same century by the Alexandrian poet Callimachus...
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