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Incredible orange sunrise at the temple of Philae, a Graeco-Roman construction seen from the Nile river, a temple dedicated to Isis, goddess of love. (unai/Adobe Stock) — 24 Jan 2024

The Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-14 BC)

By Caleb Strom

Archaeology & Science

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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and after his death, his empire was divided. In 305 BC Egypt fell to his general Ptolemy I Soter. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was a powerful Hellenistic state extending from southern Syria in the east, to...
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Incredible orange sunrise at the temple of Philae, a Graeco-Roman construction seen from the Nile river, a temple dedicated to Isis, goddess of love. (unai/Adobe Stock) — 24 Jan 2024

The Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-14 BC)

By Caleb Strom

Archaeology & Science

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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC and after his death, his empire was divided. In 305 BC Egypt fell to his general Ptolemy I Soter. The Ptolemaic Dynasty was a powerful Hellenistic state extending from southern Syria in the east, to...
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A hunter returning with his kill (fotogurmespb / Adobe Stock) — 19 Jan 2024

Living Close To The Bone – A Day In The Life Of A Hunter-Gatherer

By Robert Garland

Archaeology & Science, Family & Relationships

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At the beginning of Herodotus’ Histories, the Athenian lawgiver Solon, one of the seven sages of ancient Greece, points out to his interlocutor Croesus, King of Lydia, that if a person lives to be 70, they will experience 26,250 days – by his...
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A hunter returning with his kill (fotogurmespb / Adobe Stock) — 19 Jan 2024

Living Close To The Bone – A Day In The Life Of A Hunter-Gatherer

By Robert Garland

Archaeology & Science, Family & Relationships

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At the beginning of Herodotus’ Histories, the Athenian lawgiver Solon, one of the seven sages of ancient Greece, points out to his interlocutor Croesus, King of Lydia, that if a person lives to be 70, they will experience 26,250 days – by his...
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Seth God Statue (Catmando / Adobe Stock) — 10 Jan 2024

The Rise And Fall Of Seth, Egyptian God Of Volcanism

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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Numerous papers have been written about the Egyptian god Seth in recent years, but his essential identity seems to have evaded modern commentators. Seth's role is pivotal in determining the historical sequence of catastrophic events in the eastern...
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Seth God Statue (Catmando / Adobe Stock) — 10 Jan 2024

The Rise And Fall Of Seth, Egyptian God Of Volcanism

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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Numerous papers have been written about the Egyptian god Seth in recent years, but his essential identity seems to have evaded modern commentators. Seth's role is pivotal in determining the historical sequence of catastrophic events in the eastern...
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The Pilar Shrine a Karahan Tepe with the portal entrance at the back and the face in the middle of the right wall . ( Image: © Hugh Newman) — 22 Dec 2023

Can The Winter Solstice At Karahan Tepe Explain A Shamanic Christmas Origin?

By Hugh Newman

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Ancient megalithic sites all over the world are still visited in celebration of the winter solstice, to welcome the sunrise on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From Newgrange in Ireland and Gavrinis in France, to Stonehenge,...
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The Pilar Shrine a Karahan Tepe with the portal entrance at the back and the face in the middle of the right wall . ( Image: © Hugh Newman) — 22 Dec 2023

Can The Winter Solstice At Karahan Tepe Explain A Shamanic Christmas Origin?

By Hugh Newman

Archaeology & Science

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Ancient megalithic sites all over the world are still visited in celebration of the winter solstice, to welcome the sunrise on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From Newgrange in Ireland and Gavrinis in France, to Stonehenge,...
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Terror Antiquus depicting the destruction of Atlantis, Lion Gate of Mycenae, Tiryns and Acropolis of Athens, with Kore presiding over to symbolize chaos and inevitability of human force by Leon Bakst (1908) Russian Museum (Public Domain) — 18 Dec 2023

Asia Minor: Atlantis, Asteroids And The Birth Of Athena

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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“Every word of it is true,” declares Plato in his Timaeus regarding the existence of Atlantis. Something in excess of 20,000 books have been published on the topic of Atlantis. Mainstream academia has long regarded it as fiction and come up...
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Terror Antiquus depicting the destruction of Atlantis, Lion Gate of Mycenae, Tiryns and Acropolis of Athens, with Kore presiding over to symbolize chaos and inevitability of human force by Leon Bakst (1908) Russian Museum (Public Domain) — 18 Dec 2023

Asia Minor: Atlantis, Asteroids And The Birth Of Athena

By Nicholas Costa

Archaeology & Science

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“Every word of it is true,” declares Plato in his Timaeus regarding the existence of Atlantis. Something in excess of 20,000 books have been published on the topic of Atlantis. Mainstream academia has long regarded it as fiction and come up...
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