14 Jun 2023 Where Did The Shardana, Warrior Mercenaries Of Egypt Originate From? By Willem McLoud Archaeology & Science 0 A 13th-century BC inscription of Ramesses II reads: “The unruly Sherden whom no one had ever known to combat, they came boldly (sailing) in their warships from the midst of the sea, none being able to withstand them,” referring to a group of... Read More
07 Jun 2023 Egypt’s Famous Female Pharaohs And Not-So-Famous Female Rulers Resurrected By Andrew Collins Archaeology & Science 0 Cleopatra, Nefertiti, Hatshepsut are all ancient Egyptian female rulers, immortalized in films, in books, and on television. They celebrate the great achievements of powerful women in history who rose above predominantly patriarchal societies to... Read More
17 May 2023 The Iliad: Overlapping Mycenaean Bronze Age And Dark Age Allegories By Mary Naples Archaeology & Science 1 Known as the “Age of Heroes,” the Mycenaean civilization (1600-1100 BC) was immortalized in the Homeric epics by such noteworthy characters as the imperious commander-in-chief “king of men” Agamemnon, the “swift-footed” war hero and... Read More
12 May 2023 The Dead Below Deck: Funerary Boat Customs By Ken Jeremiah Archaeology & Science 0 Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old Egyptian funerary boat, measuring 60 feet (18 meters), that was so well preserved that it still had intact plant fibers attached to it, in 2016. Found near the pyramids in Abusir, the interesting thing... Read More
01 May 2023 Thetford Priory, Lost Resting Place of Henry VIII’s Illegitimate Son By Rebecca Batley Archaeology & Science 0 The towering ruins of the Priory of Our Lady at Thetford recalls in the words of English Heritage, “one of the largest and richest foundations in medieval East Anglia,” yet the ravaged stones of Thetford Priory also stand as testament to the... Read More