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Venetian Carnival Mask of Golden Sun and Silver Moon by allasimacheva. (Adobe Stock) — 16 Dec 2019

Moon Tear Hunters and the Quest for Ancient Silver

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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When the American author, diplomat, inventor, physicist and politician, Benjamin Franklyn, said: “Genius without education is like silver in the mine,” he encapsulated an ancient thirst shared by humans all over the world, and while...
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Venetian Carnival Mask of Golden Sun and Silver Moon by allasimacheva. (Adobe Stock) — 16 Dec 2019

Moon Tear Hunters and the Quest for Ancient Silver

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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When the American author, diplomat, inventor, physicist and politician, Benjamin Franklyn, said: “Genius without education is like silver in the mine,” he encapsulated an ancient thirst shared by humans all over the world, and while...
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Saber-toothed sparassodont †Thylacosmilus (with †Glyptodon and toxodonts in the background) (Public Domain) — 09 Dec 2019

Lucy and the Monstrous Birds, Fanged Beasts and Ferocious Fish of the Pliocene Epoch

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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In the geologic timescale that extends from 5.33 million to 2.58 million years ago, by universal standard, the Pliocene epoch was relatively recent, and it was at this time, when prehistoric life on Earth was adapting to a cooling climate, that...
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Saber-toothed sparassodont †Thylacosmilus (with †Glyptodon and toxodonts in the background) (Public Domain) — 09 Dec 2019

Lucy and the Monstrous Birds, Fanged Beasts and Ferocious Fish of the Pliocene Epoch

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

1

In the geologic timescale that extends from 5.33 million to 2.58 million years ago, by universal standard, the Pliocene epoch was relatively recent, and it was at this time, when prehistoric life on Earth was adapting to a cooling climate, that...
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Gold mask on display in the Museo del Oro, Bogotá, Colombia. (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 29 Nov 2019

The Golden Godheads of Human Death Rites

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Masks are well ingrained in the social zeitgeist and while their use in ancient rituals and ceremonies across the ancient world is well documented, it is generally their protective applications in hunting and sports and their function in ritual...
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Gold mask on display in the Museo del Oro, Bogotá, Colombia. (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 29 Nov 2019

The Golden Godheads of Human Death Rites

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Masks are well ingrained in the social zeitgeist and while their use in ancient rituals and ceremonies across the ancient world is well documented, it is generally their protective applications in hunting and sports and their function in ritual...
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The Hucksters and Suckers of Archaeological Scams — 20 Nov 2019

The Hucksters and Suckers of Archaeological Scams

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Hidden among the exhibits of the world’s finest museums and in some of the most famous private archaeological and art collections are forgeries, manufactured supposedly ancient arts and artifacts sold into the antiquities market to unwitting...
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The Hucksters and Suckers of Archaeological Scams — 20 Nov 2019

The Hucksters and Suckers of Archaeological Scams

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Hidden among the exhibits of the world’s finest museums and in some of the most famous private archaeological and art collections are forgeries, manufactured supposedly ancient arts and artifacts sold into the antiquities market to unwitting...
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The Fall of Man (detail) by Cornelis van Haarlem (1592) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 08 Nov 2019

From Food to Friend: Prehistoric Exotic and Pampered Pets

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

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Anthropologists and archaeologists are still working on compiling the human-pet timeline, but it is known pets have been adopted by humans for possibly tens of thousands of years. Americans keep about 78 million dogs, 85 million cats, 14 million...
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The Fall of Man (detail) by Cornelis van Haarlem (1592) Rijksmuseum (Public Domain) — 08 Nov 2019

From Food to Friend: Prehistoric Exotic and Pampered Pets

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

1

Anthropologists and archaeologists are still working on compiling the human-pet timeline, but it is known pets have been adopted by humans for possibly tens of thousands of years. Americans keep about 78 million dogs, 85 million cats, 14 million...
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Kappa at the Lumber Yard in Fukagawa / kappa repulsed by stench by Yoshitoshi (1839–1892). Famous Places and Humorous Images of Modern Life in Tokyo (Public Domain). — 30 Oct 2019

Monstrous Demons of Asian Folklore

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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Every village, town and city in the world has its array of monsters and mythological creatures, many of whom that have sprung from thousands of years of folkloric traditions. And while dragons are regarded as the kings of the monsters, appearing in...
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Kappa at the Lumber Yard in Fukagawa / kappa repulsed by stench by Yoshitoshi (1839–1892). Famous Places and Humorous Images of Modern Life in Tokyo (Public Domain). — 30 Oct 2019

Monstrous Demons of Asian Folklore

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

0

Every village, town and city in the world has its array of monsters and mythological creatures, many of whom that have sprung from thousands of years of folkloric traditions. And while dragons are regarded as the kings of the monsters, appearing in...
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Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David (1814) Louvre Museum (Public Domain) — 23 Oct 2019

The Greatest History Movie Blunders Ever Made

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Hollywood producers and directors have never once been praised for rigorously sticking to the facts and whether it's a medieval epic or a modern war film they generally fail when it comes to relaying what actually happened, historically. Their...
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Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David (1814) Louvre Museum (Public Domain) — 23 Oct 2019

The Greatest History Movie Blunders Ever Made

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Hollywood producers and directors have never once been praised for rigorously sticking to the facts and whether it's a medieval epic or a modern war film they generally fail when it comes to relaying what actually happened, historically. Their...
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Mammoth hunt, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology, Japan (CC BY-SA 2.5) — 11 Oct 2019

Did the Pre-Clovis Cultures in America Originate from Japan?

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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One of the most contentious issue in American, if not world archaeology is the validity of the ‘Clovis first’ theory, which is based on the argument that humans first came into America with the opening of a vast ice corridor running from...
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Mammoth hunt, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology, Japan (CC BY-SA 2.5) — 11 Oct 2019

Did the Pre-Clovis Cultures in America Originate from Japan?

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

3

One of the most contentious issue in American, if not world archaeology is the validity of the ‘Clovis first’ theory, which is based on the argument that humans first came into America with the opening of a vast ice corridor running from...
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The Meditation on the Passion by Vittore Carpaccio (1510) (Public Domain) — 25 Sep 2019

Contemplating the Navel: The Origins of Ancient Mindfulness

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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The words of the 16th-century Bishop of Geneva, Saint Francis de Sales, are truer today than ever before: “Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed“. Before pop-psychology and...
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The Meditation on the Passion by Vittore Carpaccio (1510) (Public Domain) — 25 Sep 2019

Contemplating the Navel: The Origins of Ancient Mindfulness

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

0

The words of the 16th-century Bishop of Geneva, Saint Francis de Sales, are truer today than ever before: “Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed“. Before pop-psychology and...
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Trio of musicians playing an aulos, cymbala, and tympanum (mosaic from Pompeii) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 09 Sep 2019

Orchestral Offerings on the Winds to the Gods

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Ever since humans have been able to pull a blade of grass between their thumbs and blow into it, or tap two sticks on a third, our species has attempted to recreate the sounds of nature and over time these musical skills developed and orchestral...
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Trio of musicians playing an aulos, cymbala, and tympanum (mosaic from Pompeii) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 09 Sep 2019

Orchestral Offerings on the Winds to the Gods

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

0

Ever since humans have been able to pull a blade of grass between their thumbs and blow into it, or tap two sticks on a third, our species has attempted to recreate the sounds of nature and over time these musical skills developed and orchestral...
Read More

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