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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Sunset at Sounon and Poseidon (Cardaf/Adobe Stock) (Adobe Stock) — 17 Mar 2023

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Temple of Winds in the ancient Agora, in Plaka district in Athens (vaios karalaios/ Adobe Stock) — 03 Feb 2023

The Greek And Roman Agoras In Athens

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The word ‘Agora’ in ancient Greek means ‘market’ but the agora in a city-state or polis was much more than just a commercial hub, it was also the socio-political center, the verus locus social media platform where politicians and...
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Statue of Hera and Zeus at Panathenaic stadium, Athens. (Sean Wallace-Jones / Adobe Stock) — 01 Feb 2023

Ancient Olympia: Site Of The Sacred Hieros Gamos

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Long before the Greek Olympic Games became the dominion of a male god, ancient symbolism was embedded in the Hieros Gamos (Sacred Marriage ceremony) practiced at Olympia, a sanctuary in a serene valley called Altis, nestled between the Alpheus and...
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Statue of Hera and Zeus at Panathenaic stadium, Athens. (Sean Wallace-Jones / Adobe Stock) — 01 Feb 2023

Ancient Olympia: Site Of The Sacred Hieros Gamos

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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Long before the Greek Olympic Games became the dominion of a male god, ancient symbolism was embedded in the Hieros Gamos (Sacred Marriage ceremony) practiced at Olympia, a sanctuary in a serene valley called Altis, nestled between the Alpheus and...
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Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Meteora, Greece (Voyagerix / Adobe Stock) — 27 Jan 2023

Magnificent Greek Orthodox Monasteries of Meteora, Suspended Between Heaven and Earth

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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Towering over the Thessalian Plain in Central Greece, is a majestic rock formation, called Meteora, meaning ‘elevated’ or ‘hanging from heaven’, where Eastern Orthodox monasteries literally cling to the cliff tops, suspended between heaven...
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Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Meteora, Greece (Voyagerix / Adobe Stock) — 27 Jan 2023

Magnificent Greek Orthodox Monasteries of Meteora, Suspended Between Heaven and Earth

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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Towering over the Thessalian Plain in Central Greece, is a majestic rock formation, called Meteora, meaning ‘elevated’ or ‘hanging from heaven’, where Eastern Orthodox monasteries literally cling to the cliff tops, suspended between heaven...
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Ancient Edessa: Kizilkoyun Necropolis And The Villa Of The Amazons — 13 Jan 2023

Ancient Edessa: Kizilkoyun Necropolis And The Villa Of The Amazons

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The Balıklıgöl basin, located today in the centre of modern Sanliurfa in Turkiye, was once the centre of Edessa, capitol of the Kingdom of Osroene, which declared its independence in 132 BC from the Seleucid Empire, until it fell to the Roman...
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Ancient Edessa: Kizilkoyun Necropolis And The Villa Of The Amazons — 13 Jan 2023

Ancient Edessa: Kizilkoyun Necropolis And The Villa Of The Amazons

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The Balıklıgöl basin, located today in the centre of modern Sanliurfa in Turkiye, was once the centre of Edessa, capitol of the Kingdom of Osroene, which declared its independence in 132 BC from the Seleucid Empire, until it fell to the Roman...
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Saint Peter inserted into a Pharaonic painting, Wadi es-Sebua (late seventh-early eight century) (Public Domain) — 21 Oct 2022

From Pagan To Christian To Islam, Religious Wars In Ancient Sudan

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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A change in religion more often than not, leads to bloodshed and war as gods hold on to their powers, and their priests and kings and queens take up arms to defend them. The history of Sudan has seen the Nubians defend their religion first against...
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Saint Peter inserted into a Pharaonic painting, Wadi es-Sebua (late seventh-early eight century) (Public Domain) — 21 Oct 2022

From Pagan To Christian To Islam, Religious Wars In Ancient Sudan

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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A change in religion more often than not, leads to bloodshed and war as gods hold on to their powers, and their priests and kings and queens take up arms to defend them. The history of Sudan has seen the Nubians defend their religion first against...
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Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids — 19 Oct 2022

Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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After the decline of Egypt’s New Kingdom, the Kings of Kush established the 25th Dynasty by expanding their territory to include Egypt, and ruled as the Black Pharaohs for at least a hundred years. Although the term ‘pyramid’ is usually...
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Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids — 19 Oct 2022

Secrets in The Sands Of Sudan: The Kushite Kings’ Pyramids

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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After the decline of Egypt’s New Kingdom, the Kings of Kush established the 25th Dynasty by expanding their territory to include Egypt, and ruled as the Black Pharaohs for at least a hundred years. Although the term ‘pyramid’ is usually...
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Sunset at temple ruins of Soleb, Sudan (Thomas / Adobe Stock) — 17 Oct 2022

The Three Niles And Cataract Settlements Of Ancient Sudan

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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On January 1, 1956, after centuries of foreign rule, Sudan finally gained its independence from Great Britain, three years after independence was granted to Egypt on June 18, 1953, and today the borders between the two countries are clearly...
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Sunset at temple ruins of Soleb, Sudan (Thomas / Adobe Stock) — 17 Oct 2022

The Three Niles And Cataract Settlements Of Ancient Sudan

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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On January 1, 1956, after centuries of foreign rule, Sudan finally gained its independence from Great Britain, three years after independence was granted to Egypt on June 18, 1953, and today the borders between the two countries are clearly...
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Mount Hagen sing-sing festival (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 14 Oct 2022

Sculpting The Geological, Archaeological And Cultural Landscape Of Papua New Guinea

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The sculpturing of the geography of Papua New Guinea did not end with the eruption of the volcanos. In their wake basins and valleys formed, where people settled, thousands of years ago. A large inland sea on the north coast of New Guinea, the...
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Mount Hagen sing-sing festival (CC BY-SA 2.0) — 14 Oct 2022

Sculpting The Geological, Archaeological And Cultural Landscape Of Papua New Guinea

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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The sculpturing of the geography of Papua New Guinea did not end with the eruption of the volcanos. In their wake basins and valleys formed, where people settled, thousands of years ago. A large inland sea on the north coast of New Guinea, the...
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Men of the Asmat tribe are floating in a canoe on the river. Amanamkay. Village, Asmat province, Indonesia (gudkovandrey/ Adobe Stock) — 12 Oct 2022

Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River Rituals

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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Winding its way like a serpentine from its origin source in the Victor Emanuel Mountain Range in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Sepik River receives many tributaries along its way until it finally flows directly into the Bismark...
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Men of the Asmat tribe are floating in a canoe on the river. Amanamkay. Village, Asmat province, Indonesia (gudkovandrey/ Adobe Stock) — 12 Oct 2022

Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River Rituals

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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Winding its way like a serpentine from its origin source in the Victor Emanuel Mountain Range in the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Sepik River receives many tributaries along its way until it finally flows directly into the Bismark...
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