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Zeus rebuked by Aphrodite by Abraham Janssens I (1612) Art Institute of Chicago (Public Domain) — 14 Mar 2022

The Origins Of Ancient Greek Creation Mythology

By pkoutoupis

Mythology & Mystery

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Since the beginning of humankind, there has been the pressing need to understand the reasons why humans were created. What purpose do humans serve? Each ancient and modern culture hold their own stories, some of which build on top of older tales....
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Zeus rebuked by Aphrodite by Abraham Janssens I (1612) Art Institute of Chicago (Public Domain) — 14 Mar 2022

The Origins Of Ancient Greek Creation Mythology

By pkoutoupis

Mythology & Mystery

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Since the beginning of humankind, there has been the pressing need to understand the reasons why humans were created. What purpose do humans serve? Each ancient and modern culture hold their own stories, some of which build on top of older tales....
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An Egyptian woman wearing a mysterious wax head cone, which is morphing 2) into the benben stone, atop which sits 3) the bennu bird, symbol of resurrection, all set before 4) the Great Pyramid, the architectural climax of mound expressionism, behind which rises 5) the morning sun, called weben by the Egyptians. This rhymed with benben, and provided an important linkage between the rising of the primeval mound and the solar disc. (Image: Design by Jonathon Perrin) — 11 Mar 2022

Egyptian Head Cones: Mini Pyramids and Status Symbols

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

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One of ancient Egypt’s most-enduring embalming enigmas has to be its cryptic head cones. These unusual objects can be seen in tomb paintings perched atop the heads of both mummies and living people. They resemble white domes or cones, and are...
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An Egyptian woman wearing a mysterious wax head cone, which is morphing 2) into the benben stone, atop which sits 3) the bennu bird, symbol of resurrection, all set before 4) the Great Pyramid, the architectural climax of mound expressionism, behind which rises 5) the morning sun, called weben by the Egyptians. This rhymed with benben, and provided an important linkage between the rising of the primeval mound and the solar disc. (Image: Design by Jonathon Perrin) — 11 Mar 2022

Egyptian Head Cones: Mini Pyramids and Status Symbols

By Jonathon Perrin

Archaeology & Science

0

One of ancient Egypt’s most-enduring embalming enigmas has to be its cryptic head cones. These unusual objects can be seen in tomb paintings perched atop the heads of both mummies and living people. They resemble white domes or cones, and are...
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Are The Gōbekli Tepe Enclosures Giant Lunisolar Calendars? — 09 Mar 2022

Are The Gōbekli Tepe Enclosures Giant Lunisolar Calendars?

By Martin Sweatman

Archaeology & Science

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Situated in southern Turkey near the upper Euphrates, Gōbekli Tepe has become famous for its surprisingly advanced megalithic architecture and symbolism, seemingly too early for the hunter-gather culture that built it. Enclosure D at Gōbekli...
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Are The Gōbekli Tepe Enclosures Giant Lunisolar Calendars? — 09 Mar 2022

Are The Gōbekli Tepe Enclosures Giant Lunisolar Calendars?

By Martin Sweatman

Archaeology & Science

3

Situated in southern Turkey near the upper Euphrates, Gōbekli Tepe has become famous for its surprisingly advanced megalithic architecture and symbolism, seemingly too early for the hunter-gather culture that built it. Enclosure D at Gōbekli...
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Noble ladies enjoying Kai-awase. Print of Metropolitan Museum of Art (Kitagawa Utamaro / CC0) — 07 Mar 2022

Kai-Awase: Elegant Shell Matching Pastime Of The Nobility During Heian Japan

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Coming in an infinite number of shapes and colors, seashells have been used as a medium of exchange for centuries in a variety of locations, such as many Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean islands, as well as North America, Africa and the Caribbean....
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Noble ladies enjoying Kai-awase. Print of Metropolitan Museum of Art (Kitagawa Utamaro / CC0) — 07 Mar 2022

Kai-Awase: Elegant Shell Matching Pastime Of The Nobility During Heian Japan

By MartiniF

Archaeology & Science

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Coming in an infinite number of shapes and colors, seashells have been used as a medium of exchange for centuries in a variety of locations, such as many Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean islands, as well as North America, Africa and the Caribbean....
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Defensive Fortresses Along The Way Of Horus In Ancient Egypt — 04 Mar 2022

Defensive Fortress Zarw, Along The Way Of Horus In Ancient Egypt

By tedloukes

Archaeology & Science

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The rich fertile lands of Egypt’s Nile Delta must have been looked on with avaricious eyes from their next-door neighbors to the east. All that lush greenery lay in stark contrast to the deserts of the Sinai and beyond. The Northern Sinai...
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Defensive Fortresses Along The Way Of Horus In Ancient Egypt — 04 Mar 2022

Defensive Fortress Zarw, Along The Way Of Horus In Ancient Egypt

By tedloukes

Archaeology & Science

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The rich fertile lands of Egypt’s Nile Delta must have been looked on with avaricious eyes from their next-door neighbors to the east. All that lush greenery lay in stark contrast to the deserts of the Sinai and beyond. The Northern Sinai...
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Know then that ye are gods – creating the universes ( mikesilent / Adobe Stock) — 02 Mar 2022

Zero Point Field: Know Ye Not That Ye Are Gods?

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

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“Know ye not that ye are Gods” reads Psalm 82 verse 6 and John 10 verse 34. It is quite a radical thought, but some scientists are beginning to entertain a rather shocking speculation that might answer basic questions previously thought to be...
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Know then that ye are gods – creating the universes ( mikesilent / Adobe Stock) — 02 Mar 2022

Zero Point Field: Know Ye Not That Ye Are Gods?

By jim willis

Mythology & Mystery

3

“Know ye not that ye are Gods” reads Psalm 82 verse 6 and John 10 verse 34. It is quite a radical thought, but some scientists are beginning to entertain a rather shocking speculation that might answer basic questions previously thought to be...
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Memories Of An Ancient Goddess At Sintra’s Mountain Of The Moon — 01 Mar 2022

Memories Of An Ancient Goddess At Sintra’s Mountain Of The Moon

By elyn aviva

History & Tradition

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Nothing about magical and mysterious Sintra is straightforward, including its name. Sintra can refer to a small town in western Portugal, a short distance north and west of Lisbon, or the large and populous municipality that surrounds it, or...
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Memories Of An Ancient Goddess At Sintra’s Mountain Of The Moon — 01 Mar 2022

Memories Of An Ancient Goddess At Sintra’s Mountain Of The Moon

By elyn aviva

History & Tradition

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Nothing about magical and mysterious Sintra is straightforward, including its name. Sintra can refer to a small town in western Portugal, a short distance north and west of Lisbon, or the large and populous municipality that surrounds it, or...
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps. Oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, (1801 and 1805). Unteres Belvedere (Public Domain) and Tipu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore, firing at his adversaries during the siege of Seringapatam, (1791). (Public Domain); Deriv. Design by Anand N. Balaji — 23 Feb 2022

Ingress Into Egypt: Napoleon, Tipu Sultan And Their Battles To End The ‘Iron Yoke’ Of England

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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Once celebrated as ‘the temple of the whole world’, Egypt was the repository of infinite knowledge in myriad disciplines that marked the apogee of humankind’s accomplishments over millennia. Like a beacon, the northern African nation...
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps. Oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, (1801 and 1805). Unteres Belvedere (Public Domain) and Tipu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore, firing at his adversaries during the siege of Seringapatam, (1791). (Public Domain); Deriv. Design by Anand N. Balaji — 23 Feb 2022

Ingress Into Egypt: Napoleon, Tipu Sultan And Their Battles To End The ‘Iron Yoke’ Of England

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

0

Once celebrated as ‘the temple of the whole world’, Egypt was the repository of infinite knowledge in myriad disciplines that marked the apogee of humankind’s accomplishments over millennia. Like a beacon, the northern African nation...
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Mystery Mines That Enriched The Old World — 21 Feb 2022

Mystery Mines That Enriched The Old World

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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About 2.6 million years ago, predating Homo Sapiens, early human ancestors founded mining when they dug for stones that were best suited for making survival tools and weapons. They knew that stones on the surface were generally weathered and...
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Mystery Mines That Enriched The Old World — 21 Feb 2022

Mystery Mines That Enriched The Old World

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

1

About 2.6 million years ago, predating Homo Sapiens, early human ancestors founded mining when they dug for stones that were best suited for making survival tools and weapons. They knew that stones on the surface were generally weathered and...
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Self-Mummified body of Body of Chukai (Image: © Dr Ken Jeremiah) — 18 Feb 2022

Sokushinbutsu: Tales Of Living Buddhas’ Self Mummification

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

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Immuring themselves in an underground stone chamber, sealed tight, waiting to die: that is what more than 24 known individuals did in northern Japan from the 1200s until the 19th century, though it may have been done before that timeframe and even...
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Self-Mummified body of Body of Chukai (Image: © Dr Ken Jeremiah) — 18 Feb 2022

Sokushinbutsu: Tales Of Living Buddhas’ Self Mummification

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

0

Immuring themselves in an underground stone chamber, sealed tight, waiting to die: that is what more than 24 known individuals did in northern Japan from the 1200s until the 19th century, though it may have been done before that timeframe and even...
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