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Calcio match in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, in Florence. Painting by Jan Van der Straet. Source: Public Domain — 17 May 2024

Calcio Storico, The Sport of Florence That Equates to an All-out Brawl

By Aleksa Vučković

History & Tradition

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In modern times, it is not uncommon for ancient sports to once more become popular. Often, they are long forgotten board games, or folkloric games with sticks and stones. But one Italian sport didn’t even need revival. Calcio Storico is an early...
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Calcio match in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, in Florence. Painting by Jan Van der Straet. Source: Public Domain — 17 May 2024

Calcio Storico, The Sport of Florence That Equates to an All-out Brawl

By Aleksa Vučković

History & Tradition

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In modern times, it is not uncommon for ancient sports to once more become popular. Often, they are long forgotten board games, or folkloric games with sticks and stones. But one Italian sport didn’t even need revival. Calcio Storico is an early...
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Painting — 15 May 2024

The Fateful Meeting of Atahualpa & Pizarro (with Prof. Tom Cummins, Harvard)

By Dr Richard Marranca

History & Tradition

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I was extraordinarily fortunate to meet the esteemed Dr. Tom Cummins nearly twenty years ago in Cusco, Peru - one of the great world centers, or axis mundi. Tom was one of our brilliant lecturers during the five-week NEH summer study, ‘Andean...
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Painting — 15 May 2024

The Fateful Meeting of Atahualpa & Pizarro (with Prof. Tom Cummins, Harvard)

By Dr Richard Marranca

History & Tradition

0

I was extraordinarily fortunate to meet the esteemed Dr. Tom Cummins nearly twenty years ago in Cusco, Peru - one of the great world centers, or axis mundi. Tom was one of our brilliant lecturers during the five-week NEH summer study, ‘Andean...
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Left; Image of Khufu’s Queen’s chamber and Right; a view of Khufu’s pyramid. Source: Provided by Author, Right, Gary Todd/ CC0 — 13 May 2024

A Watery Solution to the Enigmas of Khufu Pyramid’s Queen’s Chamber

By Niels Bjerre Jo...

Archaeology & Science

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Following up on my recent article on the ante-chamber in the Khufu pyramid, published on Ancient Origins public site, in which I argued it was a device designed to open and close more than once, this article refurnishes the Queen’s chamber, with...
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Left; Image of Khufu’s Queen’s chamber and Right; a view of Khufu’s pyramid. Source: Provided by Author, Right, Gary Todd/ CC0 — 13 May 2024

A Watery Solution to the Enigmas of Khufu Pyramid’s Queen’s Chamber

By Niels Bjerre Jo...

Archaeology & Science

0

Following up on my recent article on the ante-chamber in the Khufu pyramid, published on Ancient Origins public site, in which I argued it was a device designed to open and close more than once, this article refurnishes the Queen’s chamber, with...
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AI image of an Akkadian king-god representative of Naram- Sin. Source: Oleksandr/Adobe Stock — 10 May 2024

Naram-Sin - The World’s First God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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During the second half of the third millennium BC the land of Sumer and in fact the entire Mesopotamian region came under the control of the Akkadians, a Semitic people who had lived for centuries among the Sumerians. When the Akkadian Emperors...
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AI image of an Akkadian king-god representative of Naram- Sin. Source: Oleksandr/Adobe Stock — 10 May 2024

Naram-Sin - The World’s First God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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During the second half of the third millennium BC the land of Sumer and in fact the entire Mesopotamian region came under the control of the Akkadians, a Semitic people who had lived for centuries among the Sumerians. When the Akkadian Emperors...
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08 May 2024

Historical Journey of the Dying Gaul

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The 2,000-year-old sculpture of the Dying Gaul is a larger-than-life marble sculpture of a nude man on the ground holding himself with one arm, resting weakly on an outstretched leg. His hand sits atop a broken sword on the ground and his head bent...
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08 May 2024

Historical Journey of the Dying Gaul

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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The 2,000-year-old sculpture of the Dying Gaul is a larger-than-life marble sculpture of a nude man on the ground holding himself with one arm, resting weakly on an outstretched leg. His hand sits atop a broken sword on the ground and his head bent...
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The cover of a 1698 edition of the Historia Augusta from Ettal Abbey, Germany. Right: a page of the earliest manuscript. — 06 May 2024

History or Hoax: Dissecting the Intriguing Historia Augusta

By Robbie Mitchell

History & Tradition

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The Historia Augusta stands as a paradox within the annals of Roman historiography, a perplexing blend of fact and fiction, offering both insights into the imperial era and challenges to historical accuracy. Now believed to have been composed in...
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The cover of a 1698 edition of the Historia Augusta from Ettal Abbey, Germany. Right: a page of the earliest manuscript. — 06 May 2024

History or Hoax: Dissecting the Intriguing Historia Augusta

By Robbie Mitchell

History & Tradition

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The Historia Augusta stands as a paradox within the annals of Roman historiography, a perplexing blend of fact and fiction, offering both insights into the imperial era and challenges to historical accuracy. Now believed to have been composed in...
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Image of a fortune teller gazing into a glowing orb, zodiac symbols orbiting around, divining the future amidst the cosmos. Source: Jenjira/Adobe Stock — 03 May 2024

The Past and the Future: Origins of the Oldest Divination Techniques

By Jessica Nadeau

History & Tradition

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The act of divination is believed to be one of the earliest forms of religious activity, with a rich history dating back thousands of years and across multiple civilizations. The word itself, rooted in the divine, implies an unwavering connection...
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Image of a fortune teller gazing into a glowing orb, zodiac symbols orbiting around, divining the future amidst the cosmos. Source: Jenjira/Adobe Stock — 03 May 2024

The Past and the Future: Origins of the Oldest Divination Techniques

By Jessica Nadeau

History & Tradition

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The act of divination is believed to be one of the earliest forms of religious activity, with a rich history dating back thousands of years and across multiple civilizations. The word itself, rooted in the divine, implies an unwavering connection...
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Inside royal kurgan in Kerch, Ukraine Source: Danil/Adobe Stock — 01 May 2024

The Kurgan Hypothesis – Right Idea, Wrong Continent

By Ken Goudsward

History & Tradition

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In 1956, a hypothesis was proposed by UCLA archaeology and anthropology professor Marija Gimbutas. Her proposal, which was in part based on prior work by Otto Schrader (1883) and V. Gordon Childe (1926), came to be known as “the Kurgan...
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Inside royal kurgan in Kerch, Ukraine Source: Danil/Adobe Stock — 01 May 2024

The Kurgan Hypothesis – Right Idea, Wrong Continent

By Ken Goudsward

History & Tradition

1

In 1956, a hypothesis was proposed by UCLA archaeology and anthropology professor Marija Gimbutas. Her proposal, which was in part based on prior work by Otto Schrader (1883) and V. Gordon Childe (1926), came to be known as “the Kurgan...
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Head of aurochs in the Lascaux caves in France. Source: bobdu11 / Adobe Stock — 29 Apr 2024

Through Aurochs Eyes: A New Perspective on the Story of Lascaux

By Stephen Palmer

Mythology & Mystery

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They approach me in Lascaux caves on their hands and knees, one carrying a stave atop which tarred plant debris has been wound, set alight from the campfire, which itself was lit from a spark glowing in kindling held inside a hollowed out hoof....
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Head of aurochs in the Lascaux caves in France. Source: bobdu11 / Adobe Stock — 29 Apr 2024

Through Aurochs Eyes: A New Perspective on the Story of Lascaux

By Stephen Palmer

Mythology & Mystery

0

They approach me in Lascaux caves on their hands and knees, one carrying a stave atop which tarred plant debris has been wound, set alight from the campfire, which itself was lit from a spark glowing in kindling held inside a hollowed out hoof....
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Ruins in the ancient city of Sirkap, Taxila, Pakistan. Source: NG-Spacetime / Adobe Stock — 26 Apr 2024

A Rich Fusion of Greek and Indian: The Ancient Ruins of Sirkap

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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When Alexander the Great invaded the Far East, his armies were awed by the strange cultures, exotic animals, and unknown religions of India. Alexander promoted a fusion of cultures and his successors endeavored to adopt the cultures and blend into...
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Ruins in the ancient city of Sirkap, Taxila, Pakistan. Source: NG-Spacetime / Adobe Stock — 26 Apr 2024

A Rich Fusion of Greek and Indian: The Ancient Ruins of Sirkap

By micki pistorius

Archaeology & Science

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When Alexander the Great invaded the Far East, his armies were awed by the strange cultures, exotic animals, and unknown religions of India. Alexander promoted a fusion of cultures and his successors endeavored to adopt the cultures and blend into...
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