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Sunset Ayers Rock Australian Outback Uluru — 30 Nov 2018

Ancient Australian Song-lines

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Indigenous Australian cultures held animistic beliefs and their everyday reality was a living, pulsing matrix of mythological cycles, outdoor rituals and ceremonies. Extending across the ancient Australian landscape are hundreds of long-distance...
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Sunset Ayers Rock Australian Outback Uluru — 30 Nov 2018

Ancient Australian Song-lines

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Indigenous Australian cultures held animistic beliefs and their everyday reality was a living, pulsing matrix of mythological cycles, outdoor rituals and ceremonies. Extending across the ancient Australian landscape are hundreds of long-distance...
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The richly decorated wooden chair or ‘throne’ of Princess Sitamun that was found in KV46; design by Anand Balaji — 28 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: Stunning Burial on a Par with Royalty – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With their daughter, Tiye, married into the powerful ruling family of Egypt, Yuya and Tjuyu led a charmed life. With strong ties to their hometown Akhmin, Yuya seems to have participated actively in affairs of state – guiding the young Amenhotep...
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The richly decorated wooden chair or ‘throne’ of Princess Sitamun that was found in KV46; design by Anand Balaji — 28 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: Stunning Burial on a Par with Royalty – Part II

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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With their daughter, Tiye, married into the powerful ruling family of Egypt, Yuya and Tjuyu led a charmed life. With strong ties to their hometown Akhmin, Yuya seems to have participated actively in affairs of state – guiding the young Amenhotep...
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Dancing Bes figures on the left outer arm of the Sitamun's chair; and detail of the face mask of one of the coffins of Yuya; design by Anand Balaji — 26 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: K46 and the Golden Road to Nobility – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Queen Tiye stands head and shoulders above all the Great Royal Wives of ancient Egypt. Though it is said that her background was that of a commoner, she rose to prominence mainly due to her resourceful parents, Yuya and Tjuyu. Persons of obviously...
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Dancing Bes figures on the left outer arm of the Sitamun's chair; and detail of the face mask of one of the coffins of Yuya; design by Anand Balaji — 26 Nov 2018

Bedazzling Treasures of Yuya and Tjuyu: K46 and the Golden Road to Nobility – Part I

By anand balaji

Archaeology & Science

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Queen Tiye stands head and shoulders above all the Great Royal Wives of ancient Egypt. Though it is said that her background was that of a commoner, she rose to prominence mainly due to her resourceful parents, Yuya and Tjuyu. Persons of obviously...
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Looking south across Loch Ness from Urquhart Castle, Boleskine House is the white cottage on the hillside. Many locals claim sightings of the Loch Ness Monster increased after Crowley resided here. — 23 Nov 2018

The Loch Ness Temple of the Ancient Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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History is threaded together with texts, scrolls and grimoires which were believed to contain the powerful supernatural rituals required to raise and control demons. A dark ancient text existed which was so influential that after 600 years of...
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Looking south across Loch Ness from Urquhart Castle, Boleskine House is the white cottage on the hillside. Many locals claim sightings of the Loch Ness Monster increased after Crowley resided here. — 23 Nov 2018

The Loch Ness Temple of the Ancient Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage

By ashley cowie

Mythology & Mystery

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History is threaded together with texts, scrolls and grimoires which were believed to contain the powerful supernatural rituals required to raise and control demons. A dark ancient text existed which was so influential that after 600 years of...
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Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music — 21 Nov 2018

Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Benzaiten is one of Japan's most complex and popular syncretic deities who has long ago been conflated and associated with other divinities from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Japanese pantheons. Her many forms range from a two-armed beauty playing music...
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Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music — 21 Nov 2018

Benzaiten, Japanese War Goddess Transformed into Water Goddess of Music

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Benzaiten is one of Japan's most complex and popular syncretic deities who has long ago been conflated and associated with other divinities from the Hindu, Buddhist, and Japanese pantheons. Her many forms range from a two-armed beauty playing music...
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The Mongol heavy cavalry in a battle (13th–14th century) — 19 Nov 2018

Call in the Cavalry: Famous Cavalries of the Ancient World

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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‘Call in the Cavalry’ has become a proverb for reverting to damage-control expert assistance when things get out of hand. Yet the quote is embedded in the history of a noble and often elite unit originally formed to provide support to the...
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The Mongol heavy cavalry in a battle (13th–14th century) — 19 Nov 2018

Call in the Cavalry: Famous Cavalries of the Ancient World

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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‘Call in the Cavalry’ has become a proverb for reverting to damage-control expert assistance when things get out of hand. Yet the quote is embedded in the history of a noble and often elite unit originally formed to provide support to the...
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Knossos, Crete: View of the North Gate Fresco (Image: Micki Pistorius) — 16 Nov 2018

Forsaken by their Gods, Four Ruins of the Oldest Temples in the World

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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On Orkney, the archipelago of the north coast of Scotland, ancient temple sites such as the Ness of Brodgar and Barnhouse Settlement, stone circles like Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stennes, were built between 3200 BC and 2500 BC. Being...
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Knossos, Crete: View of the North Gate Fresco (Image: Micki Pistorius) — 16 Nov 2018

Forsaken by their Gods, Four Ruins of the Oldest Temples in the World

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

1

On Orkney, the archipelago of the north coast of Scotland, ancient temple sites such as the Ness of Brodgar and Barnhouse Settlement, stone circles like Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stennes, were built between 3200 BC and 2500 BC. Being...
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Samson and Delilah by Jose Etxenagusia (1887) — 14 Nov 2018

The Last Lions of Asia Almost Lost to Mankind

By Willem Daffue

History & Tradition

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According to legend, about 3160 years ago, in the Levant, there was an enormously strong man, who tore the jaws of an adult male lion with his bare hands. Samson’ name was derived from the word semes which means ‘sun’. He lived near the...
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Samson and Delilah by Jose Etxenagusia (1887) — 14 Nov 2018

The Last Lions of Asia Almost Lost to Mankind

By Willem Daffue

History & Tradition

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According to legend, about 3160 years ago, in the Levant, there was an enormously strong man, who tore the jaws of an adult male lion with his bare hands. Samson’ name was derived from the word semes which means ‘sun’. He lived near the...
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The seven trumpets of Jericho, by James Tissot. — 12 Nov 2018

How a Woman Toppled the Legend of the Walls of Jericho: The Legacy of Kathleen Kenyon

By Prof Willem Boshoff

Archaeology & Science

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According to the Bible, in the Book of Joshua, the Israelites encountered the city of Jericho as the first Canaanite stronghold they had to conquer in order to settle in their promised new land. In archaeological terms, Joshua the war lord, would...
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The seven trumpets of Jericho, by James Tissot. — 12 Nov 2018

How a Woman Toppled the Legend of the Walls of Jericho: The Legacy of Kathleen Kenyon

By Prof Willem Boshoff

Archaeology & Science

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According to the Bible, in the Book of Joshua, the Israelites encountered the city of Jericho as the first Canaanite stronghold they had to conquer in order to settle in their promised new land. In archaeological terms, Joshua the war lord, would...
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Mammoth Cave National Park — 09 Nov 2018

Ancient Expressions: The World’s Oldest Works of Prehistoric Art

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Creating abstractions of reality, art has been a part of human expression for hundreds of thousands of years. Prehistoric stone and bone sculptures, and cave art are ideas and emotions expressed through visual projection, and it was initially...
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Mammoth Cave National Park — 09 Nov 2018

Ancient Expressions: The World’s Oldest Works of Prehistoric Art

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Creating abstractions of reality, art has been a part of human expression for hundreds of thousands of years. Prehistoric stone and bone sculptures, and cave art are ideas and emotions expressed through visual projection, and it was initially...
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