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The Enigmatic Thracians: Revealing Their Distinctive Traditions and Culture
The Thracians, a mysterious civilisation that once flourished in the areas that now comprise Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, have proven difficult for historians to piece together. The Thracians were a significant force in the area for centuries, but they left no written records. Rather, we have to rely on the artefacts they left behind and the opinions of their neighbours, such as the Greeks and Romans.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
The Great Pyramid Algorithm: Integrated Edge Ramps Are Suggested by a New Study
According to recent computational research, a complex "Integrated Edge-Ramp" (IER) system may have been used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, perhaps resolving a 4,500-year-old architectural mystery. This model proposes a multi-channel system of ramps constructed directly into the pyramid's edges, challenging conventional notions of gigantic external ramps or intricate interior spirals. For the first time, the numbers truly add up.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
Edward the Confessor's Lost Seal Discovered After 40 Years
More than 40 years after it was thought to be lost, an Anglo-Saxon seal from the 11th century that belonged to King Edward the Confessor has been suddenly found in Paris. After being kept in the Archives Nationales for almost 200 years, the wax impression known as the "Saint-Denis seal" disappeared in the 1980s without any official explanation.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
A historian discovers a secret Helvetian army functioning within the Roman Empire.
According to a recent research by historian John Ma of Columbia University, there was indications of a covert army functioning inside the Roman Empire in the first century AD. The study, which was published in the Journal of Roman Studies, casts doubt on the conventional wisdom that the Roman Empire totally absorbed and ruled over every society it subjugated.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
On the chest of an Egyptian child mummy, a hidden mystery object was found.
While studying a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, Polish archaeologists uncovered an amazing finding. Intriguing doubts concerning the boy's identity and prehistoric burial customs were raised when scientists found a hidden object resting on his chest during the first-ever thorough scientific examination of the ancient remains. The discovery is already changing our understanding of Ptolemaic Egyptian funeral traditions.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
The Key to Long-Term Economic Success May Be in a Lost Mediaeval Village
According to recent research, the "rubbish" left behind in a defunct mediaeval village in a remote part of Yorkshire may provide insights into how cultures attain sustained "green" success. Wharram Percy, a once-thriving village on a steep chalk hillside, is reduced to a grassy mound and a destroyed stone church.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
On a 2,000-year-old Karnak stele, Roman Emperor Tiberius is shown as Pharaoh.
At the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, a remarkable 2,000-year-old sandstone stele representing the Roman emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian pharaoh has been discovered. Fascinating insights into how Roman emperors attempted to legitimize their power by assimilating into Egypt's ancient religious traditions can be gained from this discovery, which was uncovered during the renovation of a massive entrance.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
Cuneiform Tablets Show That the Legendary King Gilgamesh Was Real
Researchers have now finished a thorough examination of the artefacts, more than a century after the National Museum of Denmark started collecting a sizable collection of inscribed clay tablets from the ancient Near East. "Hidden Treasures: The National Museum's Collection of Cuneiform Tablets," a ground-breaking effort, has digitised and catalogued these ancient manuscripts for the first time.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
Research Disproves the Legend of the Herlaugshaugen Ship Burial
One of Scandinavia's oldest ship graves is located at the Herlaugshaugen burial mound on the island of Leka, off the coast of Norway, according to a recent study. The discovery, which dates to approximately AD 700, provides a crucial chronological connection between the later, well-known Norwegian ship mounds of the Viking Age and the well-known early seventh-century ship burials of Anglo-Saxon England, most notably Sutton Hoo.
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
Weapons from the Caste War Discovered Submerged in Yucatán Cenote
Weapons from the Caste War Discovered Submerged in Yucatán Cenote An incredible collection of 19th-century weapons has been discovered in a submerged archaeological site located deep beneath the Yucatán Peninsula. A wide variety of artefacts concealed below the Síis Já cenote, situated beneath the Ex Convento de San Bernardino de Siena in Sisal, Valladolid, have been documented by archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
By Francis Dami5 months ago in History
Moon Landing was Real: A Commentary
The Eagle Landed There shouldn’t be any questions about the moon landing’s authenticity. When the “Eagle” landed on the surface of the moon in July, 1969, the world was watching. While being one of the most significant moments in history (some will call it the greatest), it also became one the most documented events up to that point. Live TV coverage and audio recording captured the very moment the first two men took a giant leap for mankind on a distant world.
By Dean Traylor5 months ago in History
