Posts Tagged ‘fascinating’

Fascinating Medieval Gaming Piece Uncovered at Building Site in England

Next time you’re playing a board game with your friends and family, consider that you may be playing something that originated in the medieval era, or beyond. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  Source Views: 0

Inside the Sacred Tomb of Newgrange: A Fascinating Look at Prehistoric Ireland (Video)

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there exist countless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts that have yet to be discovered and explained. The goal […]

King Tut’s Centenary! 6 Fascinating Facts About Tutankhamun’s Tomb

100 years ago today (November 4th) British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamun’s legendary tomb. This famous discovery was essential in the field of archaeology, as it became historians’ primary source of knowledge about ancient Egyptian tombs and burials.  Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Africa History Famous People Read Later  Source […]

Fascinating Details of Judean Shepherd’s Life 6,000 Years Ago Revealed by New Tech

New technology has allowed scientists to discover fascinating details about the life of a Judean shepherd that lived and died around 6,000 years ago. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  Source Views: 0

Hot Trot: The Fascinating Ancient Practice of Firewalking

If you’ve ever seen firewalking in person or online, you may have been amazed by the control and skill of individuals performing such a risky act. Read more Section:  News Unexplained Phenomena History Ancient Traditions Read Later  Source Views: 0

Securing Ancient Secrets: The Fascinating History of Letterlocking

Communication through written word existed long before the days of text messages and DMs, and even then some kind of security was needed to protect people’s secrets.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Writings News History Ancient Traditions Read Later  Views: 0

ALL THE FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SPIDERMAN

Did you know that Spider Man’s web-shooters are made from a special chemical he invented himself? In fact, the webs that they shoot out of his wrist can be used to capture bad guys and set them up for later. How cool is that! This blog post will focus on all the fascinating facts about […]

The Fascinating History of the Greek Orthodox Community of Bangor, Maine

Members of the Greek community of Bangor, Maine visiting their ancestral village of Vamvakou, Greece in 1949, including Nikos Niarchos, a member of the Niarchos shipping family, on the left. Credit: Public Domain The small but thriving Greek community in Bangor, Maine has a rich history that dates back to the 1890s. The history of […]

Bohemian Grave Yields Rare and Fascinating Artifacts

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have published their findings of a 1,600-year-old grave site discovered in 2019 in what was once eastern Bohemia. If the six graves found, five had already become victim to the vulturous grave robbers, but one belonged to a woman and was found intact with a series of unexpected artifacts. Unearthing […]

‘Engaging the World’: The ‘Fascinating Story’ of Hamas’s Political Evolution

Written by Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud On February 4, representatives from the Palestinian Movement, Hamas, visited Moscow to inform the Russian government of the latest development on the unity talks between the Islamic Movement and its Palestinian counterparts, especially Fatah. This was not the first time that Hamas’s officials traveled to Moscow on similar […]

The Shroud of Turin: Jesus’ Bloodstained Burial Cloth or a Fascinating Forgery?

The Shroud of Turin is believed by many to be the bloodstained burial cloth Jesus of Nazareth was wrapped in after his crucifixion. But skeptics say it is a forgery, or at best only a religious article of historical significance. What can modern research tell us? The Shroud of Turin , a pale sheet of […]

A Fascinating Roman Industrial Complex Has Been Excavated In England

The remains of a Roman period industrial complex has been uncovered by archaeologists in England, and includes kilns for making lime, mortar and pottery, and this discovery represents a detailed picture of what life was like for working class folk in the Roman outpost of Britannia. The Ruined Legacy of Roman Builders in England In […]

The Fascinating Life of a Chinese Eunuch in the Forbidden City

The Inner Court of China’s Forbidden City was the emperor’s private realm, where no other men were allowed to linger for too long. Officials, military personnel, and even male relatives of the emperor were required to leave the Inner Court at night. The only men who were allowed to stay in the Inner Court were […]

May You Live in Stupid, Corrupt and yet Fascinating Times

In the old days, America’s top spies would complete their tenures at the CIA or one of the other Washington puzzle palaces and segue to more ordinary pursuits. Some wrote their memoirs. One ran for president. Another died a few months after surrendering his post. But today’s national-security establishment retiree has a different […]

Your sense of wellbeing may be connected to how secure you feel about your home, fascinating study explains

(Natural News) Your sense of wellbeing is linked to how secure you feel about your home, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham and University of Manchester. The study was built on the initial findings of a study in 2017 which suggested that social housing plays a role […]

Fascinating New DNA Updates On The Potential Alien Body Found In Nazca, Peru

Next Story Recently Nazca, Peru has become famous for those who like to peer into the world of unsolved mysteries. Take for example, the Nazca Lines, a series of large ancient geoglyphs ranging in size, with the largest being 1200 feet long. The world is full of interesting unsolved mysteries that question what we think […]

Fascinating Interview on Syria–former British Diplomat Alastair Crooke

Posted on February 26, 2018  by Richard Edmondson Crooke obviously is quite knowledgeable on the subject of Syria. The interview, a rather “must-see” one from my point of view, was posted Friday. Latest news today–we seem to have another false flag chlorine gas attack that the mainstream media are blaming on the Syrian government. (More details below). […]

Pineal Gland – Third Eye – The Fascinating Nature of Your Inner Vision

To this day, scientists from around the globe, specialized in studying the anatomy of the human body, have made dwarfish success in demystifying the secrets of the pineal gland, not to mention the denyal of the process of calcification, which everyone should be informed about. What we know for a fact is that the pineal […]

‘So fascinating, so strange’: What the big hitters said about #1917LIVE

Described as “nerdy but entertaining” by Mattias Fyrenius, the chief of Nobel Media which handles publicity around the coveted prize, it’s unsurprising that  the project initially found favour with academics already obsessed with Russia, and au fait with the army logistics crisis of 1917 – though many noted parallels with the turbulence of 2017. The story […]

The Fascinating Link Between The Pyramids & Otherworldly Visitors

There is in fact documentary evidence – from Sumerian clay tablets unearthed in the great historical library of Nineveh – that the Great Pyramid was known to the Sumerians of 10,000 years ago, 6000 years before the first Pharaoh of Egypt was even born! 9. It is built to face true North, supposedly at a […]

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