Tag: ancient civilization
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Ba And Ka: The Human Soul in Ancient Egypt
from kingtutone.com: In Ancient Egypt, they believed that the human spirit was made up of five parts: The Ib, Sheut, Ren, Ba, and Ka. Although all five were of importance, […]
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‘Cult Fiction’ Traced to Ancient Egypt Priest
A recently deciphered Egyptian papyrus from around 1,900 years ago tells a fictional story that includes drinking, singing, feasting and ritual sex, all in the name of the goddess Mut.
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Calls to Destroy Egypt’s Great Pyramids Begin
from www.aina.org: According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt’s Great Pyramids–or, in the words of Saudi Sheikh […]
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Oldest Maya Calendar Found in Guatemala
A vast city built by the ancient Maya and discovered nearly a century ago is finally starting to yield its secrets. Excavating for the first time in the sprawling complex of Xultún in Guatemala’s Petén region, archaeologists have uncovered a structure…
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Ancient Skulls Found In Winter Garden Puzzle Experts
At first, it appeared to be a discovery with sinister implications: Two skulls unearthed by a swimming pool contractor in a Winter Garden neighborhood. Now, the human remains are the focus of an archaeological mystery.
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Ötzi’s Blood Detected
His DNA has been decoded; samples from his stomach and intestines have allowed us to reconstruct his very last meal. The circumstances of his violent death appear to have been explained.
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Mexican Experts Find Blood, Tissue On 2,000-Year-Old Knives, Corroborating Human Sacrifice
Traces of blood and fragments of muscle, tendon, skin and hair found on 2,000-year-old stone knives have given researchers the first conclusive evidence that the obsidian blades were used for human sacrifice so long ago in Mexico.
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mexico adds yet another brick to the 2012 maya legend
archaeologists say artifact refers to date, downplays doomsday from ap: Mexico’s archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Maya predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on […]