Awaiting the Light of Freedom on the Long Night of Yalda
In ancient times, when the secrets of evolution and Earth’s natural elements had not yet been discovered by humans, Persians chose gods inspired by nature. Among these gods, the sun had a special and important place due to how it makes life possible and has helped to save humans from ...
14-kilogram Roman chainmail found near Bonn reveals local craftworkers’ role in armor repair
A 14-kilogram cache of Roman mail armor, unearthed in 2012 during excavations in a civilian settlement (vicus) near the Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, has been studied using advanced imaging techniques, revealing how soldiers maintained and recycled their equipment far from supply hubs. The find consists of at least four ...
The Ancient Sassanian City of Bishapur By Dr. Kaveh Farrokh The article “Ancient City of Bishapur” written by Baback Khademi was published on the Iran Marco Polo venue on February 6, 2019. It is notable that Bishapur is registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. The version printed below has been slightly edited from ...
The Ancient Promise of Water
By Jarrett A. LobellAs As they strolled through a colonnaded peristyle shaded from the blazing sun or admired the stunning frescoes covering the walls of their opulent home, the residents of the Villa Arianna would have prized their view of Mount Vesuvius not too far in the distance. But the volcano would ...
Looted Etruscan Sarcophagi Recovered
ROME, ITALY—Italian police seized an array of third-century b.c. Etruscan artifacts that looters had found on their own land in the Umbrian town of Città della Pieve and had attempted to sell on the black market, according to a report in The Straits Times. Two sarcophagi, eight stone urns carved with Greek mythological ...
World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day November 21 By celebrating World Philosophy Day each year, on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. Philosophy is an inspiring discipline as well as an everyday practice that can transform societies. ...
International Week of Science and Peace
International Week of Science and Peace November 10 The International Week of Science and Peace was first observed during 1986 as part of the observance of the International Year of Peace. The organization of events and activities for the week was undertaken as a non-governmental initiative; the secretariat for the International Year ...
Major Paleolithic Site Excavated in Central Asia
ZERAVSHAN VALLEY, TAJIKISTAN—Haaretz reports that a team of archaeologists from the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and Hebrew University excavated a rock shelter in Tajikistan’s Zeravshan Valley. The researchers have found it was inhabited by perhaps three different human species from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic, or 150,000 ...
Study Investigates the Origins of Writing
BOLOGNA, ITALY—According to a statement released by the University of Bologna, researchers led by classicist Silvia Ferrara have discovered that designs on Mesopotamian cylinder seals were the precursors to certain signs in proto-cuneiform script, an archaic writing system based on pictographs. Some 6,000 years ago, engraved cylinder seals were created to ...
King Arthur Older Than Previously Known
CORNWALL, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that excavations at the site of King Arthur’s Hall on Bodmin Moor, which scholars once thought had been constructed in the medieval period, yielded evidence that it actually dates back some 4,000 years earlier. The monument consists of standing stones sourced from the immediately surrounding area that ...-
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