Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.
A Bronze Age pit in England has a gruesome story to tell. The men, women and children within were butchered and eaten, apparently as a way of “othering” the dead and so dehumanizing them.
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Manot Cave in the Levant was thought to be just a Stone Age shelter. But a carved turtle at its heart points to a hidden religion, some 35,000 years old.
Manot Cave in the Levant was thought to be a practical place, a shelter for Stone Age man. But a hidden carved turtle at its heart points to an unknown religion, some 35,000 years old.
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A new study of the Armenian gene pool has caught out an ancient historian. Herodotus always claimed the Armenians came from the Balkans. Why the mistake?
A new study of the Armenian gene pool has caught out an ancient historian. Herodotus always claimed the Armenians came from the Balkans. Why the mistake?
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Italian authorities have recovered a treasure trove of Etruscan artifacts from tomb raiders. The stolen goods were openly advertised for sale on Facebook.
Italian authorities have recovered a treasure trove of #Etruscan artifacts from tomb raiders. The stolen goods were advertised for sale on Facebook in what has been described as an amateurish way to contact the black market.
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A cave in Gibraltar has a secret at its center: an ancient hearth built 65,000 years ago. This specialized oven was used for extracting resin to use as glue.
A cave in Gibraltar has a secret at its center: an ancient hearth built 65,000 years ago. This specialized oven was used for extracting resin to use as glue for tools and weapons.
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The Giant Faces of Angkor Wat
Siem Reap Cambodia.
Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. https://infogalactic.com/info/Angkor_Wat
Head of a horse from the audience hall of Darius the Great in #Susa-#Iran. Susa was the administrative capital of Ancient #Persia. This would’ve made half of the top section of a column. The beams would’ve been placed on the back of the horse.
Post anything historical you wish but please explain it if it is not obvious and don't dive into controversy too much. I want people to learn new things here and not argue. Any time period is good and the less people know about it the better.
