As the 2018 draws to an end, it is an interesting topic to discuss about the origins of new year celebrations. In some cultures, new year is a chance to drink and feast merrily. For others, it is an event connecting with agricultural or astronomical belief. This piece of writing attempts to give a vivid […]
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The archaeologists excavated a set of mysterious chalk stones dating back to 4,000 years ago. We now call them the Folkton drums. The archaeologists found them inside a barrow in the small village Folkton in East Yorkshire. These stones have become an unsolved mystery since the excavation. Lately, the archaeologists have announced that Folkton stones […]
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Being the inspiration for many modern blockbuster, Medusa has gained so much fame since then. Most of the time, modern movies and books will choose Medusa to be the villain from whom the hero will somehow slay. Her power and appearance in such artwork result in the common knowledge that Medusa is a monster. To […]
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Standards of beauty vary from regions to regions. The Mayans re-shaped the heads to meet their social beauty standards. The Vietnamese blackened their teeth as a symbol of beauty and great health. And in the ancient Chinese, nothing could compare with a woman with a tiny feet. We call it the Chinese foot binding. In […]
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Human history is full of ways to execute or torture the victims. Even in this day and age, we are still using some kinds of torture occasionally. But generally, what used to be “ordinary” in the past becomes barbaric these days. Such savage ways to torture can be the modern reconstruction only. Below are the […]
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If a competition about who love cat the most existed, the Egyptians would win the first prize. The archaeologists excavated dozens of cat mummies and statues within seven ancient unopened Egyptian tombs. These sites are next to the Pyramid complex in Saqqara near Cairo. This becomes a strong evidence for the Egyptian cult of cat. […]
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Chances are that you are thinking about the tom cat playing with a ball or cuddling on the sofa. It is true that many people love cats, but not usually as a beloved pet. To the Egyptians, they treated the cats with love and respect. Because Egyptian cats proved to be helpful animals in household […]
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Term “witch hunt” in the modern sense refers to one person’s attempt to humiliate the other person without clear reason. These are generally the false accusations to satisfy the ego of one person. Though we can easily discredit such cases of witch hunt these days, it was a serious thing in the past. There were […]
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We might not stop to wonder who Zeus and Odin are for their successful modern adaptation into movie. But we might wonder who Marduk is. Marduk was the chief god of Babylonian Pantheon. He was the son of father and mother of Babylonian gods. Quickly he rose to his power becoming the Babylonian chief god. […]
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As far as we know, women in the past didn’t have any voice in the society. The women were just the ribs of the men which meant the women were just the supportive characters in this world. But there was one community in the Medieval times that granted their women the basic rights. More interestingly, […]
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