Category: Ancient World

Question: What Is The Codex Mendoza? Answer: The sixteenth-century Codex Mendoza in three parts, is an extraordinary document, for aesthetic, formal, and historical reasons. It’s among several codices, used by the

MessageToEagle.com – Two wooden ancient Egyptian artifacts in the collection of 450 different objects – such as lamps, storage jars, dishware, stone tools, bone game pieces, shabtis, and Osiris

Question: Why did ancient people considered left-handed to be evil? Answer: All of the early great civilizations of the world, from the ancient Mesopotamians to the Egyptians, Greeks and

MessageToEagle.com – An 8,500-year-old cemetery in Germany is believed to be the oldest burial place on the continent. Scientists who examined the place have stated it is the

MessageToEagle.com – The 12th century Benedictine monks created the subterranean Church of Saint-Jean of Aubeterre that we can admire today. It is the largest underground church in Europe. The skilled

MessageToEagle.com – The belief in the power of curses is still very much alive among some people. The tattooed 2,500-year-old Siberian princess Ukok still cannot find a last resting place

MessageToEagle.com – 9,000-year-old fish bones discovered in southern Sweden provides earliest evidence of fermentation for food preservation anywhere in the world. The discovery of the world’s oldest storage of

MessageToEagle.com – The remarkable discovery of 82 coins from 14th century civil war era, was made by the members of the Central Jutland Detector Society, Denmark. The coin treasure was

MessageToEagle.com – Fiji island’s pottery traditions date back to the Lapita people over 3,000 years ago. Many changes in technique and style have occurred since then. The Lapita people are known mainly on

Question: Who invented the parachute? Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci is often credited with the invention of the first parachute. However, although he was a brilliant scientist, he did

MessageToEagle.com – The team of mining archaeologists, using a drone to locate, has just discovered a complex network of galleries, shafts and chambers, at the foot of the Mycenaean

MessageToEagle.com – Fragments of an unknown statue of Roman Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 AD) with a rich decoration of motifs from the ancient mythology has been stored for decades

Question: What was the Law of the Innocents? Answer: The Law of the Innocents was introduced in 697 AD by the Abbot of Iona, Adomnán (624  – 704).

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have discovered an ornate Roman fresco hidden six meters beneath the Lime Street, in London. It is believed the fresco once adorned the residence of

MessageToEagle.com – Located at the National Museum of Scotland, the mysterious Ballachulish figure is a roughly life-sized figure of a female carved from a single piece of alder, with

Question: What pyramid is the largest in the world? Answer: The Great Pyramid of Cholula is the largest pyramid known to exist in the world today. Located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico,

MessageToEagle.com – The magnificent Skellig Islands lie 8 miles (12 km) off the coast of Portmagee in South West Kerry. Rising majestically from the sea, Skellig Michael (or Great Skellig,

MessageToEagle.com – An Israeli hiker on Tuesday accidentally discovered a 3,500-year-old Egyptian seal in the hills of Lower Galilee in northern Israel. While on a hiking trip with his

MessageToEagle.com – The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years before it was previously thought to have been developed. Sadly, these

MessageToEagle.com – In 1985, while walking along the long sandy shore at Scar on the north-western coast of the island of Sanday, a local farmer, the late John Dearness,

MessageToEagle.com – Ancient stone circle ‘Stones of the Sun’ or ‘Lios na Grainsi’ (In Irish, ‘Lios na Grainsi’) was built around 2000 BC by the people who brought metal

Angus Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Herbal medicine was considered complementary medicine in ancient Egypt and it played a key role in society. Ancient Egyptian scrolls document natural herbs

MessageToEagle.com – A discovery of an Old Kingdom tomb in Abusir for a Queen who wasn’t known before called “Khentkaus III”, dubbed the Queen Mother of Egypt was made by

MessageToEagle.com – An 18 m (60-foot)-long wooden boat has been discovered at Abusir South that once again highlights the importance of this cemetery of the Old Kingdom officials. The

MessageToEagle.com – The development of antibiotics and other antimicrobial therapies is arguably the greatest achievement of modern medicine. However, overuse and misuse of antimicrobial therapy predictably leads to resistance