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The Strangest Ancient Burial CeremoniesA great part of modern burial rituals have existed since ancient times, even if they've slightly changed. Below you'll find a list of the strangest burial ceremonies, some of which survive today.
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07 Dec.
Mysterious Ancient CitiesBovine horns were placed in the entrances and the dead were buried in the floor of each home....
14 Nov.
Ancient Egyptian MythsAs soon as Isis, Osiris's wife, found out about this, she began looking for the ark, because she thought, until properly buried, his soul can not find peace. Finally she found the coffin and returned it to Egypt....
07 Jan.
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Ancient Egyptian PyramidsAncient Egyptian Pyramids
The Pyramid of Abu Sir hold equally remarkable pieces of architecture. Out of fourteen only four remain. They are now open to the tourists not like in past times....
25 Feb.
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Ancient Egyptian InventionsBefore that kings were buried in rectangular temples of mud bricks, which are called mastaba....
16 Sept.
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Strange burial rituals from around the worldAccording to ancient legend, the spirit of the dead returns as soon the corpse decomposes. So, the second dance happens seven years after burial....
03 Dec.
Buried aliveIn ancient times, the only evidence that a person is dead was been putting a mirror up to their mouth, to determine whether they are breathing....
14 Aug.
Pharaohs of Ancient EgyptAll his wealth was buried with him.
The ritual of sending the pharaoh to the afterlife was raised to an extraordinary level....
26 Jan.
The Weirdest Ancient ArtifactsThese socks were more like sandals with a strap by the big toe and have managed to survive nearly 15 centuries buried in the earth....
07 Oct.
Ancient Circles Puzzle ScientistsIn the lands of Jordan, there are enormous circles which have puzzled scientists for years on end.
But now, Australian and Jordanian archaeologists have photographed 12 new, large circles located in Jordan from the sky...
05 Nov.
Legacy of Ancient BabylonThen they found with bitterness, that all beauty and all wonders of this city have turned into piles of rubble, buried by sand and gray clay.
Thousands of years were needed for the destruction of Babylon....
07 Jan.
The ancient Antikythera mechanismCan we really be sure that the device is really ancient? If so, what was its purpose? What can it say about the ancient world and the evolution of modern science?...
08 July
Egyptologist Solves an Ancient MysteryAccording to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, the disappearance of so many people was caused by a sandstorm....
25 June
Ancient Egyptians and kissing deathAccording to others their relationship was pure love and therefore those who buried them have enabled them to be together in death.
Scientists have not yet discovered the mysterious reasons for this strange burial....
31 May
UFO over the ancient worldModern UFO specialists have made the trouble to examine 50 works of ancient authors....
19 May
The Ancient Dead Sea ScrollsThe find of a cave containing jars filled with manuscripts caused sensation throughout the world. It was spring 1947 when a group of Bedouin goat herders were searching the coast of the Dead Sea searching for a goat. Even...
27 Feb.
Ancient pyramid inaugurated in EgyptSpecialists have designated the locations of entrances and suggest the edifice belongs to the parent of Firaun Teti, who founded the sixth dynasty ancient kingdom....
29 Nov.
Ancient egyptians suffered from TuberculosisIt was proved as a mummy of a woman in high society Ancient Egypt was discovered to had been a victim.
The new autopsy of the mummy found in the early 19 th century showed the presence of the disease....
03 Nov.
The Life of the Ancient RomansThe phallus was considered a symbol of power and wealth, so phallic images were left in Ancient Rome....
22 Nov.
The Life of the Ancient GreeksDevice of the everyday life of the ancient Greek
The existence of the ancient Greek moved between two main spheres - war and peace....
19 Oct.
How Did Ancient Peoples Perceive Dreams?The Hurons and Iroquois regularly organized ceremonies for group dreaming that would last days and weeks. That way they drafted strategies for controlling tribal affairs....
14 Dec.
Ancient Myths Based on Real EventsYou can read about all kinds of fantastical stories in ancient mythology but among them there are also ones based on real events, no matter how strange this may seem....
01 Nov.
The Most Ancient Tattoos Ever FoundScientists estimate that the lady was buried in 1300 BC. The mummy was studied in detail using a scanner. Evidently, every part of her body was decorated with picture tattoos....
10 May
The Food of the Ancient SpartansBesides their skill in battle, the ancient Spartans were also known for their way of life and culture that differed completely from the rest of Ancient Greece. The biggest difference was in the food they ate....
27 Jan.