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What If the Gods Were Aliens? These Ancient Myths Might Prove It
Fi Imagine a scene: a fiery chariot descends from the heavens, leaving a trail of light across the sky. A being steps out, ...
Astronomy8 天
How tracking the Moon helped astronomers unlock our understanding of celestial motion
Earth’s companion has allowed astronomers to define lunar cycles, navigate without technology, and understand celestial ...
latestnewsandupdates1 个月
The history of Babylon, the ancient city of Mesopotamia on Euphrates
During its long history, local dynasties and foreign kingdoms They alternated with the city government. In the year 1894 a. C. ascene in power one Amorrei dynastyone of the Mesopotamian peoples; The ...
Discover Magazine1 个月
A 3,600-Year-Old Reed Boat Provides Clues to Early Urbanization in Mesopotamia
In 2022, archeologists unearthed what appeared to be the oldest intact reed boat. It was found buried in a sediment-filled former channel of the Euphrates River, near the ancient city of Uruk, in the ...
History Extra1 个月
The ancient Mesopotamian civilisation’s weirdest job? Meet the veterinary exorcist
If your donkey fell ill in ancient Mesopotamia, the solution wasn’t to summon a vet: it was to call an exorcist. It was a lucrative career path that began with sick animals, but could culminate at a ...
Smithsonian Magazine2 个月
Mesopotamian Masterpieces
As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia, the region that gave birth to the world’s first urban civilization some 5,000 ...
Scientific Research Publishing2 个月
Rochberg, F. (2004). The Heavenly Writing: Divination, Horoscopy, and Astronomy in ...
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the Shroud of Turin in the context of mathematical constants and ancient knowledge. By examining the dimensions of the Shroud -4.4 meters by 1.1 meters (Fanti & Malfi, ...
Wall Street Journal2 个月
‘The Mesopotamian Riddle’ Review: The Buried Voice of an Empire
Emerging from communities on the banks of the Tigris, in present-day Iraq, the Assyrians had conquered Babylon and Egypt and ruled in the Mesopotamian region from around 1300-600 B.C. At the dig ...
New Scientist3 个月
Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life
It is one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge: a vast library of texts amassed by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2700 years ago. But after his death ...
Interesting Engineering3 个月
Mesopotamian irrigation system discovered, sheds light on early farming practices
A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri ...
UCL4 个月
Astronomy, Calendar, And Related Sciences In Near Eastern Cultures, Third-Eighth Centuries CE
ancient Mesopotamia before it, and the Arabic scientific renaissance under the Abbasids after. This five-year project aims to demonstrate how astronomy, calendar and related sciences thrived in local ...