History of the Hennin

From Smithsonian dot com : Nothing says “princess” like a pointy, cone-shaped hat. From kids’ costumes to medieval paintings, the cone hat—m...

SEARCH FOR THE RELICS OF MARTYR QUEEN KETEVAN

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Wishing all of my readers and VERY Merry Christmas, from my family to yours :)

More on St Ketevan

Further on from my post " Mystery of Saint Ketevan " in June 2011, comes this article from Past Horizons - Search for relics of m...

STATUES DISCOVERED AT ANCIENT HERMONTHIS IN EGYPT

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Celebrating Nadia Mehr

From the Malaysia Sun  -  First Pakistani girl gets doctorate in medieval history in Indian Kashmir : Nadia Mehr has scripted history by bec...

NEANDERTHAL FOSSIL INDICATES INCEST WAS COMMON

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Stone Babies

From  Authint Mail : An elderly Colombian woman has been found to have a 40-year-old fetus inside her abdomen.   Such a medical event is an ...

The Tattooed Priestess’ of Hathor

From Ancient Origins : She was known as the mother of god and the daughter of god, the eye of god, the creatrix of the rays of the sun, the ...

Statuette of Ankhesamon

From Hurriyet Daily News : Image by Winifred Brunton Egypt said Sunday it has recovered a statue of pharaoh Tutankhamun's sister looted ...

Tale of Trotula

Time has not been kind to the woman known as Trotula Plataerius, Trotula di Ruggiero or Trotula of Salerno. Was she the author of the famous...

Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?

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Serbian Archaeologist Finds 4,000-Year-Old Chariot

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Iran: Baluchi Sunni Woman Elected Mayor

From al-monitor : Samiyeh Balochzehi, 26, was elected mayor of Kalat in Sistan-Baluchistan, an unprecedented event in one of Iran's most...

Female Sacrafice at the Shimao Ruins

From Raw Story : Archaeologists in China have unearthed the skulls of more than 80 young women who may have been sacrificed more than 4,000 ...

At 400,000 Years, Oldest Human DNA Yet Found Raises New Mysteries

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Researchers in Hawaii find lost Japanese WWII mega-sub

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Cannibal Neanderthal gang in northern Spain ate 12 of their neighbours raw, scientists say

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Giant prehistoric toilet unearthed

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!! A LITTLE HISTORY....

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500 Year-Old Love Letter Found Buried with Korean Mummy [Full Transcript]

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HANGING GARDEN OF BABYLON

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Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Evidence of Birth of Buddha

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Debate on French Royal Head

Further on from my post " Henri IV of France Identified " back in 16th December 2010 and the post from Live Science of 14th Decemb...

Prince Really A Princess

From Live Science (October 2013) : Last month, archaeologists announced a stunning find: a completely sealed tomb cut into the rock in Tusca...

The Lady in Number 6

The Lady in Number 6 - Malcolm Clarke's documentary profiles 109-year-old pianist Alice Herz Sommer , the oldest living Holocaust survi...

Awan - The Wife of Cain

From Biblical Archaeology : While there are many examples of strong and inspiring men and women in Genesis, the book is also packed with sto...

Medieval Discovery of Roman Girl

From Medievalists dot net : Some of our greatest archaeological finds have happened by accident, revealing wonders from the past.  Such a th...

Women in the Wari Empire

From Peruvian Times :  Archaeologists Uncover Remains of Girl Sacrificed Some 1,500 Years Ago Archaeologists have uncovered remains of a gir...

Love Letter to Eung-Tae

From the International Business Times : A poetic love letter written by a mourning Korean wife that was found beside the mummified body of ...

Ancient Siberian genome reveals genetic origins of Native-Americans

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Rome ancient frescoes reignite debate over women priests

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NEANDERTHAL STRING THEORY

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Pyramid-Age Love Revealed in Vivid Color in Egyptian Tomb

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Multiple Ancient Hominids Found on Day 2 of Rising Star Expedition

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Two bracelets found in Leicestershire Roman coffin

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The Strange Tale of Nazis, Mr. Gurlitt and the Lost Masterpieces

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Archaeologists uncover secrets of Portus, once gateway to Rome

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WRITTEN ON HER BONES: THE LIFE OF A MIXTEC WOMAN

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Helena Wright and The Sex Factor In Marriage

Helena Rosa Wright From a rather interesting article by Paul Spicer at the Mail Online with the headline of " Desperate wives and the ...

Cornell Returns The Garshana Archives

From an article in the  LA Times Online : Cornell University is preparing to forfeit to Iraq a vast collection of ancient cuneiform tablets ...

Crashed and Burned: How King Tut Died

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A Secret to the Building of the Forbidden City Revealed

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Resourceful Neanderthals in France

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Viking Graves Yield Grisly Find: Sacrificed Slaves

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One of the oldest cases of tuberculosis is discovered

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US investigates National Geographic over ‘corrupt payments’ to Egypt's keeper of antiquities

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London archaeologists find Roman eagle statue

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How did ancient Greek music sound?

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Ancient Egyptian secret tomb uncovered

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Archaeologists rediscover the lost home of the last Neanderthals

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Oops! Etruscan Warrior Prince Really a Princess

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Pre-Viking Age Monuments Unearthed Near Burial Ground In Sweden

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New Emotional Clues to Human and Ape Evolutionary Links

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Rich tomb of the Roman period discovered in Czelin

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Clues to Lost Prehistoric Code Discovered in Mesopotamia

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A little something to think about this Columbus Day...

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Were the First Artists Mostly Women?

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Discovery of a 2,700-year-old portico in Greece

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Ancient Date Palm Tree Flourishes Again

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Rahab the Harlot

From Bible History Daily : In the Book of Joshua, Rahab (a heroine nonetheless known as “Rahab the Harlot”) assisted two Israelite spies in ...

Six Century Old Murder Hunt Begins In Fife

From Deadline News : THE hunt is on to find the body of an heir to the Scottish throne who is believed to have been murdered and dumped in a...

Empress Dowager Cixi

Bel Mooney's review of Jung Chang's "Empress Dowager Cixi" from the Mail Online: She was a version of Margaret Thatcher, ...