#Ancient

I did some research into 'the veil between the worlds' a while back. Not a single example of a pre-Victorian use. The concept of 'thin places' (where the 'veil between
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MDZS/The Untamed Cultural Annotation Thread 4: Did you know the Stygian Tiger Seal is based off the real "tiger tallies" used to mobilize armies in ancient China? before photos were
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I want to revisit one of the all-time worst tweets for a moment.The story of Jesus and the Canaanite/Syro-Phoenician woman isn't just misunderstood by Pride-month celebrating Jesuits.Even conservative, Bible-believing types
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#ForgottenAfricanArchitecture(1/15) I was very inspired by @1ncognito___ 's thread on African architectures so I am adding some of my research material. I hope it helps inspires others, including #gamedev folks.
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WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN AZERBAIJAN - a thread first i wanna start with the history, background of my country;the etymology"Karabakh" is a combination of twoturkic words "Kara" and "Bakh"which means
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I don't see the utility of Raytas anymore in the current times. They can neither shift the Overton Window (which is mostly done by 'trad' Hindus) nor they can build
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Making historical dynastic family trees was supposed to be fun but instead I just spend hours raging about the rampant incest in the Ptolemaic and Seleucid families. If anyone is
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The ancient and much cherished Covenanters Oak at Dalzell is famous for many things including hosting clandestine religious services in the 17th C and being the" oldest living thing in
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Where did this child sacrificing "elite" cult come from? If we trace them back a few thousand years we can easily see these same practices being used by the Phonecians.
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Okay, so this has been RT into my TL a couple of times this morning and I want to talk about it. This is my field: I'm a geneticist who
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Thread: Today is the Feast of Bealtaine. It is one of the four major Celtic ancient feasts, the others are Samhain, Imbolc & Lughnasadh. It’s also considered the first day
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Welcome to Dojo Le Cong ! 1st lesson into Filipino Escrima , the ancient fighting art of Phillipines , based on weapons skills that can be used for unarmed combat
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Have you heard about ‘Bhaat’ also called ‘Pothi’? Many can connect to this listing of ‘Vangshavali’. This system of recording names of family members of a particular lineage/family/community - generation
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A new paper on pre-european contact between Polynesians and Native Americans is out today in Nature. I rarely do this on Twitter but regarding this is my area of expertise,
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#thread#Fundamentals_Of_VedasThe Vedas had a great influence on ancient Indian society and these Vedas became a crucial part in forming the Sanatan dharma. Though the knowledge of Vedas was always there,
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Have you wondered what type of art and artefacts may be under threat from @LincolnshireCC and its Heritage Services review? They range from ancient Egyptian statues, to gold pocket watches,
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