Category: Ancient World

MessageToEagle.com – Medieval Norse-Icelandic sagas are filled with tales of mead-drinking Norse Gods and beautiful Valkyries serving refreshments to fallen warriors in Valhalla. Similarly, the archeological record of

MessageToEagle.com – On August 25, 1939, archaeologists working at a Paleolithic site called Stadelhole (“stable cave”) at Hohlenstein (“hollow rock”) in the Lone valley, southern Germany, uncovered hundreds of

MessageToEagle.com – The Archimedes screw is a machine that can transfer water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. Water is pumped by turning a screw-shaped surface inside a pipe. Invented

Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – In ancient myths and legend we often encounter the mention of seven sages. These extraordinarily wise men are present in the myths and legends

MessageToEagle.com – Historians estimate that a few thousand Europeans were studying at one of the Middle Ages universities, every year. Respected and eminent teachers were very popular and their

MessageToEagle.com – Three Roman graves from the Late Roman period have been unearthed during recent excavations at the Ostrusha Tomb, one of the most famous Ancient Thracian burial mounds

MessageToEagle.com – The Tabula Peutingeriana is a huge, six meters long parchment scroll that depicts the road network of the Roman Empire. It is the only Roman world map

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have unearthed over 1,600 cuneiform tablets written in Elamite, but deciphering the writing system is a very difficult task. Uncovering the secrets of the 5,000-year-old tablets

MessageToEagle.com – Some Chinese scholars speculate that the first version of a match was invented in the year 577 AD by impoverished court women during a military siege by

MessageToEagle.com – The 5,000-year-old great city of Ani was once a powerful and a flourishing place. Sadly, wars and hostile invasion forces put a definite end to its

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known remains of an ancient settlement on the site of modern-day Jerusalem, dating back some 7,000 years. The finds were uncovered

MessageToEagle.com – Using sophisticated technology, a Northwestern University team led by archaeological scientist Marc Walton has carried out a cutting-edge study of 15 Romano-Egyptian mummy portraits from the site

MessageToEagle.com – Evolutionary scientists are trying to re-construct the ancient world and identify four other human species that lived alongside modern humans. Recent archaeological discoveries are rewriting the

MessageToEagle.com – During renovations of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard connected with the thirteenth-century Dominican friary of the Black Friars, being within the mediaeval heart

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeological evidence shows that ice skates were used about 5,000 years ago in Finland. Where skates were invented and why is still a matter of scientific

MessageToEagle.com – Very little is known about the original Sibylline books. The original Sibylline books were closely-guarded oracular scrolls written by prophetic priestesses (the Sibylls) in the Etruscan

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – The city of Alexandria, Egypt had the first primitive device that was used to spray water was used in the city of  In the

MessageToEagle.com – A new study suggests that atheism was more widespread in the ancient world than previously thought. Ancient people did not always worship or even believe in

A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Whether Brutus of Troy should be considered the first king of Britain and the founder of London remains a controversial subject still debated among

MessageToEagle.com – What was a ‘triumvirate’ in ancient Rome? Triumvirate (Latin tresviri or triumviri), was a board of three officials who shared a position of authority or power

MessageToEagle.com – New research shows that southern Scandinavia was warm enough for Neanderthals to settle. So why didn’t they? Did Neanderthals ever reach Scandinavia? Scientists have debated this question for

MessageToEagle.com – The Sharkalishharri cylinder seal, as many other similar objects from the Uruk period, is an impressive example of the technical performance and the complex motives presented on

MessageToEagle.com – The Winged Hussars were one of the most effective military forces in the world. They lost only a fraction of their battles and they were undefeated for

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