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  • Explore the Statue of Icarus in Agrigento, Italy, a powerful representation of human ambition and its risks.

    November 16, 2024

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    David

    Explore the Statue of Icarus in Agrigento, Italy, a powerful representation of human ambition and its risks. Located close to the Valley of the Temples, this modern piece blends the enduring Greek myth with the vibrant historical setting. What insights from Icarus’ story speak to you in today’s world? Explore…

  • A mummified hand from Egypt that is around 3,500 years old dates back to the New Kingdom period (circa 1500 BCE).

    November 16, 2024

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    David

    A mummified hand from Egypt that is around 3,500 years old dates back to the New Kingdom period (circa 1500 BCE). During this time, the art of mummification had reached a sophisticated level, aiming to preserve the body for the afterlife. Mummification was central to ancient Egyptian beliefs, ensuring that…

  • The horses of Constantinople in Venice, “war spoil” of the Fourth Crusade

    November 16, 2024

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    David

    The horses of Constantinople in Venice, “war spoil” of the Fourth CrusadeThe group of four horses is the only example of a quadriga of ancient statuaries all round, which is permeated. It was made by melting lost wax. The most likely dating of the horses is from the Roman imperial…

  • Cradling the centuries-old mummy of his ancestor, tribe leader Eli Mabel lays bare an ancient tradition that has all but vanished among the Dani people in the Papuan central highlands.

    November 16, 2024

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    David

    Wamena, Indonesia 🇮🇩 Cradling the centuries-old mummy of his ancestor, tribe leader Eli Mabel lays bare an ancient tradition that has all but vanished among the Dani people in the Papuan central highlands. The shrunken, blackened figure he carries was Agat Mamete Mabel, a chieftain who ruled over this remote…

  • Gruesome likeness of Medieval warrior killed after axe blow to the face is recreated by scientists

    November 16, 2024

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    David

    THE likeness of a medieval warrior whose face was split open in one of medieval Europe’s most savage battles can be seen for the first time in 660 years. Experts reconstructed the fighter’s visage after his skull was recovered from a mass grave outside Visby on the Swedish island of…

  • 150 Years From Now

    November 14, 2024

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    David

    150 Years From Now 150 years from now, none of us reading this post today will be alive. 70 percent to 100 percent of everything we are fighting over right now will be totally forgotten. Underline the word, TOTALLY. If we go back memory lane to 150 years before us,…

  • The Ancient City of Babylon and it’s hunging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

    November 13, 2024

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    David

    The Ancient City of Babylon and it’s hunging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity, was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from the early 2nd millennium to the early 1st millennium BCE. During its peak, it was the…

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    Make your Investment wisely

    October 26, 2024

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    October 26, 2024

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  • Planning for your Business

    Planning for your Business

    October 26, 2024

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