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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! [logo4fixed] View this email [in your browser]( [Top10Banner]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [image?cs_ema...]( The Grave That Heals: Irish Folktale Proven True as Soil from Priest’s Grave Shows Key to Fighting Drug-Resistant Bacteria [img3]( Traditionally ancient folk remedies are not treated seriously by medical researchers and professionals. However, some scientists are taking a new look at these remedies because some are believed to hold the key to fighting deadly diseases and infections. In Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, there are real hopes that an ancient folk remedy may help in the battle against drug-resistant bacterium and viruses... [Read more...]( Flat Wrong: The Misunderstood History of Flat Earth Theories [img3]( For most people, being described as a “flat Earther” is an insult. The idea of the Earth being flat is considered not only wrong, but a model of wrongness, the gold standard of being incorrect about something. This being so, oddly enough, most people described pejoratively as “flat Earthers” do not actually believe that the Earth is flat. “Flat Earther” is simply a scientifically seasoned variation of “idiot”. For a recent example... [Read more...]( King Edward III Had Eyes on the French Kingship and it Led to the Hundred Years War [secret-text]( King Edward III of England had his eyes set on the French throne in the 14 th century AD. He was a descendant of French kings on his mother’s side and apparently was not satisfied with just being the sovereign of England. But his claim in France, which he staked in 1337, resulted in the Hundred Years War. The war lasted 116 years and caused upheaval in England and Europe... [Read more...]( The Ugly History of Cosmetic Surgery [img3]( Reality television shows based on surgical transformations, such as The Swan and Extreme Makeover , were not the first public spectacles to offer women the ability to compete for the chance to be beautiful. In 1924, a competition ad in the New York Daily Mirror asked the affronting question “Who is the homeliest girl in New York?” It promised the unfortunate winner that a plastic surgeon would “make a beauty of her”... [Read more...]( Suggested Weekly Video [banner_0]( [banner_0]( Mythological Creatures Are Among Us: Guardians of the Sacred White Bison [img3]( Cynthia Hart-Button and husband Charles are the Guardians of the Sacred White Bison. They have cared for and nurtured a small herd of these rare creatures for nearly two decades. This couple’s dedication to each other and their bison is, as the Navaho expression goes: A Walk in Beauty . And this is how it all came to be. Cynthia spent her childhood on a ranch near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was born in 1954... [Read more...]( Mythological Creatures Are Among Us: Tatanka Ska - The Sacred White Bison [alchemical]( Iconic myths about the American White Bison are scattered among the oral tradition of various Native American tribes stretching from Canada to Mexico. Respected mythologist Joseph Campbell sometimes shared the essence of the white buffalo mythology in his lucid lectures. He spoke of the abundant wisdom and universal truth to be found in the seed of such oral tradition. Campbell declared the white bison oral stories to be more than myth... [Read more...]( The Real Game of Thrones: Enduring Saga of The Hundred Years’ War [img3]( The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts (as opposed to a single, continuous war) fought between England and France. According to record, the war began in 1337 and ended in 1453 (a total of 116 years) and may be loosely divided into four phases. The first phase of the Hundred Years’ War lasted from 1337 to 1360. In 1328 Charles IV, the last Capetian king of France died without a male heir and was succeeded by Philip VI... [Read more...]( [banner]( The Penteli Cave Enigma – A Place of Unexplained Phenomena Since Ancient Times [img3]( Mount Pentelicus, a mountain near Athens, Greece, has been an important area for thousands of years. It is the location of the ancient quarry from which marble was cut to build the Parthenon and other great structures in the city of Athens during its golden age. Marble, however, is not all there is to the mountain. The mountain also has many mysteries, mostly surrounding a certain cave which has gained the nickname ‘Davelis Cave.’... [Read more...]( Piers Gaveston: Exile, Secrets, and Jealousy Marked the Life of the Favorite of King Edward II [img3]( Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, was an English nobleman who lived during the 13th and 14th centuries AD. He was “the favorite” of English king Edward II - what exactly that means in his case is a subject of debate. Regardless, this favored position caused him to become a victim of jealousy, exile, and eventually murder. Piers Gaveston was born around 1284. His father was Arnaud de... [Read more...]( Woman Spots Stone Head Poking Out of the Ground in Israel and Discovers Two 1700-Year-Old Statues [infant-dna]( A woman walking through a cemetery in northern Israel has made a very important discovery. After heavy rains had washed away top soil, she chanced upon the top of a stone head, which turned out to be a rare, ancient funerary bust. In a follow up search, archaeologists found another similar sculpture dating to the Roman period. The find is an exciting one as it allows specialists to examine the objects in their original context and offers an unprecedented insight into the Roman era in this area and its particular tradition of funerary sculpture... 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