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[View web version]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 220 More Terracotta Warriors Found in Chinese Emperor’s Tomb Chinese archaeologists have found over 220 terracotta warriors in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, adding to his enormous army of soldiers for the afterlife. The find is unique as the new warriors came with five different official titles, including senior military ranks, and a new military rank dubbed “lower than the lowest”. The Terracotta Army is a collection of earthenware sculptures depicting the army of the First Emperor, mirroring the ranks, uniforms and weapons of real soldiers of the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC). They were interred with Qin Shi Huang around 210 BC and were designed to defend him in... [Read more...]( IT Guru Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Indus Script --------------------------------------------------------------- The Indus Valley civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, was the earliest known urbanized ancient culture that emerged on the Indian subcontinent between 2500–1700 BC, and according to Britannica.com, southern sites... [Read more...]( Priceless Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient ‘Piggy Bank’ in Israel --------------------------------------------------------------- Israeli archaeologists have discovered a small treasure trove of gold coins in an ancient ‘piggy bank’, which is believed to be the personal savings of a potter that worked in a kiln around 1200 years ago... [Read more...]( Upcoming Webinar: The Hopi Creation Story [AFRICAN GOLD | The story of Mansa Musa, the Richest Man In History]( “Who would have thought that we would live to see the day when our polar ice caps would melt; that earthquakes would affect earth’s rotation, that Islands would sink beneath the seas, and that we would fight wars with unmanned drones? Only the Hopi.” [Sign up here!]( Lascaux Cave and the Stunning Primordial Art of a Long Lost World Glimpsing into the mind of the Paleolithic man is by no means an easy task. The veil of time is a continuous mystery, a fog that envelops the early history of humans and covers it with a shadow of secrets, riddles, and enigmatic archaeological discoveries. But what we can piece together is far from primitive. There is so much more to the Paleolithic man than we dare to imagine at first, a complex and natural view of the world, and a perfected symbiosis of man and nature – a true and right bond. And perfect proof of early man’s heightened awareness of the natural world is the Lascaux Cave... [Read more...]( Will the Noteworthy Archeological Site of Doclea Be Saved in Time? --------------------------------------------------------------- Montenegro is a relatively new nation, securing its independence as recently as 2006. This small nation is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea and has many fascinating historic remains. One of the most important of these is Doclea, which contains Roman and Byzantine relics and was once an important... [Read more...]( 170,000-Year-Old Human Diet Contained Roast Vegetables --------------------------------------------------------------- New research focused on the roasted remnants of rootstalks found in a Lebombo Mountain cave in South Africa suggests early humans brought the plants to the cave to feed to their young and old. A new paper published by archaeologist Lyn Wadley of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and her colleagues in the journal... [Read more...]( Grand Medieval Building Found Under Welsh Public Restrooms An archaeological dig in Wales in the United Kingdom has made an amazing find under a derelict public restroom. They unearthed the site of a large and significant medieval building . The discovery is clearly important, but the nature and original use of the building is a mystery and is baffling researchers. The find was made in Llandaff, in Cardiff, Wales. The building was unearthed during an excavation led by Professor Tim Young of Cardiff University. It was made “during an archaeological dig that involved 35 volunteers and more than 200 school children” reports the Daily Mail. The site is adjacent to the ruins of Bishop’s... [Read more...]( Michelangelo’s David Reveals Artist Knew About Jugular Vein a Century Before Doctors --------------------------------------------------------------- A new study has shown that Michelangelo knew facts about the human circulatory system over a century before scientists and doctors. A prominent jugular vein in the neck of Michelangelo’s David shows that he had a high degree of anatomical knowledge... [Read more...]( Culling the World: The Catastrophic Conquests of the Black Death --------------------------------------------------------------- Medieval history is seldom kind. The decades and centuries slumbered onwards, each one bringing its own share of wars, crime, poverty...and disease. Happiness and prosperity were rare and almost unknown for the lowest classes, and the common man’s future looked about as bright as a bottom of a barrel... [Read more...]( Science Proves Ancient Elderberry Remedy Beats the Flu A new study of the properties of the elderberry plant, published this year, suggests its compounds could be a powerful medicine in preventing and reducing flu symptoms. Elderberry, also known as Sambucus, is regarded as an antioxidant-rich fruit across Europe and North America , and its flowers and leaves have been used in folk medicines to relive pain, swelling and inflammation, while stimulating the production of urine and to induce sweating. Traditionally, the plant's bark was made into both diuretics and laxatives, and it was sometimes used to induce vomiting... [Read more...]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Copyright 2020 @ Ancient Origins - Stella Novus Limited, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter list. If you do not wish to receive our newsletter emails in the future, please unsubscribe here. 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