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mrbill 16/10/2024

Ancient Diving Gear: 3,000-Year-Old Assyrian Carving Shows Diver Using Inflatable Goat-Skin Bag – The Oldest Record of Diving Ever Found!

Deep in ancient history, a surprising discovery has emerged, shedding light on the aquatic abilities of forgotten civilizations. A 3,000-year-old Assyrian sculpture has revealed a fascinating secret: the existence of diving equipment in an era much earlier than previously thought. The sculpture, meticulously carved from a stone relief, depicts a diver in action. Most notable is the equipment he carries with him: an inflatable bag made of goatskin. This ancient artifact, used as a flotation device, provided the diver with the ability to submerge in the aquatic depths in relative safety. The discovery challenges common perceptions about ancient technology, showing...

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

“Soyjack” torture mask 200-year-old bronze torture tool from Germany.

Some torture devices, such as the rack, were real. Others were probably invented to help perpetuate the myth of the medieval “Dark Ages.”

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

Reviving Majesty: Facial Reconstruction of Ramesses II Using the Pharaoh's Mummified Remains.

Artificial intelligence can reconstruct what Pharaoh Ramses II (1303 – 1213 BC) might have looked like. Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom Age, as well as the most powerful pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He was considered the “Great Ancestor” by his successor and heir, Usimare Setepenre, “The Chosen One of Ra”. He is also known as Ozymandias in Greek sources, from the first verse of Ramesses' poem, Usimare Setepenre, “The Chosen...

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

King Amenemhet III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. BC Ancient African kingdoms

Artistic expression, although still employed for the glory of the king or the gods, found new themes during the Middle Kingdom. Even a cursory examination of Old Kingdom texts shows that they were largely of a type such as monument inscriptions, pyramid texts, and theological works. In the Middle Kingdom, although these types of inscriptions are still seen, a true literature developed that dealt not only with kings or gods but also with the lives of common people and human experience. Works such as The Lay of the Harper question whether there is life after death, as does the Dispute between a man and his Ba (his soul). The most well-known and popular prose works such as The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor and The Tale of Sinuhé also come from this period.

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Mysterious

mrbill 16/10/2024

Greek Laptop Relief: Time Travel’s Next Clue?

Could this be a coincidence or proof that advanced technology is on its way? Could this be proof that time travel technology already exists?

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

Ancient Egyptian Queen: Mummy of Queen Nefertiti Brought to Life with Controversial Light Skin in 3D Scan

The face of Queen Nefertiti, who may have been King Tut's biological mother, will be revealed on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown, airing Wednesday night. The face is the result of the latest 3-D imaging technology that used the mummy's facial structure to bring the 3,400-year-old queen to life, but it is the sculpture's skin color, not its cheekbones, that has generated the most controversy.

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Mysterious

mrbill 16/10/2024

Haunted Plane’s Mystery: 70 Years Below Ground

In the desolate expanse of an abandoned airfield, beneath the glare of floodlights and the hum of heavy machinery, a team of archaeologists and aviation experts embarked on a journey into the heart of darkness. Their mission: to excavate a long-forgotten relic of the past: a haunted plane that had lain buried for more than seven decades, shrouded in mystery and legend.

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Mysterious

mrbill 16/10/2024

Ancient Punishment: Chained Women 100,000 Years Ago

Nigeria's spectacular crises in almost every facet of its national life are inescapable. They cling like your skin. And for your sanity, you need to detox from time to time.

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck being rescued by Spanish archaeologists

A 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck has been found underwater in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain.

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Archeaology

mrbill 16/10/2024

This Viking sword was found by reindeer hunters high in the mountains of Oppland County. It may have belonged to a Viking who got lost and died here 1,100 years ago.

Researchers were able to determine that the sword dates back to 850-950 AD and was likely owned by a Viking swordsman.

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