He was a mysterious person who refused to discuss his origin, fortune, and civil status and we know him first of all as Count de St. Germain. He claimed to have lived for several centuries. “…equalled the greatest of the personages who move across the canvas of history. He towered above them all, kings, […]
Areas of the UK heavily affected by the Black DeathAntiquity/University of Lincoln An in-depth analysis of pottery shards has revealed the “eye-watering” impact the Black Death had across rural medieval England. Towns, villages and hamlets were ravaged by the peak of the plague between 1346 and 1351, and between 75 and 200 million people are […]
The eastern Sahara Desert was once home to a 45,000 km2 freshwater lake similar in surface area to the largest in the world today. What changed the green Sahara into a desert? In ancient times, some thousand years ago, this vast area was fertile grassland. Researchers found that three ancient river systems, now buried, may have created […]
The nilometer was used to predict harvest (and taxes) linked to the rise and fall of the Nile River Stone steps uncovered at the ancient port city of Thmuis are part of a nilometer, a structure used in antiquity to monitor the level of the Nile River. American and Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a rare […]
May 23, 2016 The mechanism was discovered in 1901 in an ancient shipwreck near Crete. Its origins still remain a mystery, but it is believed that it could serve as an astronomical calculator.The complex clock-like mechanism consisting of 37 bronze gears was most likely used to track planetary positions and accurately predict lunar and solar […]
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