Donated to the poor by a eunuch official to the caliph, who couldn’t leave it to heirs, the endowment should have been eternal – but then the Crusaders arrived

Archaeology

Israel

Haaretz

Earliest waqf legacy in the world is deciphered: Two villages in Palestine

Teens might tell you that TikTok is a comfort zone where they can discuss relevant issues free from adult judgement because all other teens are going through the same thing.Read moreSection: NewsGeneralRead Later

History

Ancient Origins 

Ancient Rome Didn’t Exist, Claims a Qualified Bachelor of History

A life reconstruction of _Australopithecus sediba_ commissioned by the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History[© Sculpture: Elisabeth Daynes/Photograph: S. EntressangleAround two million years ago an ancient human relative, Australopithecus sediba, lived in what is today South Africa, nearby a cave called Malapa that’s a part of the Cradle of Humankind.

Fossils

The Conversation

Fossil spine suggests ancient human relative walked like us, but climbed like an ape

Archaeologists have been excavating at the Nanzuo heritage site in Qingyang, on China’s Loess Plateau, in Gansu province. Dating back 4,600 to 5,200 years, according to China Daily, the Nanzuo site was found in an area that represents one of ‘the largest known human settlement complexes of its time,’ covering 600 hectares.

Qingyang

5,000-Year-Old Palace Marks Birth of Chinese Civilization

In the past rock art research has been the domain of non-Indigenous academics but a group of Bininj people are now documenting it as they seek to preserve their historyTraditional owners from western Arnhem Land say they are the “original archaeologists” of their country, and now they are taking action to preserve their priceless history on their own terms.

The Guardian

‘Original archaeologists’: Arnhem Land traditional owners take charge of priceless rock art

Just when one thinks everything that could possibly be said about monsters had been vocalized at least 1,000 times over, comes a fresh approach to the marvelous world of hidden animals and shadow people in Ireland.

Ireland’s Hidden Animals and Shadow People

Since the beginning of movie making at the end of the 1880s, films have touched on a plethora of mythological themes. From the 1970s classic The Asphyx,Read moreSection: NewsMyths & LegendsRead Later

9 Famous Movies Based on Ancient Myths and Legends

A clay tablet, estimated to be from the Elam period, about 4500 years old, was recently discovered in southwestern Iran....

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