Archaeology
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finished "the power of ritual in prehistory" by bryan hayden which i think is an essential read for the parapolitically inclined. major implications for the study of terror, the oc...
The lost library of Gilgit. In 1931, shepherds in the village of Naupur, 2 miles west of Gilgit, accidentally discovered a manuscript in a wooden box. Later in 1938, during excava...
However great a person maybe, if he is Hindu and especially associated with RSS, that person will be erased from Public Memory. A thread on Padmashri Dr Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar, n...
The oasis of Yabrīn lies on the northern edge of the Empty Quarter (al-RubΚ al-Khālī) of #SaudiArabia. In recent years, the level of the underlying aquifer has dropped due to the...
The Significance of Archaeology - A Brief Thread https://t.co/fj9yajF6Pm
For 50 years, from 1943, this man did nothing except bring back the forgotten past of HINDU CIVILIZATION. #ProfBBLal is a precious gem of Bharatiya archaeology who rediscovered th...
What is the actual period of Ramayan Here are some interesting facts ,we can read from Valmiki Ramayana to decide the actual period In Valmiki Ramayana there is a mention of Eleph...
1/11 A list of Mogadishu coins from the 11th to the 17th century names of rulers and more interestingly the message they put on these coins wich tells us of military victories and...
In 1974, Pharaoh Ramesses II was issued a Egyptian passport so that it's 3,000 years old mummy could be flown to France for maintenance by the archaeologists. His occupation on pas...
Oldest Egyptian gods, Khnum, who is named in the pyramid texts of Unas in the 5th Dynasty and was thought to have created the ‘First Egg’ from which the sun was born. Temple of Amu...
The Dabous Giraffes are neolithic petroglyphs found near the Aïr Mountains in north Niger. They are believed to have been created 6000 - 8000 years ago when the region was less ari...
Coins of the Western branch of the 1st Blue Turk dynasty from Tashkent of Tun Yaghbu Khaghan & Khatun nAnA, called princess of a place starting with panch (Penjikent?). She seems...
14 Inscriptions of Ashoka - A Pique into the Ancient Emperor's Mind and Policies - A long thread https://t.co/bpLxmtY7T1
A mysterious couple of Iranic camel &sheep deities depicted in the ruins of Panjikent: The original is badly damaged &AFAIK only this drawing exists. While their identity is myster...
Inner Eurasia ~ 565-580 CE: The most remarkable is that little-known culture in the Kama river region. Far up north several silver bowls have been found that contain images of the...
Today we know Ashoka as one of the mightiest emperors of the ancient world, whose empire stretched from Eastern India to Central Asia. However, for centuries, the memory of the gre...
A kuShANa coin showing the Eastern Iranic deity of victory vainaiti. In Zoroastrian branch of the tradition, the deity is the male vanant associated with the star Vega (𝛼 Lyrae). T...
A thread on the Kernosovskiy & related icons. This image found in what's today Ukraine is from the Yamnaya horizon. If indeed it dates closer to then it is of considerable signific...
Origins of the Avar elite elucidated with ancient DNA Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe...
In Feb. a new genizah was found in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Cairo. In the last weeks, members of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority have removed dozens of sacks of docs from...
Chapter 9: Ancient Ports of India The last chapter of the thread details ancient Indian ports, namely Lothal, Barygaza ( Bharuch), Muziris, Arikamedu, Tamralipti, and others. http...
In Shatapatha Brahmana, we get a reference of events leading to the probable disappearance of Saraswati river. As per this Aakhyana, in very ancient time, a king named Videgha Math...
Okay ,I will present a contradictory archaeological evidence for https://t.co/sXjsjhXgYI is a rock painting of Krishna,Balrama and Ekanamsa ,2000+ years old. Ekanamsa is an abhiri/...
The Royal Burials at Sanauli and their possible ritual connection with Satapatha Brahmana. https://t.co/C1Q2m9qL5R
