Some idols found from Choti Khatu of Nagaur district are inscribed with Brahmi script. These inscriptions belong to the 4th or 5th century and are estimated to be of the Gupta period. There are many Buddha statues in the treasury of sculptures found from Chhoti Khatu. Mutharis remains Bhuteshwar
I will have is a region of Niger of about 400,000 km² with a climate lets say... not conducive to the existence of life . In fact, in many publications it is described as a desert within a desert . To get there you have to cross something like 700 kilometers of Saharan dunes to finally find more de
That the current conception of overweight has not been the same throughout history is something that has been repeated to you over and over again, giving you the example of the Venus of Willendorf or the Three Graces of Rubens. But, did you know that in the middle of the 19th century, clubs and asso
In the cemetery attached to a chapel destroyed in the early 19th century, bones of Tupi, mestizo and even black Indians were identified. In the 16th century, the village of São Barnabé appeared, created by Jesuits to concentrate indigenous communities. If it still existed, it would occupy the area
It was a cultural movement of the late 60s that used irreverence, debauchery and improvisation. Its leaders were musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. The movement was launched in 1967, with the presentation of the songs Domingo no Parque, by Gil, and Alegria, Alegria, by Caetano, at TV Records
The The Hague Court or International Criminal Court started its activities in July 2002, when more than 60 countries ratified a document called the Rome Statute. This document determined the creation of an international criminal court that would work with the aim of prosecuting, within the principle
Thats right, the Celts always come up with something impossible to explain, be it Stonehenge, the druid sciences or many others. Maybe thats why historians dont like to study them very much, because its not possible to explain everything about them. One of these mysteries is a document written aro
Neanderthal Man knew a hostile world. The species appeared about 200 thousand years ago and disappeared just over 30 thousand years ago. Lived in Europe, part of Asia and the Middle East. The Neanderthal world was colder and inhabited by huge bears, mammoths and furry rhinos. Like the beasts that
The everyday knowledge , unreflected and untested, that we acquire through the repetition of experience and culture, from generation to generation, is known as common sense . The characteristics of common sense knowledge do not guarantee that it is true or valid knowledge, but neither do they attest
Sambaquis are deposits of organic and limestone materials made over the period by men who once lived in their vicinity. They are made up of shells, ceramic objects, wood, stone, human skeletons, remains of animal bones, traces of a bonfire and others.They are found in almost the entire Brazilian coa
Yes, you, as a Spartan boy, would have to steal to survive. Living with your barracks mates, you would have to organize and divide the tasks between you. Some would fetch firewood, others, weaker or younger, would have to take care of vegetables and food. Food that, many times, would not be enough,
Gilberto Freyres reflections on the Nation and the Army were exposed at a conference at the Army General Staff School, in 1948. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Brazilian republican experience, as is well known, lived through several troubled periods marked by authoritarian bias. At its beginning, which
New revelations about the famous prehistoric mummy He spent about 5,000 years frozen in a glacier in the mountains on the Austrian-Italian border before being found by mountaineers in 1991, sprawled out in the melting snow. Today it is in the refrigerated room of a museum in the Italian city of Bol
Tupac Amaru, or Tupac Amaru II, was an indigenous leader from Peru who led an insurrection against the Spanish metropolis in 1780. By Me. Cláudio FernandesJosé Gabriel Concorcanqui, better known as Tupac Amaru II , was an important political figure in South America at the end of the 18th century, a
Without a doubt, he was the most famous American gangster in history. He dominated organized crime in Prohibition Chicago, made big money from the black liquor market, and had many people killed. He started his criminal career in sixth grade, dropping out of Brooklyn school to join the neighborhood
Mohamad Ahmed Abdallah was born in Sudan, at the time a province of Egypt ruled, from afar, by a Turkish pasha installed in Cairo. But who, in fact, ruled that huge region was an English official. Born in 1843, raised within the strict principles of Sufi discipline, the most mystical current of Isla
Through the Genome Project, science has proven that even with the physical differences between people, the human species is unique. By Leandro CarvalhoRecently, in the year 2003, some scientists traced the genetic sequencing of 94% of human DNA, in the so-called Genome Project. It was proved, then,
Princess Isabel, born in 1846, was the heir to the throne of Brazil and was responsible for signing the Lei do Ventre Livre, in 1871, and the Lei Áurea, in 1888. The Princess Isabel she is one of the royal family figures that most generate debates, due to the controversies surrounding her name. See
This story is not a certainty, just a theory that anthropologists and archaeologists have made. I try the idea that man arose in southern Africa and China (or from Africa migrated to China) the fact is that they did not exist everywhere, and only occupied all the land because they migrated very ofte
The idea of the color yellow for New York taxis came about in 1915. One of the most famous postcards in the world are the Yellow New York Taxis . The construction of the identity of New York taxis began 100 years ago, in 1907 , when the first fuel-powered taxi circled the city.The consolidation
The Old West left its mark on American history as a time of lawlessness, which led to its alternative name, the Wild West. Until the 1920s, American Frontier was a time of complete lawlessness. Robberies on trains, banks and stagecoaches were on the rise, and there were more outlaws than the poli
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor who remained famous for his humanity, culture and wisdom Many maxims of Marcus Aurelius have become famous and reflect the greatness of their author. If you have seen Gladiator , the blockbuster played by Russel Crowe, you will probably have fallen in love, as
Portrait of Simonne Evrard, wife of Marat (Carnavalet, Paris) The following article, entirely dedicated to Simonne Evrard , wife of the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, has been translated for Pills of History by Stefania Di Pasquale , collaborator of the research group Pole-Nord
Home » The Chateaux » Château de Chantilly:a princely domain Share on facebook Share Share on twitter Share It is a jewel of French heritage that I would like to highlight today. Located 1 hour from Paris, the Château de Chantilly is a veritable museum of Art and History. Its architectural beauty