In 1947 Willard Frank Libby creates the method of radiocarbon dating which allows you to determine, with a good approximation, the epoch of any object that contains carbon , therefore of any organism that lived even tens of thousands of years ago. Knowing the half-life of Carbon 14 (or ra
Archaeologists found a flat sliver of silcrete , a mineral that forms when sand and gravel are cemented. The small chip is covered with scratch-like marks made with ocher. The team found the artifact in a rich deposit of artifacts, evidence of the presence of the first Homo sapiens in the cav
The ancient Persians had an almost obsession with the number one thousand “, And as such their regiments were divided into a thousand men known as hazarabam ( hazara indicating thousands). The decimal system was also confirmed when ten regiments of this type were united to form a Division
Houses built during the Middle Ages were not built in the way one would expect to see in modern times. Both the internal and external structure were very different, and even the details, such as the windows, were not what one would expect to find nowadays. As Learner.org notes, people lived in col
Jean François Champollion called Champollion the Younger ( 1790-1832 ), was a French archaeologist and Egyptologist. He said of himself: I am all of Egypt and Egypt is everything to me . He became famous for deciphering the Rosetta Stone , a slab of dark granite (often identified as basalt) o
In the roots of Christmas we have cultures and religions from Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Arabia and ancient Rome itself. On December 25 it is the date of birth and celebration of divine characters preceding the appearance of Christ :the God Horus Egyptian, the God Mithras Indo-Pers
Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas. San Nicola was born in Patara ( Turkey ) from a rich family, was the Bishop of Myra in the 4th century AD. and was buried there. In 1087 his body and his presumed treasure were stolen by Italian Crusader knights. The body was left in Bari and St. Nicholas bec
According to legend, the Knights of the Round Table they were the chosen warriors of King Arthur , called to Camelot to be part of his court. They were entrusted with the dangerous mission of seeking the Holy Grail . Although in some versions of the story there are even 150 knights, traditio
Jehovahs Witnesses do not celebrate their birthday as they believe that this type of celebration is not pleasing to God. According to Jehovahs Witnesses birthday parties originate from pagan celebrations: the celebration would help keep away evil spirits that would attack the birthday boy and th
For many Spaniards the Grail it really exists:it is a small chalice measuring only 7 centimeters, with an agate cup, a double-handled gold stem and a chalcedony base, around which runs an Arabic inscription still not completely deciphered. An Aragonese tradition narrates the long journey made by t
First the Primates , then the Hominids who began to walk on two legs, then again the Australopithecus - like Lucy - and finally the Homo . A new discovery, also dated 2015, will perhaps lead to a partial revision of this succession. Already in 2013 , in South Africa , a vast cave comp
This technique is similar to TL but the signal from which the dating is obtained is obtained by optical stimulation , investing the sample with a photon beam . The method applies to materials exposed to strong heat sources (fire or sunlight). It is used to date archaeological materials (ce
The date of death of Jesus it cannot be determined with precision, since the indications present in the documents available, starting from the Gospels, are not sufficient, also because they are often written with a more theological than historical intent. The four evangelists agree that Jesus di
According to the British Guardian , it appears that Herodotus was telling the truth when he stated, 2500 years ago, that the origins of the Etruscans were to be found in Anatolia - todays Turkey. According to the author of the famous Stories, in fact, the Etruscan lineage present in Italy wou
A sword of at least 23 centuries it was discovered in a Chinese tomb in Xinyang city, Henan province. The peculiarity of the find is the unusual state of conservation of the bronze blade, which is still shiny and perfectly sharp. The news was given with a video published by Radio China Internation
The word Ferragosto derives from the “ feriae Augusti ”, The rest of August , a pagan holiday decided by the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus in 18 BC and which was partly based on Consualia , the ancient festivals of the Roman religion dedicated to Conso , the god of granaries and fertility
The Chinese emperor Hien Tsung , of the Tang dynasty , was the first to impose in 807 the spread of paper notes to replace the copper, difficult to find, with which coins were usually minted. The mechanism provided that the merchants paid their coins to the public Treasury office, receiving i
The Epiphany , which means Manifestation , at the beginning of the 4th century it coincided with the feast for the birth of Christ which was becoming established on January 6 . But following the decision of the Emperor Constantine to anticipate the Christian holiday of January 6 and make it coi
Called in Roman times “ Caledae Ianuariae ”, From 332 AD is celebrated in Rome as a liturgical feast of the Circumcision of Jesus Christ . It is the civil New Year for almost all countries in the world, and religious for Catholics, Anglicans and evangelists. Orthodox Christians celebrate t
How the name “Eden” was born We all know the story of Adam and Eva in the book of Genesis of the Old Testament . After six days of hard work God created man, Adam , and from one of his ribs she molded his companion, Eve . Finally God placed the two ancestors of humanity in the gar
On the death of Theodosius I in 395 AD. the Roman Empire was divided, dividing its two sons the domains. The eldest, Arcadius, kept the eastern part, with its capital in Constantinople; for the minor, Flavio Honorio, it was the western one, with its capital in Rome. It was the definitive partition a
Indian desserts have always been a unique experience. In most cultures, desserts are the finishing touch to a meal that is usually something sweet. In India, however, sweets are not just limited to desserts. In fact, they are a comfort food for Indians. And if sweets belong to the eastern region of
Type 11 and Type 96 submachine guns In Japan, the heavy machine guns used between 1941 and 1945 were derivatives of the French Hotchkiss, with some detail modifications. The Japanese made their own F.M., but always inspired by the operating principle of the Hotchkiss. Their first F.M. was the Type
Moundville Archaeological Park , place of residence (from 1000 to 1450 n . Chr .) From Native American farmers and potters, near Moundville, West Alabama , United States. It is in a layer above the Black Warrior River , 23 km south of Tuscaloosa . Archaeological excavations