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A mythical city that is said to invisibly lie between Gandara, Tarangnan, and Pagsanghan in Samar province of the Philippines. Biringan means "the black city" or the city of the Unknown in Waray. Brittia: A mythical island off the coast of Austrasia. Buyan: A mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear using tides in Russian ...
A looter's pit (left) at the ancient Sumerian city of Kish, Iraq. Fragments of pottery (right) are scattered near the pit. Archaeological looting is the illicit removal of artifacts from an archaeological site. Such looting is the major source of artifacts for the antiquities market. [1]
Kykeon, ancient Greek drink of various descriptions used at the climax of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Pneuma, a supernatural substance that is present in all souls and sustains life in all breathing living creatures. Thought of as giving cosmic energy through breath. One main components of the parts of the soul in ancient Greek medicine.
Ramoth-Gilead (Hebrew: רָמֹת גִּלְעָד, romanized: Rāmōṯ Gilʿāḏ, meaning "Heights of Gilead"), was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan River in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay–Rheims Bible.
Archaeologists unearthed a collection of ancient ceramic pottery dating back to the Neolithic period, tools dating back to the Mesolithic period, and coins from various points of European history ...
This is a list of known ancient Egyptian towns and cities. [1] The list is for sites intended for permanent settlement and does not include fortresses and other locations of intermittent habitation. a capital of ancient Egypt
Nordstrom, the upscale department store chain, is going private in a $6.25 billion deal with its founding family. The retailer announced Monday that the family — Erik, Pete and Jamie Nordstrom ...
Jon Gosselin has gotten engaged, and one of his daughters celebrated the moment. The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star and father of eight proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Stephanie ...