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A comb with a sauwastika found in Nydam Mose in Denmark, dating to the 3rd or 4th century CE. Two swastikas and two sauwastikas in an ornament of a bucket found with the Oseberg ship (ca. AD 800) The swastika on the Snoldelev Stone, Denmark (9th century) The Sæbø sword with runes and a swastika symbol on one side of the blade.
The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, and it is also seen in some African and ...
The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...
Scholars have noted its importance in revolutionizing our understanding of ancient women and providing new theoretical frameworks for analyzing them, [1] [2] such as gender archaeology. Archaeological projects regularly uncover surprising information about ancient women on subjects as varied as motherhood [3] to the historical inspiration for ...
This category contains articles related to the swastika, an ancient symbol. Pages in category "Swastika" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Depiction of an engraved mammoth ivory bracelet from Mezine on a Ukrainian coin. On Mezine and other sites at Yeliseevici and Timovka, Joseph Campbell comments: It is impossible not to feel, when reviewing the material of these mammoth-hunting stations on the loess plains north of the Black and Caspian Seas, that we are in a province fundamentally different in style and mythology from that of ...
Based on the writings of ancient authors such as Herodotus (5th century BC), Cicero and Strabo (1st century BC), whose statements are also confirmed by archaeological findings, ethnographic studies have concluded that the practice of tattooing among the peoples of the Balkan peninsula was known since ancient times.
The left-facing svastika is often imprinted on the chest, feet or palms of Buddha images. [74] The swastika was also a symbol of protection from evil. [75] The ancient swastika (which are also Chinese characters, mainly 卍 and 卐) is common in Buddhist art. It is widely used in East Asia to represent Buddhism, and Buddhist temples.