Showing posts with label ANCIENT HISTORY AND HISTORICAL STUFF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANCIENT HISTORY AND HISTORICAL STUFF. Show all posts

23 November, 2024

Mysterious King Arthur Monument Found to Be Over 5,000 Years Old

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-king-arthur-monument-found-to-be-over-5000-years-old 


I doubt if we will ever find an answer to this. But is it possible there is not only an astronomical purpose  and an astrological purpose to where this is situated? A one of a kind structure that archaeologists know of so far, no doubt it is also on the ley line that runs through the area, which would mean its location is very important for either of these purposes. Whomever built this would have knowledge of such things to build here if this is on a ley line. Ley lines are the earth’s chakras being a living entity no different to any living  beings. 

Regardless of that ancient history is an amazing subject as is archaeology. I always find the UK an exciting place for both mystical and historical studies. I do miss my homeland when I read anything historical or even of the natural world and wildlife. Similar to Australia with magic in the air at sacred sites. 

https://thetravellingwineglass.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/cornish-magic/

Here is a lovely article about Cornwall and the mystical history including Bodmin moor where King Arthur’s hall monument is located. I wish I could visit this place and enjoy the mystical atmosphere. Not to mention the beautiful scenery and wildlife. 


11 November, 2024

09 November, 2024

Pompeii victims aren't who we thought they were, DNA analysis reveals

 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/pompeii-victims-arent-who-we-thought-they-were-dna-analysis-reveals


Interesting new update on Pompeii, modern technology is now able to test fragmented remains of the victims. I always find Pompeii very distressing reading because I think about the absolute terror of the poor people and animals that died in this horrible disaster. It’s definitely a museum that I would never want to visit. 

03 November, 2024

Volunteer Archaeologists Find Lost Medieval Castle in Scottish Forest

 https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/eddlewood-castle-0021642

What a great find, this is near where I come from and part of my local history. 


The Castle at the top of the news article Craignethan castle is also known as Tilletudlem castle from the Sir Walter Scott novel Old Mortality. I remember visiting this castle as a child and my parents telling me about this. I have the novel among my collection of Sir Walter Scott’s books. 

The Lanarkshire region is steeped in history and a must see for history lovers, you can feel the energy of the past as you explore the famous castles and battle grounds. We Scott’s are very much living history as the stories are often passed down the generations. If you love Scottish history, I highly recommend reading books by Neil Oliver, Magnus Magnusson  in particular Scotland; the story of a nation, and other authors on Scottish history and castles. As a side note Sir Walter Scott was not historically accurate in his novels but they are excellent reading all the same. 



26 October, 2024

Under the Sydney Opera House is another unique structure — a 'doughnut-shaped' double helix car park

 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-08/why-is-the-sydney-opera-house-car-park-spiral-in-shape/9270864

I was reading a post on Facebook about the Sydney Opera House and I did a google search to see what the real story is. It turns out to be a highly unusual and one of a kind design. There is absolutely nothing like this in the world. Please read the 2018 news article which goes into detail, it’s well worth reading and rather educational. It is built within a man made sandstone cavern 42 metres deep. 

The government of NSW kept this secret from the public while under construction as the Sydney harbour tunnel was also under the at the same time. Millions of dollars were invested in both construction works at the same time. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House

Bennelong point is named after an aboriginal gentleman Woollarawarre Bennelong


http://www.pellsconsulting.com.au/downloads/theSydneyOperaHouseUndergroundParkingStation.pdf

Pells consulting company 

Who was Bennelong? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennelong The early settlers had no concept of cultural sensitivity which understandably we find offensive today. Life could have been so much better had the white peoples put more effort into understanding the aboriginal people’s culture and spiritual values. 



                                                   The real image of the Sydney Opera House 


The fake image



04 September, 2024

Chilling photos show 10,000 year old ‘saltmen’ mummies found in Iran

 https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/chilling-photos-show-10000-year-old-saltmen-mummies-found-in-iran/news-story/8d5777dcc4c93bcd95217aca1abe8e53

Just imagine what hard lives these men had and the working condition’s would have been horrendous and detrimental to their health , before a cave in. They may have been slaves and therefore they were expendable. Salt is a good preservative and to see remains of people from thousands and years ago that can be scientifically examined with modern technology will yield amazing information of their lives. 



04 July, 2024

French ‘Excalibur’ vanishes after 1300 years

 https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/french-excalibur-vanishes-after-1300-years/news-story/c08997d1cfac28a14f7da0bb0bc565f5

There must have been a few people involved to pull this off, perhaps they abseiled down to the sword. No doubt it is a political stunt to provoke a national outrage with the French elections at present. A sword embedded in rock for hundreds of years would not last the ravages of time due to rusting unless it was made using a technique to prevent corrosion. 

All that aside who doesn't love a bit of mythology and hopefully the sword will be returned soon and not into the hands of a collector. 

                                                      


                                                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durendal

                                                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_sword

                                          Swords of the era in Western and Northern Europe. 

30 June, 2024

Ancient Egyptian 'office workers' had terrible posture just like us, disfigured skeletons reveal

 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-office-workers-had-terrible-posture-just-like-us-disfigured-skeletons-reveal



No remedial massages and physiotherapy for these guys. That would be a constant long-term pain to live with. Just spare a thought for ordinary workers back then and their life expectancy though.  

Today’s world of technology means we are often hunched over using a computer, phone, iPad and that pressure on the neck leads to pinched nerves damaged vertebrae, bulging discs and osteoarthritis. Bearing in mind the weight of the human head, which weighs between 2.3 kg to 5kg.The entire body posture is affected and often our skeletal system is out of alignment which causes other health problems. The neck, shoulders, wrists and hands and various levels down the spine are affected. Moving down into the hips and knees. That's lifestyle only and not occupations, of which there are countless that will result in similar injuries. 

18 June, 2024

Archaeologists in Crete mystified by 4000-year-old discovery

 https://greekherald.com.au/news/archaeologists-in-crete-mystified-by-4000-year-old-discovery/

The past couple of weeks there has been a few discoveries in the news. This one surprised me that it remained hidden for so long. How often do aircraft’s fly over the area I wonder? 

11 June, 2024

The Goddess Nike on your hot cross buns and clothing

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology)

Think of the sports brand Nike when you see that famous tick that we use to mark something as correct, mythology and symbology are very much  strong influences in our world and always will play a role as do the colours used in symbolism and advertising.  Having a powerful effect on our psyche with its own form of branding,  as does religion and astrology influence us on often subtle hidden ways. Nike was the goddess of victory in Greek Mythology . The Nike tick is symbolic of the wings of Nike as in swift victory. She represents victory in music, athletics and military competitions. So this is suggesting a bit of competition for the old Hot Cross Bun in the news article below.  

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/food-drink/supermarkers-risky-hot-cross-bun-move/news-story/a99ed45d4c05f59880c31d0710f2f042 

Basically it's just swapping one myth for another in this news article. The change over from the age of Aries to the age of Pisces symbolically known as a Fish for Christianity, and the cross also represents the earth if you have a circle around it. The cross also represents the four cardinal points; but it also represents spirit becoming physical in mass and matter  metaphysically. As in when a human being comes into being in our world.  The Lamb of Christ /Ram is Aries, the lords are the zodiac houses and the procession of the zodiac which runs anti clockwise in approximately 2000 year cycles. If you go back before the age of the Ram/Lamb it was the worshiping of the Bull as in Taurus.  

We are now leaving the age of Pisces (the 12th house  ruled by Neptune and the sign of Pisces). The 12 house which rules, spirituality, psychic abilities, illusion, deception, seclusion or what is hidden. healing, the subconscious mind, hidden enemies and hidden agendas. It is the last of three houses of endings and is ruled by the element of water. 

The ruling planet Neptune governs All maritime matters, liquids of all kinds, music, movies, the stage, television, glamour, dreams, illusion, delusions, spirituality, ideals, mystical and mysterious, hunches, all things that we take for granted in life without questioning, Neptune also governs fog (water which  comes in three forms, liquid, vapour and ice. Then there is anaesthetics, flattery, the intangible, fragrances, second sight, the love of poetry, colour, and dancing/movement. Drugs, alcohol, addiction, hypochondria, sleep walking, hypnosis, the immaterial and abnormalities. Neptune’s actions are subtle, gradual and sometimes insidious. It is the higher octave of Venus, and the second of the three transcendental planets.

Where you find Neptune is where you deceive yourself and others, it is also where you seek the ideal.

Note: this information comes from the book, The only way to learn astrology (vol 1) by Joan McEvers and Marion March. 


We then move into the age of Aquarius, which is a contested area because most people either don’t agree or actually know when the age of Aquarius actually starts. According to some scholars the new age begins around the 2050’s or else much later in 2100’s.  Studying Astrology, which pointed to it being underway since the 20th century and covers 2100AD to 2800 AD. That's quite a tricky thing but in reading the article it may be something to take into consideration. Nobody can fully predict the  beginning and ending of the age of Aquarius, however the energy can be felt in subtle ways with human behaviour.  

The 11th house of the zodiac is ruled by the cardinal sign of Aquarius and the planet Uranus. Breaking this into what it governs is as follows. The 11th house itself governs, the love you receive from others, goals, hopes and dreams, circumstances beyond your control, friends. Money obtained via your occupation, 

The glyph for Aquarius is two wavy lines like water waves or electrical waves. Aquarius rules science, technology, inventions, it’s humanitarian, progressive, logical and futuristic. It is egotistical and utopian, bohemian  eccentric, intellectual, humanitarian. 

Uranus its ruling planet represents the freedom urge also known as the great discontent. and its key word is the awakener. Uranus rules, inventions, originality, science, magic, the occult, light, law, astrology, psychology, insight into nature's laws, sudden change, revolution, dictators, individualism, ingenuity, rebellion and autonomy. Uranus is a breaker of tradition, its gender neutral and sexless.

Uranus is also renowned for its connection to earthquakes and natural disasters.

Where you find Uranus is where you tend to do the unusual. So this as we can see will usher in a totally different world from what we know. We are already in a totally different world to our grandparents and great-grandparents. So that little tick is a nod that things will change whether people like it or not. Testing the public reaction like an experiment to see the reaction. 




25 May, 2024

Roman oyster 'processing site' discovered on banks of Humber

 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-69051462

It’s amazing that ancient  artefacts are still being found worldwide to this day. I highly doubt that Oysters played a part in the decision to go to Britain, more likely it was land to be conquered and a logical decision was made. World domination has always been the goal of powerful empires and still is today. 

Obviously there would be commercial interests in any nation to exploit and Britain had plenty resources to exploit including its people. 

Ancient Greek Armor Protected Soldiers in an 11-Hour Battle Simulation

 https://greekreporter.com/2024/05/23/ancient-greek-armor-protected-soldiers-in-an-11-hour-battle-simulation/

Very interesting article, it would not be cheap in today’s money to replicate 13 suits of armor. I wonder what was done with them after the experiment. 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soldiers-put-an-ancient-greek-suit-of-armor-to-the-test-and-it-passed-180984411/

This article gives you better photos of the full armor, and there are several vulnerabilities in the armor, such as the armpits exposed to an arrow, spear or sword should the soldier raise his arm. The elbows, the inner arm, the side of the body and the back of the knees are vulnerable to injury by sword, spear or arrows, rendering the soldiers incapable of fighting. Of course it would be total mayhem in the middle of a battle at close quarters and fending off a sword at close quarters would not be easy. 

A sword strike at the  right angle of the exposed part of the arm would put an end to the opponent’s fighting ability. And these are highly trained professionals fighting and would be aware of the possible vulnerabilities of the armor. Skill and luck are the key to survival and victory. 

01 May, 2024

Ancient Origins: Rock Art Discoveries in Eastern Sudan Tell a Tale of the Once ‘Green Sahara’

 https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sudan-rock-art-0020716

The entire universe goes in cycles, so this is not unusual not to forget the Earth changes its axis over the centuries. It’s common knowledge that some dry arid parts of the planet were once green fertile land including Antartica. 

13 March, 2024

Lost tombs discovered on military base

 https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/lost-tombs-discovered-military-base.html

What a humongous find, this doesn’t happen often three for the price of one in archaeology. This will probably keep them busy for many years. 

26 December, 2023

Scientists discover lost ancient colony off Australia’s coast

 https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/scientists-discover-lost-ancient-colony-off-australias-coast/news-story/52bf061ee7b635a02ba51437a56be6d5

I love ancient history. I am surprised that we don’t get a lot more underwater archaeology in the news. This is truly an under explored part of our world. With money and better technology we will uncover more unexplored areas and artefacts. 


02 December, 2023

'Leaning tower' in Italy on 'high alert' for collapse

 https://www.9news.com.au/world/leaning-tower-in-italy-on-high-alert-for-collapse/61e52dc8-803c-460c-b516-73c5ed16417d

This is quite an expense in today’s economy. Saving a valuable historical building for future generations to enjoy versus putting the money into the pockets of the citizens in need. Yes, it must be secured to prevent injury and prevent deaths and damage to nearby buildings. But is any  further work able to be held back until the economy is restored? 

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