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Sylvia Rose
Mar 3, 20245 min read
Limonite: Ancient Earth Pigments
Limonite is an iron earth mineraloid among the first colors of the Stone Age palette. Grinding limonite produces yellow ochre. Other...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20235 min read
Kish: Glory Days in Ancient Babylonia
A Mesopotamian urban center, Kish is occupied for thousands of years. At about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Babylon Iraq, Kish is built upon the...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 6, 20233 min read
Ancient Cultures: Yamnaya Steppe People
The Yamnaya or Yamna people occupy the Ponti-Caspian Steppe about 3300 BCE, with a tribal origin going back to Neolithic times. In the...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20235 min read
Çatalhöyük (Catalhoyuk) Neolithic Anatolia
Çatalhöyük (Catal hoyuk, Catalhoyuk) is a vibrant center for commerce, agricultural development and innovation. A Stone Age settlement...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20234 min read
Gold - Precious Metal of the Sun
Early prehistoric use of gold is for religious purposes, ornament or decor. In 1500 BCE, Thutmose of Egypt decrees gold to be used for...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Silver - Queen of Precious Metals
Silver is a precious and magical metal. In common culture silver appears before 5000 BCE. One of the seven metals of antiquity , silver...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20233 min read
Rise of Pan: Fertility Goat God Péh₂usōn
In the late Neolithic Age (10,200 - 4500 BCE), Europe is a wild unsettled place. Great bears , aurochs and big cats roam the forests....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Ancient Marsh Muse - Rough Horsetail
Rough horsetail ( Equisetum hyemale ) is the oldest known plant in the world, and also makes beautiful music. Dating back to 150 million...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 14, 20237 min read
Before the Viking Age - Gods of the Sámi
The earliest people in Scandinavia come up the Volga River in Russia after the last Ice Age about 25,000 years ago. They settle along the...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Ziu - Ancient Sky God of Germania
Among the Old Gods of German mythology is Ziu (pr. Ts-ee-ew) the Sky God. He's equated with the Norse Týr, the one-handed god. The Sky...
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