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Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20235 min read
Rabbit Fever Plague & Warfare: Hittites
Disaster strikes as the first plague of tularemia or rabbit fever breaks out in the ancient Hittite Empire in the 14th century BCE....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 8, 20235 min read
Bell Beaker Culture: Bronze Age Europe
Hot on the heels of the dominant Corded Ware cultural phenomenon is the Bell Beaker culture (c. 2800 BCE), named after the shape of the...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 7, 20234 min read
Neolithic Europe - Danube Valley Culture
The Danube River flows through nearly a dozen countries including modern day Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Bronze Age - Corded Ware Culture
One of the most widespread of tribal groups, the Corded Ware culture of the Bronze Age inhabits most of northern Europe 3000 - 2350 BCE....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 6, 20234 min read
Bronze Age Ancients - Catacomb Culture
With the favored practice of naming cultures after their grave types, here comes the Catacomb culture. The progressive and prolific...
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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. Before the Yamnaya the known world is inhabited by...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 5, 20235 min read
Unetice Culture - Before the Vikings
Covering a large area in northern Europe in the 3rd millennium BCE, the Únětice (Unetice) culture is already an advanced society by the...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20234 min read
12 Days of Zagmuk: Chaos & the King
The Feast of Zagmuk begins in December and lasts twelve days. The name Zagmuk comes from the Sumerian term for 'beginning of the year'....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Lamashtu, Baby-Eating Demon of Mesopotamia
An ancient Sumerian demon, Lamashtu first appears in the Bronze Age, 2900 - 2350 BCE. A malevolent entity and evil spirit, she's a hybrid...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
Cult of the Bull - Prehistoric Aurochs
A prehistoric species of cattle, Aurochs (Bos primigenius) rules Europe and much of Asia in the ancient world. The last known Aurochs is...
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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. Then, in 1500 BCE, Thutmose of Egypt decrees gold to be used...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Minoans of Crete: Ancient Greek Culture
Minoan culture arises from the Neolithic people who settle Crete c. 7000 - 6000 BCE. They open the door to a prosperous civilization,...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 23, 20234 min read
Weapons & Warfare of Bronze Age Europe 1
The Bronzing of Europe introduces new tools and weapons, harder than copper and less brittle than stone. Bronze is made with about 88%...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 22, 20234 min read
Bronze Age: Ancient Tribes, Metal & Myth
During the Bronze Age (c. 3300 - 1200 BCE) the land is a wild and savage place, but jewels of civilization glimmer throughout the known...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 22, 20233 min read
Bronze Age Culture - Rise of Heavy Metals
The Bronze Age lasts from c. 3300 to c. 1200 BCE, the second of three Metal Ages, following copper, the metal of Venus, and preceding...
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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 is...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 17, 20234 min read
Apis - Sacred Fertility Bull of Egypt
Apis is a sacred bull of ancient Egypt. He's raised from a calf, elevated to the status of an oracle, and worshipped as a divine bull at...
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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 13, 20236 min read
Seven Metals of Antiquity - Metallurgy
The Metals of Antiquity are the seven metals identified and used by humans in Europe and the Middle East in prehistoric times. They are...
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