Sylvia Rose
Ancient Arabia - Stone Age to Bronze
The earliest signs of human presence on the Arabian peninsula appear c. 8000 BCE, before the Stone Age. The Earth is warming up after the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 19, 20235 min read
Cinnamon - Spice Trade of Ancients
Cinnamon ( Cinnamomum ) is the oldest known spice in the world. The fragrant bark comes into popular use by c. 2000 BCE, when Egyptians...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 18, 20234 min read
Abu - Ancient Vegetation Snake God
A Mesopotamian god, Abu is classed as a minor deity. Like many vegetation divinities Abu is also a god of snakes or serpents, associated...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Carnelian - Sunny Gems of the Ancient World
Carnelian (early: cornelean ) is already used in the Stone Age to make beads. Pebbles of the reddish orange gemstone might be polished by...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Shen Rings Egypt - Divine Protection
Shen rings appear in ancient Egyptian art and spiritual symbolism. The shen ring or shenu is a circle with a rod on one side. The rod may...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Hurrian Bronze Age Gods & Goddesses
In the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people establish the Kingdom of Urkesh c. 4000 BCE, with the creator God Kumarbi as patron deity. Their...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Sacred Scarab: Lucky Bug of Ancient Egypt
Elevated from the lowly position of dung worker, the scarab (Scarabaeinae) becomes a sign of prosperous work, fertility, life, luck,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) Hurrian Moon God
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) is the moon god of the Hurrians, reputed to have oracular powers. He's among the most popular gods of the pantheon, with...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20235 min read
Jade - Jadeite, Nephrite & Jade Roads
Nephrite jade is the foremost commodity to travel along the Pacific Coasts of the East. The seaway route is the original Jade Road named...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Hattusa Green Stone - Mystic Secrets
Myth and mystery surround the natural green cube of nephrite found at Hattusa. A Bronze Age capital of the Hatti and Hittite Empires,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Hatti - Cultures of Ancient Anatolia
In the ancient world, the Hatti or Hattians occupy the area of modern-day Turkey. They've been in the rapidly-shaping Anatolia since the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
The Way to Aaru - Egyptian Paradise
Aaru is paradise. Reed fields stretch to the endless horizon. The word "aaru" means papyrus, the life-giving plant of the Nile. In the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Namni & Hazzi - Mountain Gods
Namni and Hazzi (Namni and Ḫazzi) are a duo of Mountain Gods in Hurrian mythology. Divine duos are a religious, artistic and economic...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Tin Trade Routes - Ancient Networks
Tin is one of the top commodities in ancient times. As the Bronze Age advances (c. 3300 - 1200 BCE), merchants, traders, explorers and...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Tin - Essential Metal of Antiquity
Tin is an important component of bronze and other alloys, and can be easily shaped or hammered into tinware. In the Bronze Age the demand...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Kohl: Eye Beauty Magic of Ancients
With spiritual meaning as well as dusky allure, powdered black kohl (kajal, kajol, or tiro) is one of the oldest widespread types of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20235 min read
Land of Punt: Pre-Bronze Age Kingdom of Riches
The Kingdom of Punt is ancient when the ancient Egyptians are young. Several expeditions have been recorded by the Egyptians although the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 7, 20234 min read
Gods of Ugarit c. 1800 - 1200 BCE
A small kingdom with a big kick, Ugarit has an independent pantheon of Godesses and Gods, central administration, trade routes inland or...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 6, 20235 min read
Thapsos - Trade Center & Necropolis
The culture of the island community of Thapsos is one of the most important of prehistory. On the southern coast of Sicily, it's an area...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 4, 20233 min read
The Igigi - Why Humans are Created
In ancient Mesopotamian myth the Igigi have their own duties and class. Servants of the gods, they do their jobs but are dissatisfied...
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