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Stone Age Botai - First Horse People
From modern Khazistan comes the influence of the Late Stone Age Botai Culture c. 3700 - 3000 BCE, named after the current town at the...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 19, 20234 min read
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Arzawa: Rebel Kingdom of the Bronze Age
For four centuries in ancient Anatolia, the kingdom Arzawa grows to formidable power. Between c. 17 - 1300 BCE, Arzawans both harass and...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 16, 20234 min read
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Volcanic Wipeout - 1600 BCE Eruption of Thera
In the mid Bronze Age the Minoan Greeks come under fire in more ways than one. A series of volcanic eruptions by the Cyclades island of...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 15, 20234 min read
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Cyclades Islands: Paradise of Ancients
In the sparkling waters of the southwest Aegean are the Cyclades Islands. About 220 islands in all, the Cyclades are home to a thriving...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 14, 20234 min read
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Hepat - Sun Goddess of Aleppo
Hepat (Hebat, Ḫalabatu) is a primary deity or patron goddess of Aleppo, a bustling crossroads town in northern Syria. In the 3rd...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 14, 20234 min read
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Luwians - Mysteries of Ancient Anatolia
The Luwians, Hatti and Hurrians, among others, inhabit ancient Anatolia when the Hittites rise to power in the 17th century BCE. The...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Divine Light - Sun Goddess of Arinna
Sun goddess of Arinna is also called Arinniti or Wuru(n)šemu (Wurusemu). She's the chief goddess of worship in the ancient near East, and...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Ancient Weather God of Nerik: Bronze Age Gods
Also known as the Storm God of Nerik, or by the names Nerak or Nerikkil, the Weather God protects the town, and in turn the people...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Weather God of Zippalanda: Bronze Age Gods
In the history of the ancient near East, godly pantheons play a vital role in society and culture. In the Bronze Age (c. 3300 - 1200...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20234 min read
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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....
Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20235 min read
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The Hittites: Dynamic Bronze Age Cultures
The Hittites are first noted in tablets of trade found at the karum of Kanesh ( Kültepe ) in Anatolia, modern day Turkey. The Hittite...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 10, 20235 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 8, 20235 min read
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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....
Sylvia Rose
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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Bronze Age Ancients - Catacomb Culture
With the favored practice of naming early civilizations after their grave types, here is the Catacomb culture. The progressive and...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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Before the Vikings - Early Northern Cultures
In the European Bronze Age, the North is a wild place, populated by nomadic tribes, great bears and howling spirits on endless nights....
Sylvia Rose
Nov 6, 20234 min read
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Ancient Wild Predators - Eurasian Lion
The Eurasian Lion or European Lion features in the art and tales of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. The lion is a symbol of strength,...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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Anatolia - Alaca Höyük City of the Sun
Alaca Höyük or Alacahöyük is a vibrant Anatolian Neolithic and Hittite settlement of great impact to the known world. It's located in...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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Kanesh (Kultepe): Kārum City of Trade
The ancient town of Kültepe (Kultepe, Kanesh, Kaneš), where the earliest writing originates, rises to a prosperous trade city and kārum ...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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Major Cities of the Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East is one of the most highly developed of Bronze and Pre-Bronze Age civilization. Regions of the ancient Near East...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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