Sylvia Rose
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20234 min read
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...
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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 10, 20235 min read
Bronze Age Cultures - the Hittites
A dynamic and aggressive people, the Hittites are first noted in tablets of trade found at the karum of Kanesh (Kültepe) in Anatolia,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 8, 20234 min read
Gold Mask of Agamemnon
The Gold Mask of Agamemnon is unique among Greek Bronze Age artifacts. Created c. 1600 BCE, not long before an Egyptian Pharoah decreed...
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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, 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 6, 20235 min read
Before the Vikings - Early Northern Cultures
In the European Bronze Age, the North is a wild place, populated by nomadic tribes, great bears and endless nights. Brilliant fires blaze...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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,...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Kanesh (Kultepe): Kārum City of Trade
The ancient town of Kültepe (Kultepe, Kanesh, Kaneš), where the earliest writing originates, rises to a thriving trade city and kārum or...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20234 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 29, 20234 min read
Ancient Greece: Mycenaean Invasion
Mycenaean Greece rises to power in the Bronze Age c. 1750 - 1050 BCE. Mycenaean civilization is a pinnacle of Greek grandeur, with...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20236 min read
Before the Vikings: Nordic Bronze Age
The Nordic Bronze Age of c. 1750 - 500 BCE sweeps through cultures of Scandinavia, the North Sea, Netherlands and Baltic regions....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20234 min read
Battle Axe - Burial, Settlement, Culture
The Battle Axe Culture precedes the Nordic Bronze age (1700 - 500 BCE). Originally a branch of the Steppe people from the Ponti-Caspian...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Before the Vikings: Battle Axe Culture
The charismatic Vikings made themselves known in the 8th century CE. At the time Christianity was seven centuries old. The Ages of Metal...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Trzciniec - Bronze Age Baltic Culture
In the Bronze Age between 2400 - 1300 BCE, the industrious Trzciniec people occupied areas of Central-Eastern Europe, such as Poland and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 27, 20236 min read
Bronze Age Afterlife & Burial Beliefs
Afterlife beliefs varied in the Bronze Age, and burial practices reflect these. Cultures such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and...
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