Scubarob Adventure Log

City of Gladiators Earthquake Shattered Fountain Flows After 2,000 Years An ancient fountain that was destroyed in a 23 BC earthquake has been restored in Turkey’s “City of Gladiators.’ Now, the two millennia old water font is streaming drinkable water again, just as it did some 2,000-years ago. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/kibrya-fountain-0017733 for more

Humans Have Been Making New Year’s Resolutions for Over 4,000 Years New Year’s resolutions are a popular practice. Countless people begin to consider them every year as December 31st rolls around.  Read more Section:  News History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/new-years-resolutions-009359 for more

From Nomads to Glampers: The History of the Yurt The yurt is an early form of tent that has been in use in parts of Asia for over a millennium. Today, they are primarily associated with nomadic Mongol herders and hunters, but their use dates back to before written records began.  Read more Section:  News … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/yurt-0017732 for more

Alone: Frozen | New Series Premieres Thursday, August 11 at 9/8c | History See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgqo4L_J_pI for more

Questions about how religion grows, diffuses, and affects communities and cultures are linked to geographical factors: sacred geographies relate to spatial variations, the global pattern of religion, and their interplay shed lights on the properties of human persistence, tolerance, and motivation with respect to people and their belief systems. See http://bit.ly/2K2vF2x for more

Most Popular Ancient Origins Articles of 2022 We’ve shared what we thought the most impressive finds of the year, and now we will share those articles which really caught our readers interest this this year. Read more Section:  News General Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/most-popular-articles-2022-0017731 for more

In this short post I suggest tips on how to modify images in #Photoshop with basic editing skills. Specifically, I consider Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 enhanced with the Elements+ plugin. See http://bit.ly/2IuPq1Q for more

The Earliest Humans Swam 100,000 Years Ago, and Included Neanderthals One of my life’s aims is to swim in as many lakes, rivers, pools and oceans as I possibly can, to use my liberty and swimming skills as freely as I can.  Read more Section:  News History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/swimming-0017729 for more

The Life Of A Celebrity Roman Chariot Horse “The horses burst through the sky and with swift-hooved feet cut a dash through the clouds, which blocked their way as borne on wings they passed the east wind.” (Ovid, Metamorphoses II.157–60) Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/chariot-races-0017730 for more

Weihenstephan: The Oldest Brewery in the World? Humans have been making beer for thousands of years, but the oldest brewery still in existence wasn’t built until the 11th century. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/oldest-brewery-0017728 for more

Nine Absolutely Disgusting Ancient Foods Our Ancestors Enjoyed Cuisine is an essential aspect of one’s culture. The meals enjoyed by various communities in ancient times have evolved throughout history to become the foods we know and love today.  Read more Section:  News History Ancient Traditions Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/disgusting-ancient-food-0017727 for more

Preserving Belize and Libya: Call to Action July 2022 See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8iYeyJnNA for more

According to legend, in the thirteenth century, a prince of Srivijaya was shipwrecked on the island; he saw a lion there for the first time in his life and took this as a sign that he should found a new city, which he named “Lion City” – Singapura. See http://bit.ly/2ImwNgx for more

Photo Of The Day By Roger Hostin Today’s Photo of the Day is “Avalanche above Peyto Lake” by Roger Hostin. Location: Banff National Park, Banff, Alberta. Want… The post Photo Of The Day By Roger Hostin appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. See https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-by-roger-hostin-4/ for more

6 Shockingly Successful Ancient Warfare Tactics As long as humans have walked the Earth, they’ve been finding reasons to kill each other. Over time, we’ve gotten pretty good at it. It should come as no surprise then that over the years armies have come up with some pretty inventive ways to gain advantage over the … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/warfare-tactics-0017726 for more

Ek’ Balam: Haunting Ruins of an Abandoned Maya Kingdom One of the most fascinating archaeological sites in Central America is Ek’ Balam. Ek’ Balam is found in Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico in the Northern Maya lowlands, several miles northeast of Chichen Itza. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Americas Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-americas/ek-balam-0017725 for more

Stone Giant Unearthed Among God Heads At Aizanoi Researchers digging in the ancient city of Aizanoi have announced the discovery of many new artifacts and works. But the discovery of an “almost intact” statue of a giant man with one foot takes the archaeological biscuit. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/aizanoi-statues-0017724 for more

Fur Coats from 300,000 Years Ago: Earliest Evidence of Bear Skin Use Fur coats aren’t just a product of the modern industrial period, but now are seen to have a tradition stretching back some 300,000 years ago, albeit in a different setting altogether. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News Evolution & Human Origins Read … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/bear-skin-0017722 for more

Wessex Archaeology at the Eisteddfod See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvcSMwmPuJs for more

It is now understood that significant human activity was underway in India by the Holocene Period (10,000 years ago) and that many historical assumptions based upon earlier work in Egypt and Mesopotamia need to be reviewed and revised. See http://bit.ly/2IiS7Ue for more

Photo Of The Day By Marc Rassel Today’s Photo of the Day is “Hollow Rock Sunrise” by Marc Rassel. Location: Superior National Forest, Minnesota. “The sun rises… The post Photo Of The Day By Marc Rassel appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. See https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-by-marc-rassel/ for more

Ancient Origins Top 10 Archaeological Finds of 2022 Archaeology may be the discovery of and research of things that happened long ago, but it is an ever-changing field. Every year new discoveries are made that either teach us something new or show us what we thought we knew was wrong.  Read more Section:  News General … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/archaeological-finds-2022-0017721 for more

Traces Of Viking Ivar the Boneless’ Dynasty At Waterford, Ireland The first Viking raids recorded in Ireland date to 795 AD, and then they rapidly appear in the historic record. Traditionally the early Viking activity in Ireland falls into three phases, the first being a period of lightning hit-and-run raids which took place from the … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/vikings-0017720 for more

There Was More Than One Cleopatra in Ancient Egypt Very few people have failed to hear of Cleopatra, one of the most well known women in history. Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/cleopatra-0017719 for more

On the Way to the “(Un)Known”?: The Ottoman Empire in Travelogues (c. 1450-1900) Some people like to believe that the Ottoman Empire was Europes ultimate other. Several European nations, not least the Serbs and the Hungarians, consider themselves those who held the Ottomans at bay. Some still consider the two sieges of Vienna as a … See https://www.worldhistory.org/review/316/on-the-way-to-the-unknown-the-ottoman-empire-in-tr/ for more

Detectorist Strikes Roman Gold in England When this English metal detectorist realized that he hadn’t dug up a metal top, but an ancient Roman gold earring, he “sank to his knees in disbelief”. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-gold-earring-0017718 for more

Petra Historic World Heritage Site Blasted By Flash Floods In another case of nature’s wrath rearing its head, flash floods have struck the iconic world heritage site at Petra, Jordan, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 tourists. Read more Section:  News General Ancient Places Asia Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-general/petra-flood-0017717 for more

MonsterQuest: 8-FOOT GATOR LURKS IN NYC SEWER (S3, E5) | Full Episode See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVnfsyQS-lE for more

The Ancient Egyptian civilization produced the first government to rule an entire nation, covered an entire country thousands of square miles in size and with millions of inhabitants. See http://bit.ly/2Is2swW for more

Closer Still To Identifying The Lost City Of Zippalanda 4,000-year-old Hittite texts speak of the lost cultic centre of Zippalanda, somewhere in modern Turkey. Now, new discoveries at the Uşaklı Höyüy site further suggest this was the ancient holy city. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Asia Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/zippalanda-0017716 for more

The Death of Gilgamesh The Death of Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem relating the death and afterlife of the famous hero-king of Uruk, who had become a legendary figure. The piece is dated to before the Ur III Period (2047-1750 BCE), and although its theme informs The Epic of Gilgamesh, it is not always included … See https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2135/the-death-of-gilgamesh/ for more

What is a Wendigo? The Beast with an insatiable Hunger for Human Flesh The Wendigo is a horrifying creature of Algonquian Native American legends said to devour human flesh to survive a harsh winter.  Read more Section:  News Myths & Legends Americas Unexplained Phenomena Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/wendigo for more

Harald Bluetooth Era Viking Hall Discovered in Denmark When archaeologists in Denmark identified the foundations of a huge Viking hall they knew they’d hit archaeological paydirt. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/viking-hall-denmark-0017715 for more

Roman Temples and Sacred Stones Unearthed in the Netherlands The discovery of this ancient sacred site was described as “special” no less than seven times in the Dutch archaeologist’s press release. Read more Section:  Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/herwin-hemeling-sanctuary-0017714 for more

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Alien Beings Infiltrate Human Life | Ancient Aliens | #Shorts See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc-YUsNCmsA for more

From Sydney’s sophisticated architecture to the rugged Outback, then to New Zealand’s sheep-dotted plains and cliff-lined fjords; a short stop to Waitomo reveals something about the Maori culture. See http://bit.ly/2I8yQW2 for more

Photo Of The Day By Ana Luísa Ferreira Today’s Photo of the Day is “Winter Ether” by Ana Luísa Ferreira. Location: Picos de Europa National Park, Spain. “A… The post Photo Of The Day By Ana Luísa Ferreira appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. See https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-by-ana-luisa-ferreira/ for more

Cooper’s Ferry Site Yields Oldest Stone Weaponry Found in the Americas Examination of stone tools excavated at the Cooper Ferry’s site in Idaho has revealed the presence of humans in North America 16,000 years ago.  Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News History & Archaeology Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/coopers-ferry-projectile-points-0017713 for more

Stunning Sacred Megalithic Sites of Britain More than nine hundred stone circles exist in the British Isles and twice that number may originally have been built.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/megalithic-sites-0017711 for more

Gender Interpretation Of Achilles And Amazon Penthesilea’s Fatal Love In Greek Art Amazon queen Penthesilea was breathtakingly beautiful. “Aphrodite, the noble bride of the potent War-god, made her beautiful indeed in death, so that the son of Peleus (Achilles), could be pierced by the arrow of chastising love Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/premium-preview/penthesilea-0017712 for more

Six Supremely Sadistic Deaths of Christian Martyrs Standing up for what you believe in isn’t always easy. The early Christians are a prime example of this. They faced centuries of persecution at the hands of various Roman rulers. Read more Section:  News History Famous People Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/martyrs-0017710 for more

Questions about how religion grows, diffuses, and affects communities and cultures are linked to geographical factors: sacred geographies relate to spatial variations, the global pattern of religion, and their interplay shed lights on the properties of human persistence, tolerance, and motivation with respect to people and their belief systems. See http://bit.ly/2K2vF2x for more

9 Crazy Things Ancient People Gave as Gifts The holiday season is upon us, and gifts have been given to loved ones and friends. After a time of wracking your brains for the perfect gift, you may have wondered what types of items ancient people gave as gifts to one another. Read more Section:  Artifacts … See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/ancient-gifts-0017709 for more

CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE During Dangerous Experiment | The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (Season 3) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebEm4nqbkuM for more

Lapita’s colonisation of Fiji was only one of the several prehistoric migratory movements in Oceania. The 800+ km water gap separating Vanuatu–New Caledonia from Fiji was the largest inter-archipelagic voyage in the Lapita world. See http://bit.ly/2Ine0BB for more

Photo Of The Day By Bryce Hill Today’s Photo of the Day is “Ski Day” by Bryce Hill. Want to get your images in the running for… The post Photo Of The Day By Bryce Hill appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. See https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-by-bryce-hill-3/ for more

What was the Deadly Cocoliztli Disease that Decimated Aztec Society? When the Spanish crossed the Atlantic and started arriving in hordes to begin their conquest and plunder of the Americas, they had a weapon in their arsenal that they had not anticipated: disease.  Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Americas History Important Events Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/cocoliztli-0017708 for more

It’s Cold Outside: Winter Photography Tips Winter photography can be very rewarding. Images of subjects blanketed in snow, skeletal deciduous trees with eerie shapes and form,… The post It’s Cold Outside: Winter Photography Tips appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. See https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/tips-techniques/photo-tip-of-week/its-cold-outside-winter-photography-tips/ for more

Mary Queen of Scots Washed with White Wine ​While Cleopatra is fabled to have bathed in sour donkey milk, Mary Queen of Scots is said to have washed with white wine to ensure a smooth complexion.  Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  See https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/mary-queen-scots-0017706 for more

Heritage Broadcasting Service Release – 071822 See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5_cLQCfFIc for more