The archaeological site of Sanxingdui in the southeastern Chinese province of Sichuan, in the area of the former Shu Kingdom, represents the remains of an unknown culture named Sanxingdui after the site. In 1929, workers accidentally stumbled upon jade objects while digging, sparking research that yielded rich results in 1986. Archaeologists then discovered two sacrificial … Read more
As we pass through the Velebit mountain passes and crossroads, we will come across seemingly randomly placed stone slabs that will catch our attention only when we get closer to them. Only then will we notice that these are unique tombstones – Velebit “mirila”. For many years, “mirila” were completely forgotten, mentioned only in a … Read more
ednost megalita širom svijeta i njihova prisutnost na različitim kontinentima nas podsjeća na njihovu važnost u drevnim civilizacijama. Njihova nepoznata namjena i tajanstvena starost ostaju enigma, a stručnjaci i javnost neprestano istražuju i raspravljaju o njima. Bez obzira na mjesto njihovog pojavljivanja, megaliti ostaju značajni tragovi koji nam otkrivaju prošlost čovječanstva. The phenomenon of megalithic … Read more
Fragment of the Turin papyrus. One of the significant historical sources on which modern Egyptology relies originates from Manetho, an Egyptian priest from Lower Egypt. The few remaining historical records about his life state that he was a priest who lived in Heliopolis around the 3rd century BC, during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty. … Read more
Two things are most valuable to Gale: fame and spirit. Katon If we were to look for what is written about Celtic culture and civilization in history textbooks, we would come across descriptions of the “culture of field with hearths,” of “animism” in their beliefs, of their good knowledge of metallurgy, and their developed blacksmith … Read more
In the Peruvian Andes, not far from Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire, there is one of the richest valleys with numerous cultural monuments. It is the Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado), stretching over more than a hundred kilometers from Pisaq to Machu Picchu. It contains the remains of important Inca cities and ceremonial … Read more
er, dodao je prevode i ilustracije. Lindisfarnska evanđelja su jedno od najvažnijih sačuvanih primjera anglosaksonske umjetnosti i književnosti. Knjiga sadrži četiri evanđelja koja su prepisana na latinskom jeziku i ilustrirana prekrasnim kapitel iluminacijama i okraćenim slovima. Tijekom godina, samostan Lindisfarne je bio meta napada Vikinga i kasnije opustošen tijekom normanskog osvajanja. Danas, preostali dijelovi samostana … Read more
mpovjerenja nije mu donosio zadovoljstvo, i tako je odlučio vratiti se svojim korijenima i potražiti duhovnu smisao u svojoj indijanskoj kulturi. Kao šaman, Hromi Jelen je bio povezan s prirodom i duhovnim svijetom. Vjerovao je da je priroda živa i da svaka stvar i biće ima svoju svrhu. Kroz promatranje prirode i simbola koje je … Read more
In every historical period, people strive to achieve a certain order of life that will enable them material and human progress. This is how cultures and civilizations emerge, opening up space for various forms of human expression over time and space. Looking back, regardless of differences and temporal-spatial distance, we recognize something deeply human in … Read more
“In the Aegean Sea, southeast of Attica and north of Crete, there is a scattered group of Greek islands known as the Cyclades. There are a total of two hundred and twenty islands, mostly uninhabited due to their inaccessible cliffs that drop into the sea, unpredictable climate, sudden storms, very little rainfall, and infertile soil. … Read more
