Just a few bits and pieces
Jan. 12th, 2009 07:17 pmNepalese girl, 3, begins life as 'living goddess'
Satellites unearthing ancient Egyptian ruins
An offer these gods can't refuse: "Feeding the Pachamama, whom the Aymara also call Mother Earth or Mother Virgin, involves an intricate web of symbolic gestures incorporating coca leaves, bootleg spirits and dead animals - preferably in the form of foetuses when it comes to llamas, pigs, cats and dogs."
'Brainy' chickpeas conquered the world
ETA: Pyramid built for an Egyptian queen discovered beneath sands of Saqqara - it belongs to Queen Sesheshet, mother of the Sixth Dynasty pharoah Teti.
Satellites unearthing ancient Egyptian ruins
An offer these gods can't refuse: "Feeding the Pachamama, whom the Aymara also call Mother Earth or Mother Virgin, involves an intricate web of symbolic gestures incorporating coca leaves, bootleg spirits and dead animals - preferably in the form of foetuses when it comes to llamas, pigs, cats and dogs."
'Brainy' chickpeas conquered the world
ETA: Pyramid built for an Egyptian queen discovered beneath sands of Saqqara - it belongs to Queen Sesheshet, mother of the Sixth Dynasty pharoah Teti.