SanxingduiĀ (‘Three StarĀ Mound’)
Sanxingdui (Chinese: äøęå ; pinyin: SÄnxÄ«ngduÄ«; lit. ‘Three Star Mound‘) is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, following a preli
Asherah and Asherim notes
In the ancient Levant, doves were used as symbols for the Canaanite mother goddess Asherah. The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early&n
TiresiasĀ was a blindĀ prophet who was transformed into a woman for seven years
In Greek mythology, Tiresias was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias part
Cassava (tapioca) chips have become a major source of ethanol production
In many countries, significant research has begun to evaluate the use of cassava as anĀ ethanol biofuelĀ feedstock. Under the Development Plan for Renewable Energy in theĀ Eleventh Five-Year PlanĀ in theĀ People’s Republic of China, the target was to increase the production of ethanol fuel fro
Adrenaline has been isolated from the plant Scoparia dulcis found in Northern Vietnam
Scoparia dulcisĀ is a species of flowering plant in theĀ plantain family. Plantaginaceae, theĀ plantain family, is a large, diverseĀ familyĀ of flowering plants in the orderĀ LamialesĀ that includes common flowers such asĀ snapdragonĀ andĀ foxglove. It is unrelated to theĀ banana-like fruitĀ also ca
Mouth of the Lion
DenunciationĀ (fromĀ Latin denuntiare, “to denounce”) is the act of publicly assigning to a person the blame for a perceived wrongdoing with the hope of bringing attention to it.Ā Notably, centralized social control inĀ authoritarian statesĀ requires some level of cooperation from the po
Tongue stone
According to Renaissance accounts, large, triangular fossilĀ teethĀ often found embedded in rocky formations were believed to be petrified tongues ofĀ dragonsĀ andĀ snakesĀ and so were referred to as “tongue stones” or “glossopetrae”.Ā GlossopetraeĀ were commonly thought to b