They didn’t just find an amulet. There were also bracelets, rings, pearls, and a necklace made of coins, all stashed in an ...

"Scarabs were used in this period as seals and as amulets," said Ben-Tor in ... excavation findings show that during the Middle Bronze and Late Bronze Ages, here in Tel Azekah, thrived one of ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for ...

All of these stones that I'm using—rock crystal, carnelian, lapis, jade—are all stones that have been used in ancient amulets and talismans, in antiquity and Middle Ages, Renaissance, Ancient Egypt, ...

By the late Middle Ages, the preference for a broad forehead became so extreme that women pulled their hair back excessively and resorted to hair removal. They used various cosmetic ... potions, ...

From the ancient civilizations that adorned themselves with symbolic amulets to the sophisticated designs ... often featuring engraved gemstones known as intaglios, which were used as personal seals.

While some of you might look at gemstones as just pretty accents, these amulets help turn the cosmos in your ... dating back more than 4.4 billion years. In the Middle Ages, people used zircon to ...

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The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages ... He owned a copy of Ptolemy’s book and used his map projections to chart his ...

Their use as a talisman dates back to the Edo period ... and sheep. During the Middle Ages, people believed these to have the power of a universal antidote against any poison.