This Viking era sword was recovered from Lummelunda, Sweden. This sword, which dates back to between 800-1100 AD, is notable for its intricate inlay work with brass wire. This type of craftsmanship is a testament to the advanced metalworking skills of the Vikings during this period.
The sword is now housed at the Statens Historiska Museer in Sweden, where it serves as a valuable artifact for understanding Viking history and culture. The intricate brass wire inlay on the sword would have been a sign of prestige and wealth during the Viking era. It’s truly a remarkable piece of history. Read More: Where did the Game of Ice Hokey Originate?
Two Teens Volunteering on an Archaeological Dig in Israel Uncovered Solid-Gold Treasure Buried More Than 1,000 Years Ago. The coins date to the Abbasi Caliphate, which ruled 1,100 years ago during the Golden Age of Islam.
Worlds Fastest Steam Engine - The Legendary LNER Class A4 ‘Mallard’ ran 126mph in 1938! - Sir Nigel Gresley sure knew how to design a beautiful, fast steam engine!
This is a photo of the Sphinx in the late 1800s. It was taken from a hot air balloon and it was still covered by sand. Read More: Natchez Indian Trail History
The Crown was crafted in the second quarter of the 19th century CE, most probably in Delhi or surrounding areas, by goldsmiths and jewelers. It is, strictly speaking, not a crown, but an article of headdress. the Aftermath of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 CE, and Delhi was recaptured from Indian freedom fighters by East India Company's Army on September 21, 1857 CE, Their atrocities and intimidation reached the end of tolerance. Emperor along with his two sons and grand son took shelter in Humayun's Tomb in Delhi.
Mirza Ilahi Bux, a close associate of the ruler was forced to reveal where the ruler and others were hiding. At last emperor and his heirs surrendered to Major Hodson who took his captives back to Red Fort. On the way near Khooni Gate (Dharwaza), the major ordered Bahadur Shah Zafar's sons, Mirza Mughal and Mirza Khizer Khan, and his grandson, Mirza Abu Bakr, to get off the carriage and disrobe.
He then shot them dead in cold blood and hung their bodies near the gate. The official end of the Mughal Empire was marked in Delhi by the auction of quantities of jewels and other valuable relics from Bahadur Shah’s court. Bahadur Shah (1775–1862 CE), was held prisoner in a dingy room of his ancestral fort during the summer and later exiled to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), where the last Mughal Emperor, died at 5am on Friday, November 7, 1862. He was given a hurried and ignominious burial in Rangoon.
New York City, circa 1932.Cherry Street looking toward the intersection with Oliver Street.The building in the middle with the columns is a free public bath house at 100 Cherry Street. The whole area was demolished in late 1940's to make way for an Alfred E. Smith housing complex.
Credit: Percy L. Sperr / The New York Public Library.
Eridu, First city in history according to Mesopotamian sources. The Sumerian King List it’s referenced with the mythical rulers before the Universal Flood with incredibly long reigns. Founded in 5400 BC during the Early Ubaid period.
A fossilized tree was discovered in northern Thailand, with a height estimated at 72.2m, it suggests that this ancient tree could have stood over 100m. It's presence in this humid tropical environment dates it back 800,000 years. Read More: The Golden Uraeus
A Neanderthal footprint preserved in the sediments of the Grotte di Toirano, Liguria, Italy. The last Neanderthals left the stage around 40,000 years ago.
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of the Yugoslavian fighter girl (Liba Radij) aged 17, while executed by
the Nazis in 1943. The commander said to her: If you mention the names
of your colleagues , I will release you immediately. She said to him:
You will know them when they come to avenge me. And indeed , they later
came and executed him on the same tree !!. The cowards die while they
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Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton found in the British Isles, was discovered in Somerset, England, back in 1903. Dating back around 10,000 years, this Mesolithic find shed light on early human life in the region.
What made Cheddar Man intriguing was his physical appearance, revealed through DNA testing in 2018. He had dark skin, blue eyes, and curly hair, challenging previous assumptions about the complexion of early Europeans. Genetic analysis linked him to the Western Hunter-Gatherers, an ancient population who were the early inhabitants of Europe after the Ice Age.
The skeleton was found in Gough’s Cave alongside various artifacts, including flint tools and animal remains. Descendants of these early humans are believed to have influenced the genetic makeup of present-day Europeans.
Cheddar Man's remains, on display at the Natural History Museum in London, continue to captivate visitors, offering a glimpse into the enigmatic past of our ancient ancestors.
We did not get any sleep at all last night because our artillery kept firing nonstop. Everything was trembling, and the Germans only gave us a meek response. However, the day is still young and they might send us more artillery. There is nothing to fear because I do not have any chores to complete today.
Hist friends have been urging him to write a letter for the sake of humanity. You will be surprise to see the Mahatma Gandhi's letter to Adlof Hitler appealing him to call of the WW2.
Silent
guns sending their whistling messengers of death into the sky at speeds far
beyond those now attained by powder-driven shells seem likely for the next war,
using for propulsion magnetic fields so powerful that when they are
short-circuited they produce miniature earthquakes. Dr. Kapitza, F. R. S.,
working at the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University, England, in his
attempts to disrupt the atom has produced magnetic fields so powerful that they
"explode" the coils that produce them. This man has finally revealed
the secret of the magnetic gun so long anticipated by ballistic experts. Dr.
Kapitza accomplishes the electric firing of a shell by short-circuiting
powerful dynamos for periods of one one-hundredth of a second.
Another English
experimenter, Dr. Wall, seeking the same thing, produces ultra-magnetic fields
with a more simple apparatus. Dr. Wall simply charges electrostatic condensers
and permits them to discharge their powerful currents into specially-made coils
immersed in oil baths. Here also magnetic fields so powerful that they tear the
coils to pieces have been produced. So great are these magnetic fields that
they are capable of pulling iron nails out of shoes. While the magnetic effects
produced by both of these experimenters are of very short duration, they could
be employed to impart their terrible energy to steel shells. The time limit,
which cannot exceed one one-hundredth of a second, is imposed be- cause of the
powerful currents used.
If these currents were permitted to flow through wire
for a greater period of time, the wire would melt and temperatures greater than
those existing in some of the hottest stars would be produced. To produce a
magnetic gun-a silent Big- Bertha-it will only be necessary to arrange a series
of powerful coils within the gun barrel. Each coil will have its own generator
and the shell advancing through the barrel will automatically energize the coil
just ahead of it. By the time the shell reaches the end of the barrel it will
have attained a speed far in excess of the speeds plosives known. Now
attainable with even the highest ex-Owing to the entire absence of internal.
pressures these guns may be made of ordinary iron or even purely non-magnetic
materials.
The "magnetic explosions' will be initiated by the simple
closing of a switch which will energize the first coil and snatch the shell from
the breech in the first leg of its journey of destruction. The magnetic gun,
pictured on this month's cover, is foreshadowed by achievements of two English
experimenters. Powerful currents working through coils around the gun barrel
exert a magnetic effect on the steel shell, pulling it through the barrel at
tremendous speed. Each coil has its generator, and the shell advancing through
the barrel will automatically energize the coil just ahead of it. A rotary
switch could be employed to adapt the idea to machine guns.
