Top 5 Articles - Last Year

The best AO articles from the same week last year .... Problem viewing email? [Click here] to view it online. [Ancient Origins Logo] This Week ... a Year Ago [banner] Unlooted Etruscan Tomb Complete with Sarcophagi and Treasures Unearthed in Italy [image] Archaeologists have made a rare discovery near the small town of Città della Pieve, near Perugia in Italy – a 2,400-year-old sealed and untouched Etruscan tomb. The burial chamber contains sarcophagi and a wealth of grave goods, providing a fascinating window into the mysterious civilization that disappeared around two millennia ago. [Read More] Female Amazon warrior buried 2,500 years ago in Altai Mountains was... male [image] New DNA findings have altered the sex of one of most famous recent Siberian archeological finds of human remains. A Swiss taxidermy expert brought 'her' to life, recreating the 'virgin' warrior's looks from facial bones, and some observers commented on her distinctly masculine appearance. Yet archeologists and anthropologists believed she was not only female - and a pig-tailed teenager - but a member of an elite corps of warriors within the Pazyryk culture which suggested likenesses to the fabled Amazon warriors of known to the Greeks. [Read More] [Ancient Origins Premium Webinar] Ivan Turbinca – The Man who Belonged in Neither Heaven nor Hell [image] Myth, legend and literature are full of tales about people ending up in either Heaven or Hell. However, every now and then a story arises about someone who belongs in neither. Such is the tale of Ivan Turbinca, a story written by the Romanian author Ion Creanga. [Read More] Not for the Faint of Heart: The Aghori and Their Unorthodox Path to Enlightenment [image] The Aghori are followers of a Hindu sect believed to be 1000 years old. These ascetics are often regarded as sadhus (Sanskrit for ‘good/holy man’), and have devoted their entire lives to the achievement of moksha (meaning ‘liberation’). Unlike other sadhus, however, the Aghori follow an unconventional and radical path towards enlightenment. [Read More] You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...] [www.Ancient-Origins.net] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Google Plus] [Linkedin] Copyright [©] 2016 [Ancient Origins]- [Stella Novus Limited], All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter list. If you do not wish to receive our newsletter emails in the future, please [unsubscribe] here.