The first known murder victim in human history. The mystery of the death of a man from Gabelein is solved

He died more than five millennia ago, but his story still fascinates us today. He is the Gebelein Man, one of the best-preserved individuals from ancient Egypt. Thanks to modern technology, we can now learn more about his life and his death in ways never before possible. The Gebelein Man was buried in about…

June 13, 20230Comments

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Buddhism (Hinduism)

2,300-year-old Buddhist temple was discovered in Pakistan

Image by Fazal Khaliq (dawn.com) Team of Pakistani and Italian archaeologists have discovered an over 2,300-years-old Apsidal temple of the Buddhist period and a few other precious artefacts in Taxila remains Northwest Pakistan. Menander’s coins (thefridaytimes.com) The discovery has been described as the oldest temple in Pakistan of the Buddhist period.…

December 24, 20210Comments

ByMaksym Strykhar

Christianity Earth Video

“The Season”. Що приховують таємничі підземелля Софії Київської? Фільм

"Провал імені Бобровського". Перша частина серіалу "Сезон". Нова робота #ІХТАМNETСТУДІО та інтернет-видання "Religious Tourism" THE SEASON У короткометражній музичній науково-популярній стрічці розповідь йде про спелео-археологічні дослідження на території Національного заповідника "Софія Київська". Сміливі археологи доктор Тимур Бобровський, снс. Володимир Савіцький та спелеолог-реставратор о. Максим Стрихар роблять перші кроки на зустріч головній таємниці стародавньої…

January 28, 20190Comments

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Christianity Video

Canyons and Caves Preserve a Tradition from Early Christianity in Lebanon. Video

Ouadi Qadisha UNESCO World Heritage site. Ouadi Qadisha, is a gorge that lies within the Becharre and Zgharta Districts of the North Governorate of Lebanon. The valley was carved by the Kadisha River, also known as the Nahr Abu Ali when it reaches Tripoli. Kadisha means "Holy" in Aramaic, and the valley,…

July 16, 20180Comments

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The way to study history through animation

A large number of interesting maps in the form of animated videos can be found on YouTube channel Ollie Bye. Dozens of videos are distributed into playlists: History of the World, Conceptual History, Historical Wars and History of Nations... We invite you to a fascinating journey! Religious Tourism

June 8, 20180Comments

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Judaism

5 rare Jewish coins discovered by Temple Mount project

Jerusalem. photo: Dmytro Strykhar/Religious Tourism Coins, minted by autonomous Jewish province of the First Persian Empire in late 4th century BC, attested to existence of commercial, administrative life in and around Second Temple and Temple Mount; 'These were the first coins ever minted by Jews,' says project's co-director, adding pilgrims would convert their tithes…

May 25, 20180Comments

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Christianity Video

Excavations start on Palestine’s oldest monastery

The Palestinian government and international organizations started a major excavation to restore St. Hilarion Monastery, locally known as Tell Umm Amer, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestine’s oldest and largest Christian monument, reported al-monitor.com Photo .wmf.org The project, which started in January and is expected to take up to two years, is…

May 17, 20180Comments

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Islam Video

Samarra Archaeological City. Iraq

Samarra Archaeological City Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on both sides of the River Tigris 130 km north of Baghdad, the length of the site from north to…

May 2, 20180Comments

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