Archaeologists May Have Discovered Lost Tomb of Cleopatra

In the archives of world history, the stories of Cleopatra stand among the most fascinating tales ever told. Whether we've seen her in a movie or not, most of us have heard of Cleopatra. Beautiful, exotic, and an iconic look with a bunch of beads in her hair and black eyeliner that may have inspired the likes of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Cleopatra has attained a status of immortality that very few of her contemporaries did. Much of what we know — and still don't know — about the queen of the Nile comes from a history that has been romanticized, fictionalized, and then fictionalized some more.

The story of her affair with Roman general Mark Antony and their tragic deaths has echoed through the ages. Entombed together, they are possibly in an eternal slumber somewhere in Egypt. But where? The location of the tomb has been long lost to history. Despite regular reports that archaeologists are on the verge of its discovery, it remains missing.

Today we will have a look at the chamber of secrets recently discovered by archaeologists under an Egyptian temple, that might lead to the long lost tomb of Cleopatra.

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"I was the first person to enter the tomb of Christ and yes, it smelled everywhere of myrrh"

“That's how I felt. And I was filled with awe, it seemed unreal. I cried when I learned that I came here because the Lord wanted me to. And I was not very faithful either.”

With these shocking words, 49-year-old restorer Petros Haloftis from Megara, the first person in modern history to enter the Tomb of Jesus Christ, speaks about the unique experience he had in Jerusalem when the tomb was opened in the Church of the Resurrection.

The words come out of his mouth with difficulty. Sometimes he breathes heavily, sometimes he sighs, sometimes he weeps and cries. "The human mind cannot grasp the feelings I experienced there," are his first words.

"The Tomb was not supposed to be opened. They only opened it because there would be grouting in the masonry and they were afraid that something might cause damage", he says, beginning his long story. He is very frugal and tries to keep a low profile but his emotions are evident. "Yes, I was the first to go in after the top slab shifted. The Tomb had been opened since 1810, when the sacred canopy was made. Since then it has not been opened again," he explains.

The restored Edicule is seen during a ceremony marking the end of restoration work on the site of Jesus's tomb at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. rnCNS PHOTO/SEBASTIAN SCHEINER

It exuded myrrh

A few weeks ago, news went around the world that when the Tomb was opened, a unique smell was emitted, the likes of which had never been seen before.

"One way or another, it smelled like myrrh from what the monks spread all over the Church of the Resurrection. But that smell was something else. Something unique that I have never smelled before.

But there is another detail that may seem strange to you, but I must mention it: A long time ago, in the place of the Tomb in the masonry behind it, inside the wall and at a height of about 2 meters, I found a wooden wedge of about 20 cm, and as soon as I took it out, it had a very pleasant smell and smelled like that for about three days. It had been there for 200 years. Normally it should smell like rot. And yet it smelled wonderful," he explains in shock, even now that the Tomb's maintenance is complete.

How could the Parthenon remain standing for 2,500 years without a foundation?

The mystery is revealed after studies showed that the Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis is triple seismically shielded despite the fact that it has no foundation.

According to civil engineer Niki Timotheu, studies of the temple's architectural and structural form have shown that the ancient world had already discovered what we now call "seismic isolation". According to Niki Timotheu, the temple successfully contradicts the theory of modern construction because, without having a foundation at all, it is triple seismically insulated.

This triple insulation is located, as she explained, in different parts of the building. The first point is in the layers of huge horizontal and extremely smooth marble stones on which the Parthenon stands.

The second point is found in the elastic metal joints that connect the slabs of each layer, made up of small iron piles in the middle, around which lead has been poured (lead has the property of protecting iron from rust and weakening the elasticity of each wave, since part of its kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy).

And the third point is found in the columns of the building, which were not set in one piece, because the ancient Greeks knew that in order to withstand the vibrations of the earth, they had to be set in slices that were perfectly superimposed.

The result of this triple insulating formula, as Mrs Timotheu noted, was that the seismic waves on the surface moved one layer of the marble slabs over the other, while the joints dissipated the kinetic energy developed by the earthquake! The columns, as they were arranged, made the whole building sway, but not collapse.

Earliest evidence of mutilation discovered 31,000 years ago in Borneo

New findings by Australian and Indonesian archaeologists are changing our knowledge of human history. The earliest case of surgery to date was that of a Neolithic farmer 7,000 years ago.

[Credit: Tim Maloney (Guardian)]

A human skeleton found on the Indonesian island of Borneo, dating to a hunter-gatherer society at least 31,000 years ago, bears the world's oldest record of a surgical amputation on the left leg. The discovery challenges the previously prevailing view that such medical practices emerged more recently, roughly parallel to the advent of agriculture about 10,000 years ago.

By measuring the age of a tooth and burial sediments, scientists estimated the age of the remains at about 31,000 years. Analysis of the remains revealed healing marks on the lower left leg, indicating that the leg had been surgically amputated several years before burial.

[Credit: Tim Maloney (Guardian)]

The researchers from Australia, Indonesia and South Africa, led by Tim Maloney of Australia's Griffith University, who made the corresponding publication in the journal "Nature", reported that the lower leg had apparently been amputated intentionally and the patient had recovered. This suggests that sophisticated surgical procedures took place in tropical Asia thousands of years earlier than previously known.

The oldest internationally known complex surgery discovered to date involved a Neolithic farmer in France about 7,000 years ago who had his left arm amputated.

Professor Tim Maloney of Australia's Griffith University, who led the excavation, called the discovery "an archaeologist's absolute dream".

[Credit: Tim Maloney (Guardian)]

Amputations require extensive knowledge of human anatomy and surgical hygiene, as well as a high degree of technical skill. Before modern clinical advances such as antisepsis, most amputees eventually died from hemorrhage and septic shock or subsequent infection.

The researchers explained that in Borneo's case, surgical amputation of the lower leg was likely performed in infancy. The young man survived the surgery (which scientists believe is surprising for such a young age), was estimated to be able to walk with the aid of some support, and continued to live for another six to nine years before finally dying and being buried in the Liang Tembo limestone cave in the East Kalimantan region at the age of about 20.

The scientists believe that whoever performed the amputation had intimate knowledge of the structure, muscles and blood vessels of the leg, so he was able to prevent fatal blood loss and infection. They believe it is unlikely that the lower limb was severed by animal attack or accident, as this usually results in crush fractures. Nor does the mutilation appear to have been done as a punishment, since the young man was well cared for after the operation and at his subsequent burial.

[Credit: Jose Garcia (GARCIARTIST) & Griffith University]

Griffiths suggests that some of our ancestors in the tropical rainforests of Asia had developed advanced medical knowledge and skills. The rapid deterioration of infections in such a hot and humid environment probably motivated the acquisition of useful knowledge such as antiseptics using the rich variety of herbs and other plants found in Borneo. More recently, other important finds have been made on the island, such as unexpectedly ancient rock paintings dating back to about 40,000 years ago.

Haloa: The "obscene" feast of ancient Greece

Haloa was one of the festivals that the ancient Greeks systematically celebrated every year in honor of the goddess Demeter, known as Haloea (goddess of the fruits of the earth), Dionysus (god of the vine and wine) and Poseidon Fytalmios (god of coastal vegetation).

Haloa was a three-shaped peasant feast of antiquity, and the customs of worshiping the gods in this context cause us to call this celebration "obscene". A second opinion is that they were also celebrated in honor of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter.

The Haloa were held around Attica and extended to Eleusis, where they ended, then followed the Poseidonian procession and finally the initiation into the mysteries of Demeter and Persephone.

There are two versions about the period of this celebration: the first one says that Haloa was celebrated in the month of June (Ekatombeonas) with the harvest of the Spartans and the second one in the month of December (Poseidon) with the harvest and the opening of the new wine. In Haloa, no hierophant participated, but a priestess who initiated the women, and all exchanged free speeches and conversations, and at the end there was a common dinner. The dinner included all foods except those forbidden in the ceremonies (eggs, pomegranates, etc.). But why was it called "obscene"?

In this celebration, the women had with them figurines in the shape of sexual organs and food in the corresponding shapes of phallus and vulva. At the end of the meal, they buried the phalluses in the ground, believing that in this way vegetation and fertility would be strengthened.

In Haloa, among other things, obscenities were exchanged between all the women, even the priestess urged the married women to commit adultery and they danced orgiastically with each other. From the 4th century BC, hetairas participated and women flocked to the streets and danced to provocative songs.

Hetairai at Haloa festival dancing around a giant phallus (Oedipus Painter, 480 BC) By Wikipedia

In general, Haloa was a festival of women in ancient times and was celebrated at night, although the preserved information is insufficient compared to other customs of the ancient Greeks. Moreover, there are two versions of the conceptual origin: the first states that Haloa means the threshing floor according to Philochorus, the second that it means the vines according to the commentator Lucian.

The Haloa festival lasted several days, at the end of which athletic competitions like the Olympics took place, in which not all citizens of ancient Athens were allowed to participate, as was customary in other celebrations. However, in this celebration the young people had the right to speak publicly.

From the above it is clear why Haloa is characterized as an obscene celebration of antiquity, because in modern times the use of strange effigies and provocative dances with obscene vocabulary is not common, although in antiquity it was a habit and considered normal.

Early traces of the world-famous foie gras in the land of ancient Egypt

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by Giorgio Pintzas Monzani

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Criticized by many for its production processes, hated by many for its peculiar flavor, and considered by many to be the most prized and delicious food there is: foie gras, it always brings with it ranks of supporters and opponents to every banquet it comes to.

Associated with French cuisine, and historically linked (mistakenly) to Gallic origins and the opulent eras of kings and palaces, foie gras actually traverses human history back millennia, and finds its origins in the Nile swamps, a land of legends, myths, and fascinating stories.

The reality is that the error in attributing the birth of this dish is made by even the most passionate foodies, as it is a paternity that Egypt has never pushed so hard to claim.

Thus, it remains a common mistake, but one that for the most curious must be analyzed historically.

Why does it originate specifically in Egypt?

How and who subsequently imports it into Europe?

How did it come to be famous within "cuisine francaise"?

The civilization of ancient Egypt, throughout its millennia of history, has always been a nucleus of innovation in every sphere, laying the foundation for the great European and African civilizations that flourished later.

Even from the point of view of food preparation and storage, some of the inventions that occurred on the banks of the Nile are still considered innovative and in our case even progenitors of the world of gourmet cuisine.

As introduced earlier, the process of foie gras preparation was first used by the farmers of ancient Egypt, and more specifically by those in the marshy areas of the Nile delta.

Birth unrelated to the world of food

Why this process was started on the animal in order to obtain a fatter liver still divides some historians today.

In addition to the goal of producing a food that was pleasing to the taste, in fact, the Egyptians used the liver of geese, ducks and other animals to produce the first candles known to man as early as around 3,000 b.c.e. by coating dried reed reeds with animal fat.

As for the food, on the other hand, there is evidence of its preparation dating to around 2,500 b.c.e., this thanks to frescoes found in the necropolis at Memphis.

Of course, there are no dates and certainties related to which practice was first implemented, although it is believed that the use of the candle originated first: thus assuming that after using a fatty liver as fuel to illuminate the dark desert nights, man tasted this extraordinary and original product for the palates of the time.

Pharaonic banquets

We have seen how foie gras originated in Egypt, thanks to the numerous presence of these animals in the paludal areas of the Nile and the craftsmanship of Egyptian artisans, despite which it cannot be described as a food on the tables of all inhabitants.

The labor commitment and cost of preparing foie gras was high from the very beginning, causing it to be presented as a niche product from the very beginning.

So if we could go back in time and conduct a documentary on the food of ancient Egypt, we would not find goose or duck liver pâté in the tables of peasants or merchants, but in the majestic banquets held in the imposing palaces of the pharaohs.

We might, in fact, enjoy ancient foie gras in the company of the priests and nobles of this splendid society.

The journey of foie gras to Europe

After analyzing the birth, the question arises.

How did the food arrive on European soil?

The answer lies behind the journey of the first Greek pharaoh in Egypt's history: Alexander the Great.

As we all know, the Macedonian king arrived on the shores of Egypt during his journey to conquer the then known world.

Alexander's army conquered the land almost peacefully, as the Persian empire (which had ruled the Egyptian lands since 525 b.c.e.) surrendered to the Greek forces, and Philip II's son was welcomed as a liberator, so much so that he was crowned pharaoh in 332 b.c.e.

The globalization brought by the Macedonian empire made cultural exchanges between all the conquered territories even more possible: thus the various culinary customs of the various cultures also came into contact, without collision but leading to the birth and discovery of many ingredients and preparations, including even Egyptian foie gras.

In fact, this increase in food exchange made possible the discovery of the product in the Greek peninsula as well.

The arrival of foie gras in Rome

The fall of the Macedonian empire by the hands of the Roman army, first with its defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 B.C. and later with its annexation to the Roman republic in 148 B.C., indelibly marked the history of Europe.

Although Roman policy toward the Greek territories was filled with contempt and exploitation, the empire's intellectuals and wealthy looked upon Hellenic culture with great admiration and respect, which fostered the "Greekization" of many cultural aspects of the then capital of the world.

The Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus in one of his epistles wrote, "Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit," meaning that the crude and fierce conqueror, subdued the Greeks with arms, but the Greeks with letters and art civilized Rome and the whole of the then empire.

The increase then economic and mercantile exchanges between the two territories, now under the same reign, were fortified and increased exponentially.

It can therefore be assumed that the product whose history we are tracing came into close contact with the Roman empire at this time.

Certainly even earlier Rome was aware of the Greek culinary culture, but as mentioned above, goose fatty liver never represented an everyday food, but rather a whim and glitz of the rich in the palace.

And it is precisely during this period that it may have arrived in the empire's market.

A detail that reinforces this theory of ours, lies behind the figure of Marcus Gavius Apicius, the most important gastronome, cook, and writer that antiquity has ever seen.

An almost mythological figure in fact, given the paucity of information about his personal life, according to many a figure to whom cookbooks written by many different authors are credited, a kind of gastronomic deity.

Apicius' foie gras

Marcus Gavius Apicius, at the turn of the first century B.C. and the first century A.D., created real guidelines on feeding birds in order to obtain the best possible foie gras.

Within the collection "De re coquinaria," a bible of gastronomy considered by many to be the greatest gastronomic work in history, Apicius recounts how to sweeten the wild taste of the liver of these birds, it was necessary to feed the animal with figs.

This technique was so revolutionary that it also left an etymological trail behind it; enough to think that the word "ficatum", which means liver in Latin, takes its root from the very fruit that Marcus Gavio used to create his foie gras, the "ficum."

The arrival of the dish in France

As everyone knows, the Roman Empire extended to a great many territories in central Europe, including present-day France, called Gaul at the time.

Thanks to this rule we finally have the arrival of our protagonist in Gallic, French territory.

It was precisely the magnificent technique of the gastronome Apicius that made foie gras the protagonist at all imperial banquets, in every corner of Roman territory.

But how did it become famous in French cuisine in later years?

The reality is that the dish had a dark period after the fall of the Roman Empire, and the use of goose fat was carried on only by European Jewish families.

Until, during the reign of Louis XIV, cooks throughout the kingdom, seeking to impress the king's overweening and vitiated palate resorted to forgotten recipes that would charm royal banquets.

It was at one of the banquets, probably in the palace of Versailles, that a cook decided to prepare foie gras and have the king taste it: delighted by the delicacy and deliciousness of the dish, he declared it the "food of kings," giving it a second life and making it famous throughout the French palaces.

To mention only that in 1778, the governor of Alsace, had his best foie gras tasted by King Louis XVI, who immediately appreciated it, making a gift of 20 gold coins to the court cook: from there, every cook in the French kingdom studied new recipes to astound their sovereigns, making foie gras the most requested dish by the European aristocracy.

Even today the dish is still associated with wealth, power, and splendor; for as we know, history rarely changes.

Why?

Because after all, we are...what we used to eat.

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This temple possesses a treasure of trillions of dollars that no one has discovered

Webster's dictionary defines ‘rich’ as “having abundant possessions and especially material wealth”. Now multiply that by the highest number you can think of and we have Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. How else do you plan to describe the world’s richest temple?

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It was during the time of King Marthanda Varma that this temple saw a major renovation. What we see today is the result of the meticulous renovation work on the ancient temple. The devout King Marthanda Varma took it upon himself and the royal family to look after the temple and the people of the state/kingdom. This was followed by the tradition of Thripadidanam, the donation to the temple and its deity. The last Maharaja of Travancore Maharaja Sree Padmanabha Dasa Sree Chithira Thirunal Bala Rama Varma, in 1965, formed the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust to continue religious offerings and donations.

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Back in June 2011, as a result of a petition filed in the court seeking transparency in the management of the temple and the subsequent investigation of the temple complex, six subterranean vaults were found inside the Padmanabhaswamy temple. They were subsequently named vaults A, B, C, D, E, and F. Out of the six, they managed to open five, from which came out items like gold coins, statues, jewelries, precious stones, crowns and even thrones made of gold! The collection turned out to be the largest ever recorded collection of items of gold and precious stones.

It must have been a mammoth task to inventory whatever they could. Several guesses were made by people from all over the world because the full detail of the inventory was never revealed. Sad day for the curious cats!

Out of the six vaults, only five were opened after a lot of struggle with the mega locks which successfully kept the vaults hidden away from the world. Vault A had most of the treasures out of the five open vaults. When all the items were combined, it was a mind-boggling amount of gold and other precious items. Some of the findings were: 4-foot high and 3-foot wide solid pure-golden idol of Mahavishnu studded with diamonds and precious stones; solid gold throne which was meant to accommodate a 18-foot idol of the deity; thousands of pure gold chains, one of which was 18-foot long; sacks full of gold coins from Roman Empire and the medieval period. And believe me, this is not even the tip of the iceberg. It is not possible to give an exact number, such was the amount of treasures that came out from the vaults that were opened.

A public interest petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India for proper assessment of the wealth and maybe a change of management. However, in 2020, the royal family won the fight and they remain the sole authority over the management of the temple and everything that comes with it.

Now, the unopened one–Vault B–brings us to the next part of our story. As per various news reports, Vault B could never be opened, no matter how hard they tried. On top of that, the temple management committee were reluctant to even do something about it, not because of the hard work, but because it is believed that the Vault B is guarded by some supernatural powers. It was also said that anybody who attempts to open the mysterious vault will be inviting some serious troubles.

Nobody knows where these stories came from but it is also believed that whatever is behind the door of Vault B, it is guarded by venomous snakes, vampires and supernatural powers. So Indiana Jones!

As it is a common practice with unknown things and entities, stories get created, mostly outlandish and some downright creative. One such creative story about the mysterious Vault B is that somehow the mysterious vault opens out to the Arabian Sea. This version of the story exists because, apparently, some temple authorities tried to open the vault’s door when all of a sudden they heard sounds of waves crashing. They obviously retreated and gave up.

Venomous snakes or the rough waters of the Arabian Sea, this we have no way of knowing. What we know as of now is that the temple’s treasure has been there for several thousands of years. Right from the kingdoms such as the Cheras, the Pandyas, the Pallavas, the Cholas, and many more, they all have been donating generously to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. How much wealth is too much wealth? And all of these have been going on for thousands of years. It’s safe to say that the wealth and mysteries of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is unfathomable.

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