December 2023 - ABC FACTS blog

The extraordinary Benin Art

The extraordinary Benin Art #Shorts #minidocumentary

An extraordinary example of African art is the Benin art consisting of bronze and ivory works. The Benin Kingdom was home of the Edo-speaking people, which was located in the tropical rain forest region of what is now Nigeria.

The Benin Kingdom was active between the 11th century AD and 1897. The lost wax method was used to create bronzes. The art of the royal kingdom of Benin is an unraveling of untold stories. Today, Benin exists as a state in Southern Nigeria and the role of the Oba is more ceremonial than political.

The Benin Bronzes are a group of several thousandmetal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. The objects form Benin art were created from the thirteenth century by artists of the Edo people.

The plaques depict scenes or represent themes in the history of the kingdom. Apart from the plaques, other sculptures in brass or bronze include portrait heads, jewelry, and smaller pieces.

The mysterious Eye of Sahara Facts

The mysterious Eye of Sahara Facts #Shorts #minidocumentary

The Eye of Sahara, also called The Richat Structure is a prominent circular geological feature in the Sahara‘s Adrar Plateau, in west–central Mauritania, Northwest Africa.

What was the Tunguska event?

Merry Christmas! #Shorts #minidocumentary

What was the Tunguska event? On June 30, 1908, a devastating explosion equal to 1000 Hiroshima bombs destroyed 2000 square km or 770 square miles of forest in the Tunguska area, in Siberia, Russia.

Is there any archeological evidence of the Nativity of Christ?

Is there any archeological evidence of the Nativity of Christ? #Shorts #minidocumentary

Is there any archeological evidence of the nativity of Jesus?

The nativity of Jesus, is described in the biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judaea, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention.

Is there any evidence of the birth of Jesus?

There is no historical evidence to allow a definitive date to be determined, but the date has been estimated through known historical events mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew chapter 2 and Luke chapter 2 or by working backwards from the estimated start of the ministry of Jesus. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the reign of King Herod who was a real historical person. There is no evidence of Herod’s plot, the massacre of the innocents, and neither for the  the star of Bethlehem.  According to Luke, When the time of the birth drew near, Caesar Augustus commanded a census of Roman domains but there is no evidence for that.

The François Vase, an interesting archeological artefact

The François Vase, an interesting archeological artefact #Shorts #minidocumentary

The François Vase is a volute-krater, dating mid-6th century B.C.E created in Ancient Greece, in Athens by the painter Kleitias and the potter Ergotimos. It could be considered an early graphic novel. It was unearthed in 1844 in an Etruscan tomb in Italy.

One of the first uses of a hoax for military deception

One of the first uses of a hoax for military deception #Shorts #minidocumentary

Is there any archeological evidence of the existence of the Trojan Horse?

Of course not. However, the story depicts one of the first examples of military deception. The Iliad describes the Trojan War, presumed fought by the Greeks during the 13^th century BC.

Who were the Yamnaya?

Who were the Yamnaya? #Shorts #minidocumentary

The Yamnaya people were a nomadic pastoralist culture that emerged on the Pontic-Caspian Steppe around 3300 BCE. They played a crucial role in the cultural and genetic landscape of Eurasia during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.

The Etruscan Language, one of the greatest mysteries of ancient linguistics

The Etruscan Language, one of the greatest mysteries of ancient linguistics #Shorts

The Etruscan language is considered one of the great mysteries of ancient linguistics. The Etruscans were an ancient civilization that existed in what is now modern Italy, in the region known as Etruria, from the 8th to the 4th century BCE.

What was Nimrud archeology site?

What was Nimrud archeology site? #Shorts #minidocumentary

Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian city with original Assyrian name Kalḫu, and biblical name Calah, located in Iraq. It was a major Assyrian city between approximately 1350 BC and 610 BC.

The Magdala Stone, an amazing archeology artifact

A very interesting archeology artifact is The Magdala stone which is a carved stone block unearthed by archaeologists in the Migdal Synagogue in Israel, dating to before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70. It is notable for detailed carvings depicting the Second Temple, carvings made while that Temple still stood.

Month: December 2023