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Gods On-Line at Godchecker

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:08:16 GMT

clipped by: Kelika
clipper's remarks: "Welcome to Godchecker - your Guide to the Gods

We have more Gods than you can shake a stick at. Godchecker's Mythology Encyclopedia currently features over 2,850 deities.
"Browse the pantheons of the world, explore ancient myths, and discover Gods of everything from Fertility to Fluff with the fully searchable Holy Database Of All Known Gods."

Clip Source: www.godchecker.com

Celtic Gods added

Hot out of the cauldron, here's the pantheon of Celtic Gods. Meet the deities of Ireland, Wales and Scotland (and also Essex) - and find out what happened when Finn MacCool met the Salmon of Knowledge...

China is here

We have a brand new Pantheon of Chinese Gods that will knock your socks off. From the Three Lavatory Ladies to the famous Monkey - all listed in modern Pinyin with pronunciation!

Middle-Eastern Gods now online!

Seek and ye shall find the Gods of the Middle-East.

Yes, Godchecker's Good God Guide now hits the Hittites and pursues the Persians. Take a stroll through the Old Testament and discover what really happened in the Garden of Eden...

Mesopotamian Gods now online!

As predicted by the Tablets of Destiny, we present the ancient deities of Babylon, Sumer and Akkad. Featuring Gilgamesh, Ishtar, and many more!

Holy Coconuts - the Gods of Oceana!

Tangle with Octopus Gods and ponder the mysteries of Easter Island with our new Oceanic Pantheon.

Mesopotamian Mystery: Who Were The Hurrians?

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:23:25 GMT

clipped by: invictus
clipper's remarks: Abstract from a very interesting article that appears on Archaeology magazine's latest (July/August) issue.

Clip Source: www.archaeology.org

Scholars long assumed that the Hurrians arrived in the middle of the third millennium B.C., and eventually settled down and adopted cuneiform as a script and built their own cities. That theory is based on linguistic associations with Caucasus' languages and the fact that Hurrian names are absent from the historical record until Akkadian times.

But Piotr Michaelowski, an Assyriologist at the University of Michigan, notes that Hurrian, like Sumerian, is a language unrelated to Semitic or Indo-European tongues that dominated the region during and after the third millennium B.C. Perhaps, he suggests, the Hurrians were earlier inhabitants of the region, who, like the Sumerians, had to make room for the Semitic-speaking people who created the world's first empire based at Akkad in central Mesopotamia around 2350 B.C.

Tags: archaeology, mesopotamia, hurrians, syria, akkad, sumer, bronze age

Lost ancient city of Marhashi found in Iran - Claims

Thu, 08 May 2008 23:09:31 GMT

clipped by: invictus
clipper's remarks: Very interesting, but we need to wait and see the further reports.

Clip Source: www.andhranews.net

Tehran, May 7 : Archaeologists have come up with a new theory, which suggests that the prehistoric site of Jiroft in Iran is the lost ancient city of Marhashi.

Marhashi, (also known as Warahshe) was a 3rd millennium BC polity situated east of Elam, on the Iranian plateau. It is known from Mesopotamian sources, and its precise location has not been identified.

An inscription of Lugal-Anne-Mundu, the most important king of the Adab city-state in Sumer, locates it, along with Elam, to the south of Gutium, an ancient polity in upper Mesopotamia.

The inscription also explains that Lugal-Anne-Mundu confronted the Warahshe king, Migir-Enlil.

Steinkeller had previously been searching the Kerman region in order to identify a site from the 3rd millennium BC, which he could consider it as Marhashi.

But, Steinkeller found that Jiroft, which had been located between Anshan and Meluhha, lies in the heart of the ancient city of Marhashi, which led him to come up with his theory.

Tags: archaeology, mesopotamia, iran, jiroft, marhashi, sumer, elam

Orion as Gilgamesh

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:04:04 GMT

clipped by: Moonowler
clipper's remarks: Gilgamesh seeks out the watcher of the forest (the stars), a fearsome beast called the Humbaba. From the Sumerian tale, Enkidu the meteor or Sirius leads the way to Spring (occurred in about 1850 BC.)

Clip Source: www.world-mysteries.com

Enkidu is a stellar object.

The texts go on to describe Enkidu in great detail.

the bulk of the biblical Old Testament was, in fact, based on similar theology to that found in Egypt and Sumer. With its constant reference to bulls, sheep and fish, the Bible portrays definite echoes of an ancient astrological religion, a story of the constellations onto which the history of the patriarchal family has been grafted. In Gilgamesh, we find a similar epic tale of a battle with bulls and sheep, one that can just possibly be interpreted as a clash of the stellar constellations, a battle between Aries and Taurus.

Back in the early part of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt,

Taurus was about to cede its rule to the next constellation in line - Aries. A computer planisphere can precisely date these astronomical eras and it appears that he era of Taurus (the bull) lasted until about 1800 BC, when Aries (the sheep) came into ascendance.

Tags: stars, egypt, ancient, mars, venus, literature

Creative ways to recycle ordinary objects

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:31:26 GMT

clipped by: Aribeth
clipper's remarks: Recycling doesn’t have to be limited to helping the environment: it can also be a challenge and opportunity to ingenious designers who work with materials most people would consider waste to create amazing things. Some of the above designs serve multiple purposes: illustrating the material possibilities of what most would consider trash while also maximizing the aesthetic potential of what would otherwise be considered waste objects. Clothes become rugs, airline trolleys become furniture, cardboard becomes bridges and sewage turns into building blocks!

Clip Source: ecoble.com

The Volksware designers have provided an interesting alternative way of recycling clothes

By stitching them and rolling them they have created a simple carpet system that can be cut to length and fit to a space.

Bordbar

began appropriating and adding splashes of design to

airplane trolleys

and reselling them to the public as useful (if odd) multipurpose mobile furniture

Sumer Erek has been working on

reusing newspaper as interior decoration and insulation in a house.

The Remarkable product design team has created a series of colorful and useful versions of traditional products made out of unusual recycled materials.

This bridge is composed over over 250 recycled cardboard tubes with recycled paper and plastic comprising the stairs.

Architect Shigeru Ban

The BituBlock

is made from post-consumer recycled products including ash, glass and, yes, sewage

The Remida Center appropriates scrap materials from all kinds of local businesses

decorative or practical purposes in gardens

coin purses

Marcella Foschi

Tags: environment

Roll Up For London's Used Newspaper House!

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:12:18 GMT

clipped by: Busbyhead

Clip Source: uk.reuters.com

Karen Janody was so annoyed by the mounds of free newspapers blowing around the streets of London she decided to build a house with them to illustrate the degree of waste.

Janody and her Creative City colleagues Gillian McIver and artist Sumer Erek will build the skeleton of the Newspaper House in East London and call for people to bring along their used rolled up used newspapers to build the house itself.

Construction will take place from March 3 until March 8 when the skeleton will be removed leaving the edifice to stand on its own. The following day it will be dismantled and sent for recycling.

"I am confident the project will be a big hit with the public and hope it will be able to tour the UK, involving the public and making a contribution to environmental awareness in a truly adventurous way," said Gulbenkian director Andrew Barnett.

"We all need to do our bit for the environment and this gives us an opportunity to do so in a way that's close to home."

Tags: newspaper, newspapers, recycle, recycling, environment

Good God!

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:09:47 GMT

clipped by: carrerinyes
clipper's remarks: It's probably a sin to go there...

Clip Source: www.godchecker.com

Welcome to Godchecker - your Guide to the Gods

We have more Gods than you can shake a stick at. Godchecker's Mythology Encyclopedia currently features over 2,850 deities.

Browse the pantheons of the world, explore ancient myths, and discover Gods of everything from Fertility to Fluff with the fully searchable Holy Database Of All Known Gods.

Mesopotamian Gods now online!

As predicted by the Tablets of Destiny, we present the ancient deities of Babylon, Sumer and Akkad. Featuring Gilgamesh, Ishtar, and many more!

Middle-Eastern Gods now online!

Seek and ye shall find the Gods of the Middle-East.

Yes, Godchecker's Good God Guide now hits the Hittites and pursues the Persians. Take a stroll through the Old Testament and discover what really happened in the Garden of Eden...

Iraq's Cultural Heritage Looted, Pillaged

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:37:18 GMT

clipped by: invictus

Clip Source: www.nowpublic.com

Armies of looters have destroyed much of what remains of Mesopotamia's storied past.

2,000-year-old Sumerian cities torn apart and plundered by robbers. The very walls of the mighty Ur of the Chaldees cracking under the strain of massive troop movements, the privatisation of looting as landlords buy up the remaining sites of ancient Mesopotamia to strip them of their artefacts and wealth. The near total destruction of Iraq's historic past - the very cradle of human civilisation - has emerged as one of the most shameful symbols of our disastrous occupation.

Evidence amassed by archaeologists shows that even those Iraqis who trained as archaeological workers in Saddam Hussein's regime are now using their knowledge to join the looters in digging through the ancient cities, destroying thousands of priceless jars, bottles and other artefacts in their search for gold and other treasures.

Tags: archaeology, iraq, occupation, looters, mesopotamia, sumer, science

IS TIME FROM THE STARS?

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:02:07 GMT

clipped by: ATLANTIUM
clipper's remarks: Did our time keeping abilities come from the Stars?

Clip Source: atlantium.blogspot.com

IS TIME KEEPING FROM THE STARS?

Time keeps on tickin' tickin' away, sings songwriter Don Henley in one of his greatest hits. The marking of time and the references about time permeate every culture on Earth. Where did the keeping or marking of time come from? The answer could be out of this world. Literally. The ancient Sumer are credited with creating the hour, minute and second and we still use the exact same increments today. So, how did the ancient Sumerians come up with this revolutionary and long lasting idea?

Tags: ancient space travel, annunaki, annunaki watches, atlantium, is time from the stars, roc hatfield, sumer time keepers, sumerian biotech

Old Quebec City Cuties

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:49:12 GMT

clipped by: swampfoxz
clipper's remarks: If there is one city in Quebec which has hotter females than Montreal,it’s got to be Quebec City.The sumer seems to bring out the very best in minimal apparel and flirtatious behavior.
For those of you who enjoy sightseeing, the old fort and it’s grounds are sure to have worthwhile photographic subjects.The bars and cafes all have terraces and mucho cervesas but there is so much more that can’t be put into words.

Clip Source: www.swampfoxz.com

Old Quebec City Cuties

If there is one city in Quebec which has hotter females than Montreal,it’s got to be Quebec City.The sumer seems to bring out the very best in minimal apparel and flirtatious behavior.

For those of you who enjoy sightseeing, the old fort and it’s grounds are sure to have worthwhile photographic subjects.The bars and cafes all have terraces and mucho cervesas but there is so much more that can’t be put into words.

Tags: old quebec city cuties

Great Pictures of Sol

Sun, 06 May 2007 17:59:26 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.cosmiclight.com

Sol, The Heart of Our Solar System

The Sun observed by SUMER (Ultraviolet Measurements Of Emitted Radiation) on 2-4 March 1996 in the emission line of He I at 584.3 A, formed in the upper chromosphere at about 20,000 K.

Below: The Sun at 3 Different Wavelengths

Each of the three images represent the emissions of a different elemental ion and its corresponding temperature. They were all made on the same day by the EIT (Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) on the orbiting SOHO spacecraft (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory). The original images were taken in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, where wavelengths are shorter and frequencies are higher than the visible light region, and are artificially colored to distinguish between them. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA.

Tricolor Composite

Increase in Solar Activity

Sunquake

Cutaway Illustration Showing Rotational Speeds

Tags: sun, astronomy, pictures, science, nature

MERCURY....ANCIENT SPACEMAN?

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:23:19 GMT

clipped by: ATLANTIUM
clipper's remarks: Was the Roman god Mercury a Spaceman?

Clip Source: atlantium.blogspot.com

MERCURY... ANCIENT SPACEMAN?

The Roman god Mercury was a swift and just messenger capable of sending messages to Heaven at lightning speeds. He was depicted as having wings sprouting from his ankles and head emphasizing his speed and agility. The Mercury of the Romans was a derivative of a long line of information technologists. The oldest known reference to a Deity resembling Mercury was made by the Ancient Sumer. They described creatures known to them as Nephlim, meaning "lofty Ones" or "Those who came to Earth from Heaven".

Tags: mercury, nephlim, sumerians, sumer, hermes, ancient spacemen, atlantium, roc hatfield

MERCURY....ANCIENT SPACEMAN?

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:05:43 GMT

clipped by: EDGEofPARADISE
clipper's remarks: Was the Roman god MERCURY a Spaceman?

Clip Source: atlantium.blogspot.com

MERCURY... ANCIENT SPACEMAN?

Tags: mercury, hermes, nephlim, ancient spacemen, atlantium, roc hatfield, thoth

ANCIENT SUMERIAN BIOTECH

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:47:23 GMT

clipped by: ATLANTIUM
clipper's remarks: Could we be the genetically engineered creation of the Ancient Anunnaki?

Clip Source: atlantium.blogspot.com

If we look back to the oldest known writings we find the clay tablets of the Sumer. Numerous tablets have been discovered and it is probable that many others exist. The tablets contain volumes of information, records of financial transactions, decrees, news announcements a veritable clay database. The most striking information contained in these 6500 year old tablets is the record of the Anunnaki. In the Sumer language Anunnaki means "those who came down from heaven". The Sumer record of the Anunnaki have been well known since the early nineteenth century. Like so many ancient artifacts and texts they seem mundane until seen through the filter of modern scientific understanding. The elaborate records maintained by the Sumarians concerning the Anunnaki were until just recently believed to be a creation myth. Many archaeologists and mythologists that have studied the records fail to see any connection between ancient Sumer and the world today.

Tags: ancient sumerian biotech, atlantium, roc hatfield, anunnaki, anunnaki human hybrids

Sumerian artifacts came from Asia

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:25:40 GMT

clipped by: invictus
clipper's remarks: Very interesting and thought provoking findings in ancient Sumerian site Ur.

Clip Source: www.payvand.com

French archaeologist says Ur royal tomb artifacts came from Burnt City

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (Mehr News Agency) -- French archaeologist Michèle Casanova said that the artifacts unearthed from the royal tombs in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur came from Iran's 5200-year-old Burnt City, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday.

"Now, we are almost certain that the beautiful artifacts discovered in the city of Ur had been brought from the Burnt City, Jiroft, and Central Asia. This fact raises many questions, including why trade relations were established between the regions," Casanova said.

Casanova, who is also an expert on ornamental stones and particularly lapis lazuli, and several other foreign archaeologists are working together with the Iranian team at the Burnt City, near the city of Zabol in Sistan-Baluchestan Province.

"The most interesting point is that all the ornamental dishes made of soapstone have been discovered in temples and royal tombs," noted Casanova, who is also a professor at the University of Rennes.

"This fact indicates that ornamental dishes were very common, so the artifacts were buried with ordinary people. However, such dishes had been brought to Mesopotamia as a precious object for temples and royal families," he explained.

Tags: archaeology, mesopotamia, sumer, burnt city, iran