Vimanas: Ancient Indian Flying Machines, UFOs, or Sanskrit Sci-fi?

“Flying chariots,” “celestial cars,” “mechanical birds,” “winged vehicles,” and “aerial cities.” These may sound like the swarming aircrafts from James Cameron’s sky-battles in Avatar, but, in fact, they come from a much older source: ancient Sanskrit literature. Called vimanas (pronounced “vimans”) in Sanskrit, such flying vehicles appear throughout India’s ancient…

Architecture in Roman Britain

Architecture in Roman Britain by Guy de la Bédoyère The Roman period was Britain’s first great architectural age, though this is difficult to appreciate from the ruinous state of the sites that survive. Understanding the types and range of buildings that existed in Roman Britain depends on careful excavation of…

Online Medications – Global Delivery and Discounts

In modern society, the popularity of online shopping is growing, and gradually it is spreading to all new categories of goods. Nevertheless, in some categories, barriers to online shopping are still high, and in some areas of retail, online trading is currently prohibited by law or possible with restrictions. Pharmaceuticals…

Payday Loan Industry Is Growing in 2021: What You Need to Know

In the field of microcredit, one significant news is currently being discussed. It lies in the fact that over the past months of 2021, the share of online payday loans has grown significantly – at the moment it has reached its historical maximum. As a percentage, this is 29.6% of…

Online Loans: Trends That Are Changing The Market

CEO of Business Finance Consultants, Kevin Harper, speaks about new trends that are changing the face of the short-term Internet loan market this year. Demand for online short-term loans on the rise The demand for short-term online loans continues to grow at an increasing pace. So the number of loan contracts executed increases every…

The Evolution and Role of the Online Pharmacy

Time passes, everything changes… And even such a conservative segment as the pharmacy business is not able to resist the prospects offered by new technologies. The term online pharmacy has not yet become common to some consumers. But it’s definitely worth getting to know it because it’s convenient to buy…

Ancient and Modern Medicine

Ancient medicine has always attracted scientists. Many scientists have studied Egyptian papyrus and ancient manuscripts for years, believing that they may contain secret potions and medicines that could help humanity cure most modern diseases. Most modern diseases were known to people many thousands of years ago. And even then, they…

From Nomadic Tribesmen to Nazi Icons: Who Were the Aryans?

The word “Aryan” has become inseparable from poisonous Nazi doctrine over the last century, in which it became a term for describing a supposed master race of non-Jewish Caucasians, usually having Nordic features. It’s ironic when you consider “Aryan” was originally a perfectly innocent ethno-linguistic term for an ancient cultural…

Ancient City of Petra Tombs Reveal 61 Burials and Islamic Gold Medallion

Archaeologists have made two major tomb discoveries at the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan. They discovered a rock-cut tomb that contained the skeletal remains of 61 individuals, along with a wealth of wooden artefacts, animal bones and ceramics. The second discovery was made at a place called tomb 676. While excavating it archaeologists found a gold medallion with an Islamic inscription…