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. Egyptian authorities recently barged onto and seized land belonging to  an ancient Coptic Orthodox Christian monastery that was originally founded in the year 360 AD—that is, more than 250 years before Islam first invaded (and subsequently conquered) Christian Egypt in the seventh century. On May 30, 2021, authorities arrived with bulldozers and police at the Monastery of Saint Macarius in the deserts of Wadi al-Rayan in Fayum.  They demolished a fence of the annex-farm and other structures, including a church that had been erected by the monks living there.  Several monks wh...

The oldest depiction of Jesus Christ and of the Crucifixion is located in Mount Sinai Monastery May 14, 2021   It is about a very rare and important icon that survived from the so-called “dark ages” of Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire). It is the oldest depiction of Jesus Christ, with a crown of thorns and the names of the two crucified robbers “Gestas” and “Dimas” are written, known from the New Testament. As we know, the early Byzantine and post-Byzantine paintings continue the Hellenistic and Roman tradition and style of mural painting. The oldest preserved icons of St. ...

Galiano Announces Exploration Work Has Commenced on Wholly Owned Asumura Property in Ghana News provided by Share this article VANCOUVER, BC, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -  Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or the "Company") (TSX: GAU) (NYSE American: GAU)  announces that exploration work has commenced on its 100% owned Asumura property in Ghana. Asumura is located along the western boundary of the Sefwi greenstone belt, approximately 65 km south west and along strike from Newmont's Ahafo mine. A program of soil sampling and geological mapping is currently underway, with a view to targeting fol...

Neolithic The Neolithic in Europe Western Europe: megaliths (monuments built of very large stones) spread over Spain, France, England, Ireland, Switzerland, and parts of Italy. Characteristics: dolmen, burial chambers of stone constructed in post and lintel form, long barrows, later round barrows with 'false vaults' created by projecting overhangs. Most common in Brittany, where menhirs were aligned in stone alleys (200 to 1,500 meters long at Carnac), or in circular arrangements (as at Stonehenge, in Southern England); an anthropomorphic character is suggested by some engravings. The Bel...

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