Ancient civilisations

Going back to 2700 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilization had some of the earliest known urban sanitation systems. With drainage and sewage in every home, these ancient urban planners were truly ahead of their time! #plumbinghistory #indusvalley #plumbingpioneers #mpm #maxwellplumb #didyouknow #history #plumbing #nyc #trivia #plumbingtrivia #ancientplumbing

Written by Lydia Serrant, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom "If a thing is humanly possible, consider it within your reach" -Marcus Aurelius In early April around 4,000 years ago, the Babylonians held civilization’s first-recorded New Year celebration. To the ancient Babylonians, New Year’s resolutions and traditions were extrinsically motivated. During the 12-day new year festival, new

Lunar eclipses figured prominently in the prognostications of the Babylonian seer. This text was part of the temple ritual. Specific roles and chants are assigned to different types of priests and laypeople. Aromatic woods are to be burned on an altar throughout an eclipse; dirges are to be sung; people are to remove their headgear and cover their heads with their garments, then wail and cry aloud, begging the gods to save them, their cities, and their shrines. The text conceives of an…

Aztec Ruins . Mexico

Below are some of the most important ancient Mesopotamian inventions that are still thriving and essential to the world.

Ancient Theater at Bosra, Syria - built in the second quarter of the 2nd…

Ancient writing on stone in the Bilqis Temple ruins in the Saba Valley. One of the most famous archaeological sites in Yemen, it was once the capital of the Kingdom of Saba (Sheba)

Α very important city was recently unearthed in Northern Iraq by an international team of archaeologists from the University of Tübingen, a graphic university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The Ishtar Gate is one of the most striking discoveries from ancient Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar II constructed and named this gate in honor of goddess Ishtar. Historyplex reveals a plethora of intriguing facts about the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.

Explore Thunderwolf-Tsahizn Tseh.'s 476 photos on Flickr!