archeology

RAI STONE COIN: The island of yap is in pacific ocean,is one of the four states that makeup as the independent sovereign island of micronesia. At that early time time there was no money transaction.So for that they exchanged their goods as money.so,after some years they used stone as the coin for their transaction.This are coins below,

worlds Oldest coin:    LYDIAN COIN:   This is considered as the world's oldest gold coin.   In that coin the foreside is the lion's faceand the rear side is lions paw. front side back side Lydian electrum trite  (4.71g, 13x10x4 mm). This coin type, made of a gold and silver alloy, was in all likelihood the world's first, minted by King Alyattes in Sardis, Lydia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), c. 610-600 BC. It can be attributed, among other ways, as Weidauer 59-75  The First Coin The most fundamental debate involving these coins is whether the Lydian Lion is in fact the world's first true coin. Much here depends on what definition you use for "coin." I'm using a commonly held numismatic definition of what a coin is, which is spelled out well in Webster, Second Edition: "A piece of metal  certified by a mark or marks upon it to be of a definite exchange value and issued by governmental authority to b...

Angkor Wat Temple: MEANING: Angkor  (Khmer: អង្គរ, "Capital City") was the capital city of Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.  Angkor  was a megacity supporting at least 0.1% of the global population during 1010-1220. ... The word  Angkor  is derived from the Sanskrit nagara (नगर),  meaning  "city". . Angkor Wat – built by Suryavarman II (r 1112–52) – is the earthly representation of Mt Meru, the Mt Olympus of the Hindu faith and the abode of ancient gods.  The Cambodian god-kings of old each strove to better their ancestors’ structures in size, scale and symmetry, culminating in what is believed to be the world’s largest religious building.It was built around 12th century . King Suryavarman II who construct  the Angkor Wat temple complex. He dedicated the temple to Vishnu, the Supreme God of Vaishna vite Hinduism, which remained its patron deity until the Cambodian people consecrated An...

Research about   ghatothkach skeleton:   A skeleton said to be of Ghatotkach, of enormous dimensions was excavated in India.   Ghatotkach was the son of Pandava Bheema.  Ghatotkacha was born out of giantess Hidimbi. Hidimbi was the sister of Hidimba a Rakshasa. Hidimba was a strong powerful man 12 feet in height, a forest dweller. He and his sister, Hidimbi saw the Pandavas in the forest during their exile and they wished to fight with them.  For this reason Hidimbi changed herself into a beautiful woman and brought Bhima near her brother Hidimba.Hidimba fought with Bhima and died in the fight. Hisory states that Hidimba belonged to the great Bamun family of Nalbari kamrup from Assam. Today’s the Dimasa people are considered as their descendants. Hadimbi is also pronounced as Hidimba. The other name of Hadimbi was Pallavi.   There was also a photograph of the skeleton with two investigators standing nearby. The skeleton’s size can b...

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