conjoined twins, was a known type of birth in antiquity. it was mentioned in manuscripts and depicted in terracotta figurines and vase paintings. such findings were discovered in a variety of territories. religion, local cult, and simple iconography of a known phenomenon create a debate among scholars to annotate their discovery. gods and goddesses, magic figurines, sacred marriage, a binary hy...

A Prehistoric Mural in Spain Depicting Neurotropic Psilocybe Mushrooms? The Selva Pascuala mural, a work of post-Paleolithic rock art in Spain, contains fungoid figures herein hypothesized to depict neurotropic fungi, especially Psilocybe hispanica, a species that occurs in a neighboring region. This hypothesis is based on features of these figures related to fungal morphology, along with ethno...

Air pollution can have a significant influence on the weathering of monuments and on the deterioration of museum objects and prehistoric cave paintings. Three important mechanisms of stone weathering will be discussed, and an overview of analysis techniques invoked for the assessment of the degradation processes will be given. The effects of several air pollutants on works of art are reviewed, ...

Archaeological research in the territory of today’s Slovakia has revealed rare artifacts from oldest period human history, prehistory. Two unique female figures Venus represent them. This article presents a statuette Paleolithic Era — Moravany, which is made mammoth tusk and an artistic expression fertility matriarchy. The also describes gem Neolithic period, Hrádok, Magna Mater, as goddess har...

nature has great importance on prehistoric human life and attention to the environment and discovering mysteries of life which influence their life, always have been considered as concerns of prehistoric people. the elements such as water, wind and earth for primary human were important elements because of no awareness of environment in primary stages of sedentary life. human beings always trie...