| Scandinavian Pure Race Theory Full of Hot Air |
 | While studying the human remains found in two ancient Danish burial sites dated as far back as the iron age researchers from the University of Copenhagen discovered the remains of a man that appears to be of Arabian origin, meaning that during the iron age humans were much more mobile than previously though and that Danish people living in small isolated communities may be nothing but a myth. The two sites are located in the Zealand island ... [read more >>] |
| 10 June 2008, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toraja: The Burial that Can Ruin You |
 | Indonesia makes the world's largest archipelago, with 17,000 islands. One of its largest islands is Sulawesi (Celebes), which is like a bridge between Australia and Asia. A particular universe in Sulawesi is represented by Tana Toraja ("the Land of the Highlanders"), in the southern part of the island, dominated by the Rante-Kombola peak, 3,455 m (11,516 ft) tall.
The Toraja people consider that the soul is the most im ... [read more >>] |
| 13 March 2008, 17:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Amazing Coffins of Ghana |
 | A burial in Ghana is by no means an ordinary one. That's because each coffin is a small art work, reflecting the fantasy of the local craftsmen. The local habit forces the family to spend a lot with the "throne" (coffin) so that to commemorate and tell the life story of the deceased person. Craftsmen around Accra, the capital of Ghana, specialized in making wooden imaginative coffins for this purpose. The coffins u ... [read more >>] |
| 25 February 2008, 09:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |