Earthquakes Archive

Pictogram representing an earthquake that took place on the year 2 Reeds or 1507. The gloss describes that the pictogram recounts the drowning of 1,800 warriors in an unidentified river, presumably in southern Mexico, the termination of the temple of the New Fire, where the ceremony of the new cycle of life was celebrated, and a solar eclipse as a circle with rays emanating from it in the upper right-hand side, below the date sign. Credit: Gerardo Suarez and Virginia Garcia-Acosta

Pictograms: First Written Accounts Of Earthquakes In Pre-Hispanic Mexico

AncientPages.com | August 27, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Codex Telleriano Remensis, created in the 16th century in Mexico, depicts earthquakes in pictograms that are the first written evidence of earthquakes

Egyptian Mythology

Geb – Egyptian God Of Earth And Member Of The Ennead – His Laughter Created Earthquakes

AncientPages.com | February 12, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians had many creation myths and they were different. Still, people of ancient Egypt believed in them all and there was no reason

Archaeology

Why Has The Leaning Tower Of Pisa Survived Strong Earthquakes Since The Middle Ages?

AncientPages.com | May 10, 2018

AncientPages.com - The Leaning Tower of Pisa is world famous for its unintended tilt. Located in Italy, in the city of Pisa, the tower is one of the most

Ancient History Facts

Ancient Secrets Of Dougong Brackets: How 2,500-Year-Old Buildings Could Survive Earthquakes

AncientPages.com | July 31, 2017

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is still much to be learned from our ancestors who were familiar with several types of advanced technologies. Dougong brackets were used a