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What Would Prehistoric Times Look Like If They Were Photographed on Analog Film?

Imagine a quiet moment in the Stone Age, captured with the grainy texture of analog film. A small group of people, perhaps gathered in a dense forest or by a river, are engaged in their daily activities. Some are crafting tools from flint and bone, w...

EnglishArchaeology, Culture, General

Remarkable Discoveries at Pompeii: Frescoes Unveiled During Christmas Excavations

Excavation work at Pompeii never ceases to amaze, continuing even during the Christmas holidays. Recent findings from Regio IX, 10 have brought to light exquisite still-life frescoes in one of the rooms currently under excavation, adding another laye...

EnglishHistory, General, Culture, Archaeology

It has been proven that the Ancient Egyptians consumed hallucinogenic substances

A 2,200-year-old ceramic cup has proven that the Ancient Egyptians consumed hallucinogenic plants.

EnglishGeneral, Archaeology

Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists?

What draws us to such a distant and long-gone time? A fruitful relationship has always existed between prehistory (a scientific discipline constantly refreshed by new discoveries) and the visual artists who interpret it.

EnglishGeneral, Archaeology, Anthropology

Animal-Figured Mosaic Discovered by Chance in Elazığ

A floor mosaic depicting animal figures, believed to be from the Roman or early Byzantine period, was unearthed by a farmer in Elazığ during the course of agricultural activities last year.

EnglishTurkey, General, Culture, Archaeology

The Surprising Ways Inventions and Ideas Spread in Ancient Prehistory

You can learn a lot about humanity from the first technological revolutions of more than 10,000 years ago.

EnglishHistory, General, Archaeology

The Role of Ancient DNA in Modern Traits

Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests.

EnglishGeneral, Archaeology, Anthropology

Finding the Roots of Religion in Human Prehistory

In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist?

EnglishHistory, General, Culture, Archaeology, Anthropology

Facing a Surge in Wildfires, the U.S. Government Turned to Native Wisdom and Advanced Archaeology

Collaborative efforts between forest agencies and Indigenous communities are improving wildfire management by combining oral histories with long-term archaeological datasets, demonstrating the value of integrating an understanding of the past into so...

EnglishHistory, General, Culture

Roman Oligarchs Avoided Tax Liability and Restrictions on Land Size

The oligarchic tradition of land-grabbing and tax dodging goes back centuries.

EnglishHistory, General, Culture

How Prehistoric Humans Discovered Fire Making

Of all the pivotal technologies discovered by humans, fire making was the one that gifted our species with power beyond all others.

EnglishHistory, General, Culture, Archaeology

A Historical Case for Why the EU Could Endure for More Than 1,000 Years

Empires historically possessed a unique ability to organize diversity and successfully rule over people quite different from one another. The national states that succeeded them in Europe were organized on the basis of nationality (real or imagined) ...

EnglishHistory, General

Some Myths Regarding the Genesis of Enterprise

Not only were “modern” elements of enterprise present and even dominant already in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC, but the institutional context was conducive to long-term growth.

EnglishHistory, General, Culture

Seven Features of Ancient Enterprise

The changing context for enterprise through the centuries reminds us that business activities are not universal but fluid and alter according to society’s practical priorities and ethics.

EnglishHistory, General, Culture

Parallels Between Archaic Entrepots and Modern Offshore Banking Centers

Offshore banking and tax-avoidance centers are nothing new; they’ve been with us for millennia.

EnglishHistory, General, Anthropology
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