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Latest News: history

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

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

Ancient Genomes Reveal the Presence of Down Syndrome in Past Societies

Burials show children with Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome were recognized members of their communities.

EnglishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History

Eski Genomlar Down Sendromunun Geçmiş Toplumlarda Varlığını Ortaya Koyuyor

Gömüler, Down Sendromlu ve Edwards Sendromlu çocukların toplumlarının birer üyesi olarak tanındıklarını gösteriyor.

TurkishAnthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History

Cuneiform Tablets in Mesopotamia Reveal the Strength of the Ancient Geomagnetic Field

A new study by Professor Mark Altaweel and his team from the University of London has revealed how the Earth's magnetic field has behaved over archaeological timescales. The study, which involved 32 fired bricks from 12 Mesopotamian kings dating from...

EnglishArchaeology, History

Mezopotamya'daki Çivi Yazılı Tuğlalar Eski Jeomanyetik Alanın Gücünü Açıklıyor

Londra Üniversitesi'nden Profesör Mark Altaweel ve ekibi, MÖ 3. binyıldan 1. binyıla kadar uzanan 12 Mezopotamya kralının hükümdarlık dönemlerine ait 32 pişmiş tuğla üzerinde yaptıkları yeni bir araştırmayla Dünya'nın manyetik alanının davranışının a...

TurkishArchaeology, History

Doliche's Ancient Seals and Roman Administrative Practices Revealed

A group of archaeologists affiliated with the Asia Minor Research Centre has recently unearthed more than 2,000 seal impressions in the ancient city of Doliche. Doliche, established as a Hellenistic colony in the 2nd century BC, is situated in the pr...

EnglishTurkey, History, Culture, Archaeology

Unveiling the Begazı Dandibay Pyramid and Proto-City in Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Archaeologists from Karaganda University have unveiled a remarkable find in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan—a pyramidal stepped mausoleum dating back to the Scythian-Saka period. Located on a hill overlooking the Taldy River, this ancient structur...

EnglishArchaeology, Culture, History

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