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The Evil Eye in Ancient History Ancient History / September 25, 2024 / ancient greece, archaeology, art, Rome Until my student @pookastanley did a research project on the role of the Evil Eye in the Ancient Greek tradition, I had not realized how enduring and…
The Extended Use of Bloodletting Throughout History Ancient History, Early Modern / November 13, 2024 / ancient greece, disease, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, math, medicine We don’t need to wrestle with our beliefs to look at this image of a man undergoing bloodletting (about 1675) to know that this medical…
Roman Britain’s Ecological Changes Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History / July 24, 2024 / animals, archaeology, art, economic history, environmental history, history of food, Rome, social history This is a Late Roman mosaic of a peacock, probably from north Africa. When the Roman state withdrew its armies and state apparatus from Britain…
Israel’s “Cave of Horror” Ancient History, Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 1, 2024 / archaeology, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, Jewish history, religion, Rome Oh, Biblical archaeologists: you had me at the name the “Cave of Horror”.Last week (March, 2021) Israel announced new findings from a series of archaeolologial…
