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The Myth of Persephone Ancient History / November 26, 2024 / ancient greece, environmental history, folklore/mythology, history of food, medicine The myth of Persephone has deep origins — It was old even in the Golden Age of 5th-c BCE Athens. The daughter of Demeter, Persephone…
The Desire for Human Company Ancient History / November 19, 2024 / literature, military history, social history We humans are innately social creatures, and even the introverts among us long to feel included in a community we consider our own. Feelings of…
Beja Nomadic Peoples Burials Africa, Asia and South Asia, Ancient History / September 18, 2024 / archaeology, technology The northeast part of Africa fascinates me: the history is so rich, but many places I’d like to go aren’t accessible. Take the Kassala region…
The Inner-Workings of the “Antikythera Mechanism” Ancient History, Long 19th- 20th centuries / October 1, 2024 / ancient greece, math, technology Just last week (12 March 2021) a team of scholars that included a mathematician, a physicist, and a clockmaker (among others) unveiled an answer to…