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The remains of a vast Bronze Age town dating to 3600 years ago has been discovered in Gaza, and has now been shown to be a rich trading hub. The prosperity of its Canaanite inhabitants is evident in discoveries of elaborate gold jewelry, vast amounts of imported pottery and an unprecedented number of scarabs. Continue reading “Wealthy 3,600-year-old Trading Hub Found in Gaza”
Around 11,500 years ago, in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live with dogs and may also have used them for hunting, according to a study by archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and University College London. They suggest that the introduction of dogs as hunting aids may explain the dramatic increase of hares and other small prey in the archaeological remains at the site. Continue reading “Dogs helped humans hunt 11,500 years ago”
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have fabricated a multiplexer/demultiplexer module based on a property of light that was not being exploited in communications systems: the optical vortex. Such devices will be crucial for improving optical networks, which are the backbone of today’s Internet, so that they can meet the traffic demands of tomorrow. Continue reading “Unlocking the untapped potential of light in optical communications”
Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal. Continue reading “Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains”
Here we shortly present monuments from the Haidian region of Beijing, China. Continue reading “China – Beijing – Haidian”
In this article we present and analyze an excerpt from Pindar, the lyrical poet. Continue reading “Asclepius; Medicine, Pharmaceutics and Surgery in very ancient times”
