ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this post you will read about indirect, but apparent proof that the Bronze Age world was much more globalised than previously thought. Continue reading “Bronze Age Trade; from the Indus, through Bactria, Elam, Mesopotamia and the Near East, into the Aegean”
In this post we present an excerpt from Plutarch’s ‘Moralia’. Continue reading “Roma & The Trojan women”
Antioxidant supplements do not improve semen quality among men with infertility, according to a new study supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study also found that antioxidant supplements likely do not improve pregnancy and live birth rates. The study appears in Fertility and Sterility. Continue reading “Antioxidant supplements do not improve male fertility”
A team of researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient’s ability to exercise efficiently. Continue reading “Scientists find link between genes and ability to exercise”
In this post we present and analyze two excerpts from Pindar the lyric poet. Continue reading “Greek myths contain information from the Neolithic Age – An example from Pindar”
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old “chewing gum.” According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA. Continue reading “Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past”
