ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Does the Ancient Tradition, i.e. Mythology, contain information on Human Evolution and Human Migration? This article presents and analyzes two excerpts from Apollodoros and Clemes which appear to describe relevant beliefs of the ancient peoples. Continue reading “Anthropological information in ancient Greek Myths?”
The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical analog computer (as opposed to digital computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. Continue reading “The Antikythera mechanism: an ancient Greek (2nd century BC) mechanical analog computer with gears”
It is often said that Byzantium and the Byzantines were negative, if not inimical and hostile, to innovation. Continue reading “Is the evaluation of the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire as anti-innovative correct?”
“Greek fire” was a flaming mixture fired from the ships of the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire from the 7th century. The fire would cling to flesh and was impossible to extinguish with water. It was one of the most terrifying weapons ever made. Continue reading “‘Greek Fire’; the secret, effective and terrifying weapon of the Eastern Roman Empire (‘Byzantium’)”
Constantinople, posted on the waterway between the continents and guarded by the girdle of its landward and seaward walls, through all assaults remained impregnable. Continue reading “The Eastern Roman Empire – An outline”
Provenancing obsidian facilitates the study of the procurement and exchange of this valuable raw material with a high degree of certainty. It can also be used indirectly to document prehistoric human migrations. Continue reading “Zhokhov Island in the Siberian High Arctic; long-distance (1,500km) exchange of obsidian during the Early Holocene”
