This post is a small collection of extracts from published works with reference to Medicine and ancient Greek Mythology. Continue reading “What do medicine specialists ‘see’ in Greek Mythology – Resuscitation, Ophthalmology”
What do medicine specialists ‘see’ in Greek Mythology – Pain, Anaesthesia, Analgesia
This post is a small collection of extracts from published works with reference to Medicine and ancient Greek Mythology. Continue reading “What do medicine specialists ‘see’ in Greek Mythology – Pain, Anaesthesia, Analgesia”
Studies on the orientation of ancient Greek religious structures – Part 1
In this post we present extracts from studies considering the orientation of ancient Greek religious structures.
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Hominin presence in the Philippines 709,000 years ago
An international team of researchers led by Dr Thomas Ingicco from the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, France discovered the oldest evidence of hominins occupation in the Philippines. Continue reading “Hominin presence in the Philippines 709,000 years ago”
Early human migration to North America along Alaska’s Pacific coast?
New dating of rocks and reanalysis of animal bones from islands along the shore of southeastern Alaska suggests that a narrow corridor between the Pacific Ocean and the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS) in Alaska may have enabled the migration of humans to the Americas as early as 17,000 years ago. Continue reading “Early human migration to North America along Alaska’s Pacific coast?”
Major archaeological discovery in Central Greece; an intact Mycenean tomb of the 14th century B.C.
A monumental Mycenaean rock-cut chamber tomb came to light at Prosilio near Orchomenos in Boeotia, central Greece, during the excavations conducted there by the Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports/Ephorate of Antiquities of Boeotia and the British School at Athens/University of Cambridge. Continue reading “Major archaeological discovery in Central Greece; an intact Mycenean tomb of the 14th century B.C.”