ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
According to current knowledge, figurative art began to develop after Homo sapiens started spreading across Europe. However, the origins of figurative art are until today not completely understood and new information and discoveries might contradict this assumption. Continue reading “The ‘Lion Man’; Upper Palaeolithic Art from Germany”
Klissoura Cave 1 preserves a regionally unique sequence of Middle Paleolithic and Upper Paleolithic though Mesolithic cultural layers dating to the Late Pleistocene. Continue reading “Klissoura Cave 1; the earliest Palaeolithic sequence in Southern Greece”
The ancient Greek myth of Titan Prometheus and his punishment for deceiving Zeus and protecting mankind is known to most members of the scientific community who study hepatic diseases, mainly because Prometheus’ liver was the target of torture. Continue reading “Prometheus and Tityus; Myths of liver regeneration in Greek Mythology”
Hearth structures are probably one of the first expressions of space-specific skills. Building a fireplace is a sign of permanence. Such structures are used repeatedly and can survive beyond the limits of the seasonal occupation. Continue reading “Hearth structures in Klissoura cave 1, Greece; the oldest evidence for the emergence of ceramic technology (~32-34 kyr BP)”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Continue reading “Monuments from Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Gujarat, India. Continue reading “Monuments from Gujarat, India”
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