ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The archeological evidence of trepanation in early China“, by Han Kangxin and Chen Xingcan. Continue reading “Successful skull trepanation in Neolithic China”
An exceptionally well-preserved and finely painted Ptolemaic-era tomb of a nobleman called Toutou and his wife was unveiled at the Al-Dayabat archaeological site near the Egyptian town of Sohag last October. The discovery was officially announced on Friday. Continue reading “Supertomb found in Upper Egypt’s Sohag”
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a surprisingly well preserved Neolithic skeleton along with other graves and items. The discovery was made in a Bavarian cornfield, in Lower Franconia, and the skeleton was preserved due to the composition of the soil. Continue reading “Well preserved Stone Age skeleton unearthed in Bavaria”
Here we present selected parts from two publications on the Megalithic monuments of the Azores. Continue reading “Megalithic monuments of the Azores”
Chemical tests on teeth from an ancient burial near Stonehenge indicate that the person in the grave grew up around the Mediterranean Sea. Continue reading “Ancient burial of a Mediterranean boy near Stonehenge (~3,500 years ago)”
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The Homeric Automata and Their Implementation“, by D. Kalligeropoulos and S. Vasileiadou, taken from the impressive collective work “Science and Technology in Homeric Epics“, edited by S.A. Paipetis (Springer, 2008). Continue reading “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the Homeric Epics”
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