ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
This post is a summary of information on the exciting discoveries from the Cooper’s Ferry site in western Idaho, USA. Continue reading “The Cooper’s Ferry site, Idaho, USA; evidence that humans were present in the Americas ~16,000 years ago”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Continue reading “Monuments from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India”
By Taner Akçam
Basically, the whole Hagia Sophia affair can be summed up with the phrases “improper” or “a shame”. But I think that the audience whom I am addressing do not possesses the cultural delicacy to find these words meaningful. For their sakes, it would better to formulate it in a frank manner that they could more easily understand: the deed that is being performed in regard to Hagia Sophia is a clear show of barbarism. Continue reading “The Hagia Sophia issue: Turkey’s test of civilization”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Pune, Maharashtra, India. Continue reading “Pune, Maharashtra, India”
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey“, by Oliver Dietrich, Manfred Heun, Jens Notroff, Klaus Schmidt & Martin Zarnkow, 2012. Continue reading “Feasting in Göbekli Tepe; alcoholic beverages in the PPNA?”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico.
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