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Dual find gives glimpse into how the area near Rosh Ha’Ayin changed due to drought and the spread of Christianity. Continue reading “Archeological dig in central Israel uncovers Byzantine church and 2700-year-old farm”
Byzantine-era coins and unique menorah medallion found by Hebrew University archaeologists at site abutting Southern Wall. Continue reading “Gold treasure trove unearthed at base of Temple Mount, Israel”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Roy J King, Julie Di Cristofaro, Anastasia Kouvatsi, Costas Triantaphyllidis, Walter Scheidel, Natalie M Myres, Alice A Lin, Alexandre Eissautier, Michael Mitchell, Didier Binder, Ornella Semino, Andrea Novelletto, Peter A Underhill and Jacques Chiaroni, and, as always in NovoScriptorium, a link for it, for anyone more interested in the subject. Continue reading “The coming of the Greeks to Provence and Corsica: Y-chromosome models of archaic Greek colonization of the western Mediterranean”
When countries develop economically, people live longer lives. Development experts have long believed this is because having more money expands lifespan, but a massive new study suggests that education may play a bigger role. The finding has huge implications for public health spending. Continue reading “More education is what makes people live longer, not more money”
This is an essay that was originally published in the April 8, 1965 edition of The Boston Globe (p. 18) by Fr. John S. Romanides (1927–2001), a Greek Orthodox presbyter, author, and professor of theology. It is presented here in its entirety with some minor, stylistic editing. Continue reading “An Orthodox Perspective on Alien Life”
Archytas of Tarentum was a renowned mathematician and politician, but according to some ancient sources, he may also be the grandfather of robotics. Continue reading “Archytas of Tarentum: the father of Robotics?”
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