Here we enthusiastically provide you with a link to Virtually Tour Mount Athos, an Orthodox Christian Monastic community with continuous History of more than 1000 years. Continue reading “Take a Virtual Tour of Mount Athos”
«The Greeks: Whence and when?» – Mainstream Scientific responses and present state of Research (Awarded book by the Academy of Athens)
Here we present the ‘Preface‘, from the extensive English Summary, of the awarded (2013) by the ‘Academy of Athens’ book “«The Greeks: Whence and when?». The mainstream Scientific responses and the present state of Research on the first beginning of the Greek civilisation”, by Theodoros G. Giannopoulos, Crete University Press, 2012. Continue reading “«The Greeks: Whence and when?» – Mainstream Scientific responses and present state of Research (Awarded book by the Academy of Athens)”
Cherokees spoke Greek and came from East Mediterranean (?!)
Possum Creek Stone and Anomalous Cherokee DNA Point to Eastern Mediterranean Origins
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Keynote address for Ancient American History and Archeology Conference, Sandy, Utah, April 2, 2010 Continue reading “Cherokees spoke Greek and came from East Mediterranean (?!)”
Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease
A genetic variant that protects the heart against cardiovascular disease has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators. Reported today (26th May 2017) in Nature Communications, the cardioprotective variant was found in an isolated Greek population, who are known to live long and healthy lives despite having a diet rich in animal fat. Continue reading “Isolated Greek villages reveal genetic secrets that protect against heart disease”
Neuroscience gets behind the mask of Greek theatre
Over 2000 years may have elapsed since masked Greek tragedies had their heyday on stage in Athens, but some of the most modern neuroscience may be able to give classicists a better understanding of how the ancients watched and thought about those plays that today exist only on paper. Continue reading “Neuroscience gets behind the mask of Greek theatre”