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In this post we present published information, in chronological order, on Ouranopithecus macedoniensis, a species belonging to the Hominidae family, dating back to the Late Miocene. Continue reading “Ouranopithecus macedoniensis; a prehistoric species of the Hominidae family from the Late Miocene of Greece”
Very few Neolithic sites are known from central Epirus. Although sites of this date are well attested in neighbouring Albania and in western Macedonia, they remain scarce in central Epirus as a result of both limited research activity and the physical constraints of the landscape. Continue reading “The Neolithic settlement of Episkopi, Ioannina, Greece”
In this post we present and originally analyze Egyptian Mythological narrations, recorded during the first century B.C. by Diodorus Siculus. Continue reading “Mythological narrations from Egypt, recorded by Diodorus Siculus; an analysis”
The fortification of Palamari was brought to light in 1995, by the excavators of the site, Maria Theochari and Liana Parlama, and since then it has been systematically excavated during the following years. Continue reading “Palamari, Skyros: a Bronze Age fortified urban center in the Aegean”
The ancient bridges and their remnants located in the vicinity of Mycenae and Arkadico villages are considered to be the world’s oldest bridges. The bridges were built with massive irregular limestone blocks, called Cyclopean boulders, in the Bronze Age. Two of the four objects discussed here are still in operation, occasionally used for the needs of local agriculture. Continue reading “Mycenaean Bridges; in constant operation for at least 3,000 years”
Since the days of the Roman Empire, there has been communication between China and the West through the silk route, as documented in the standard histories of China, such as the History of the Later Han Dynasty: Continue reading “Hippocratic Medicine in China”
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