Self portrait, Image credit: F. Zwicky Ancient Wisdom, Modern Solutions: How Maya Reservoirs Inspire Sustainable Water Management In an era defined by escalating environmental anxieties, particularly the looming specter of water scarcity, we often look to cutting-edge technologies for salvation. Yet, sometimes, the most profound solutions lie not in the future, but buried deep within […]
High atop the windswept plateaus of the Golan Heights, an ancient megalithic structure has long captured the imagination of archaeologists and mystics alike. Its massive stones, arranged in perfect concentric circles, earned it the haunting name “Wheel of Ghosts”…
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Along the ancient, windswept lakeshores of Finland, a groundbreaking discovery is rewriting the narrative of prehistoric life. New research, published in Sound Studies on November 24, 2024, reveals that…
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In a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable collection of ancient rock art deep within the Colombian Amazon…
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Sima Qian and Beyond by History Professor Grant Hardy I am a big admirer of Professor Hardy for his dedication to the study and teaching of the ancient Eastern intellects and their philosophies. Recently, I had the privilege to interview Professor Hardy. I hope you find it as informative and as insightful as I did:
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The Pacific Squadron of Imperial Russian Navy at San Francisco in 1863 There is sort of an obscure historical Marin fact that relates to the Civil war. A Russian squadron sailed into the SF Bay in the early 1860s and ended up staying against Tzarist official order as sort of a back up to the
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