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The archaeogenetics of the Near East
The archaeogenetics of the Near East The archaeogenetics of the Near East involves the study of DNA or ancient DNA, identifying haplogroups and haplotypes of ancient skeletal remains from both Y-DNA,...
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A webside dedicated to Sumerian history, art and culture
A translation of Tablet #36 in the Library of Congress. The world’s first political satire, the first dark comedy and murder mystery. A literary masterpiece that was written by a Sumerian Shakespeare....
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The rosette symbol
Scorpions and Rosette Steatite, Stamp seal, North Mesopotamia, Gawra period, c.3300 BC Cult scene: the worship of the sun-god, Shamash. Limestone cylinder-seal, Mesopotamia Ram in a Thicket, Ur,...
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Person of the year!
I Knew Pope Francis Was Good, But When I Found Out Everything He Did in 2013, I Was Blown Away Filed under: Uncategorized
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The earliest known temple to be decorated with pilasters and recesses
Tepe Gawra, ancient Mesopotamian settlement east of the Tigris River near Nineveh and the modern city of Mosul, northwestern Iraq. It was excavated from 1931 to 1938 by archaeologists from the...
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The wasteland: Horrifying aerial pictures show full scale of destruction of...
Shells of houses: The Khaled bin Walid Mosque is scarred and pockmarked from shrapnel spat into the city by the daily explosions that hit the city. Beyond the mosque, the shells of buildings and homes...
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Fictional Essay: Pope Francis, and what he can say
Fictional Essay: Pope Francis Condemns Racism And Declares That “All Religions Are True” XXXFiled under: Christianity
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The fruits of migration: Understanding the ‘longue dureé’ and the...
The appearance of the Early Transcaucasian Culture (ETC) across large portions of the Near East in the 3rdmillennium BC is commonly cited as one of the best archaeologically documented and broadly...
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Lentil as anything: the pulse of the past is in food words
No matter where in the world you live, chances are you’ve eaten “pulses” some time in the last week. These foods, otherwise known as “food legumes” or “grain legumes,” have been a part of the human...
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Hva vil det si å være fri?
Alt ser ut til at mennesker som får sjansen jobber. Man må kun legge forholdene til for det. Og desto bedre vilkårene er (og da tenker jeg ikke kun på lønn), jo ivriger og villigere blir folk til å...
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Om å forstå vår egen rolle
Det politikere og flertallet i beste fall gjør i dag er å forsvare arbeiderne og de fattige. Dette har blitt gjort like siden vi skapte hierarki og klassesamfunn. Uten dette ville det rene barbari...
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Water Wars: Land snatched from Syria supplies third of Israel’s H2O
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The origin of the mermaids
The word mermaid is a compound of the Old English mere (sea), and maid (a girl or young woman). The equivalent term in Old English was merewif. They are conventionally depicted as beautiful with long...
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Er vår sivilisasjon på rett kurs?
En sivilisasjon trenger et høyere mål og vedtatte normer for å utvikle seg. Kristendommen har dette, men stat og lov har overtatt. Spørsmålet blir om ikke religionen, samt vår pakt med Gud, inkluderte...
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Tilbake til et mer åndelig samfunn
Mange har nok stusset over hvordan det kan ha seg at den åndelige og spirituelle, men ikke troende, Sjur Cappelen Papazian, skriver som om jeg var blitt kristen. Nå har det seg jo at jeg på grunn av...
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Zeitgeist and their take on mythology
Zeitgeist did a lot of mistakes when it comes to this matter – dates and facts doesn’t fit. However, their main idea is totally correct. When it comes our civilization it was created in the northern...
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