Quora: What invention played a major role in mankind’s development but gets little attention? Link to Article This post contains excellent explanations of many inventions we take for granted including: Standardized Pipe Threading Paperback Book Standardized pipe...
History of Yesterday: Explained – How Assyrians Laid the Blueprint for Future Empires Here’s why Romans, Mongols, and British modeled their empires after the Assyrians. Link to Article What comes to mind when you think of an empire? Is it the Roman Empire, with...
43 Pieces of Advice From an Ancient Egyptian Vizier to His Son The Maxims of Ptahhotep (circa 2350 BC) Link to Article Around the year 2350 BC, a man named Ptahhotep was vizier to the pharaoh of ancient Egypt. The vizier was the highest ranking official in ancient...
What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simple Link to Article Link to British Museum Exhibition Some believe it to be an astronomical calculator, an observatory that helped demarcate the seasons. Others view Stonehenge as a place of healing, a kind of...
A bronze statuette recovered from a river in Germany may have been part of an early Scandinavian weight system, some archaeologists believe. Two summers ago, while snorkeling in the marshy streams of the Tollense River on Germany’s Baltic coast, a 51-year-old truck...
