An ancient wall painting depicting the awakening of the Buddha Taṇhaṅkara in Upali Thein temple, Bagan, Myanmar / Photo by Jacklee, Wikimedia Commons The art and architecture of Southeast Asia was heavily influenced by Indian religions and artistic styles. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 08.12.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Sculpture in Southeast Asia Overview: Influences[…]
Machu Picchu Exploring the work of South American indigenous people’s before colonization. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 08.12.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Ceramics in Early South America The ceramic objects of the Paracas, Nazca, and Moche communities of Peru vary in artistic forms and were important cultural artifacts. Like the Tiwanaku and Waki people of[…]
The Man of Law’s Tale might seem an unlikely specimen for examining the development of race in the Middle Ages. Not so fast. By Dr. Cord J. Whitaker / 09.2017 Assistant Professor of English Wellesley College Introduction The Man of Law The Man of Law’s Tale might seem an unlikely specimen for examining the development[…]
Wikimedia Commons Looking at the establishment of Western monasticism by St. Benedict of Nursia at Montecassino, Italy, in the 6th century. By Dr. Emanuel Paparella / 05.31.2008 Former Fulbright Scholar The term “Dark Ages” was once erroneously applied to the entire millennium separating late antiquity from the Italian Renaissance (500-1500 AD). Today’s scholars know better. There[…]
Madrid Codex (replica) in the Museum of the Americas, Madrid / Photo by Simon Burchell, Wikimedia Commons When the codex came along, it was a novel form for recording knowledge and information—a disruptive technology. By Anna O. Funk One of the most important disruptions in the history of the book was the invention of the[…]
A Roman wax tablet and stylus / Photo by Peter van der Sluijs, Wikimedia Commons Exploring the materials used for writing in the ancient world. By Alyssa Adams From the time that we discovered how to draw on cave walls, human interest in recording information and events flourished. Cities were built, societies and civilizations were[…]