It’s hard to stick together when we’re being driven further apart. By Dr. Maxine Najle and Dr....
Month: March 2019
Attention to detail has led some scholars and historians to read the image for its value as...
While the term “animism” refers to a broad range of spiritual beliefs (many of which are still...
Most organised religions privilege men over women, and almost all of them privilege heterosexual relations over homosexual...
Recent media reports point to years of sexual abuse by Southern Baptist pastors. An expert writes why...
Examining the influence of family, religion, schooling, class, status, experiences, and social contacts upon the psychological development...
Although they were the minority, some women did manage to rise above the limitations imposed on them...
There’s another, critical side of the Occupation that receives much less attention—its expression in the digital realm....
The ancient synagogue represents an inclusive, localized form of worship that did not crystallize until the destruction...
The Torah deals with the origins of not only the Israelites, but also – at least according...
Maybe it’s the odor, more than anything else, that identifies the experience of the circus. Maybe it’s...
They were born to Aleksandr and Alina Ivanovna Nikitin, who were serfs attached to one of the...
Considered in historical context, Purdue’s plan to peddle opioid addiction medicines to vulnerable people is not so...
Anna Darrow could set a broken leg with some string and a flatiron. By Amy Lifson A...
Sforza was an early scientist who experimented with chemistry and medicine. By Amy Lifson Caterina Sforza, the...
By the British Museum / 02.28.2017 Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian, 2nd century C.E.,...
Aule Metele (Arringatore), from Cortona, Italy, early 1st century B.C.E., bronze, 67 inches high (Museo Archeologico Nazionale,...
A Native American protestor at the People’s Climate March in Washington, DC in April, 2017. Source: Nexus Media...
Exploring the impact of Labillardière’s work following a voyage to Australasia. This article, Jacques Labillardière’s Contribution to...
How Grew’s pioneering “mechanist” vision in relation to the floral world paved the way for the science...
Examining the cultural heritage of Early Modern Europe and its influence in contemporary thought. By Angel Solis,...
Exploring how the motives, organization, and effects of the Crusades change over time. Originally published by Newberry...
Jericho started as a popular camping ground for the hunter-gathers of the Natufian culture dating to 10000...
Whoever the ancient Canaanites were, their identity was lost in the successive invasions by foreign people interested...
By the end of the fifteenth century, the majority of Western European cities had a printing press....
Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7500 years old has...
The British came and ruled over India for nearly 200 years. Introduction In ancient times, people from...
The earliest imprints of human activities in India go back to the Paleolithic Age, roughly between 400,000...
For a long time, Baghdad was one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Today many people...
A region of dry grasslands and fertile river plains, the Middle East was the natural home to...