Better understanding the god of the Mediterranean Sea and elucidating aspects of Late Bronze Age. Abstract This...
History
In a number of myths, the hero must himself become the ‘savage’ he wishes to tame. Abstract...
Shinto and Buddhist ideas about interconnectedness have deeply influenced Japan, shaping centuries-old rituals and stories. Introduction The...
The Banu Musa brothers described a number of early automatic controls. Introduction The Book of Ingenious Devices (literally: “The...
Roger Bacon was not afraid to challenge current beliefs about philosophy, science, and religion. Introduction Roger Bacon...
The oldest fossils of anatomically modern humans found outside Africa are from northern Israel 120,000 years ago....
Settlement in the region of Gaza dates back to 3300–3000 BCE. Introduction The known history of Gaza spans 4,000...
The family name of the Hasmonean dynasty originates with the ancestor of the house, whom Josephus Flavius....
Stories in Greek mythology on the cycle of nature showing youth, death, and rejuvenation have lessons for...
Individual penance was simply not enough, some collective and common forms were called on. Introduction Despite all...
It is often regarded as the most important discovery in the history of medicine. Introduction The Germ Theory,...
Momentum to establish a hospital grew again in the 1850s. By Frances M. McMillen and James S....
Most popular histories of jazz music skip over the importance of the mob’s patronage. Introduction Every civilization...
Within weeks of New Orleans’s first ordinance prohibiting marijuana in 1923, raids were conducted. Abstract Within weeks...
Both English and American records indicate various terms used to describe this population. An entry in a...
Ernestine Rose championed abolition and women’s rights in her adopted land. On May 22, 1869, at age...
Many women fighting for the ballot saw immigrants as backward, ignorant, and less worthy. In September 1914,...
Defense and other spending for the American colonists. One of the more intractable problems facing historians of...
Attorney General Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson advised him the bill was unconstitutional. The U.S....
To Jefferson, the importance of New Orleans could not be understated. At the beginning of 1803, the...
By making the world safe for democracy, the “Hello Girls” boosted suffrage back home. In 1917, U.S....
While teaching students at the Walker Beauty School in Chicago Joyner had the idea to create a...
The majority of the Oak Ridge inhabitants and workers were women. The highly anticipated July 21 release...
Examining the relationship between dress iconography and clothing discourse in ancient Rome. Abstract This paper examines the...
The new grande industrie affected fashion, which in turn contributed to the growth of commerce. Introduction Technology...
From the mid-1800s onward, an ethic of thrift and ingenuity was woven into American clothing. In 1928,...
The Greeks borrowed for their device the Babylonian idea of dividing a circle into 360 degrees. Introduction...
By inspiring astronomical inquiry, astrology ultimately helped birth scientific innovations. Introduction Western astrology refers to a form...
Early scientists were eager to use photographic technologies to learn more about the moon. You’ve probably seen...
Alchemy really took off in Greco-Roman Egypt from the 1st to 7th century CE. Introduction Alchemy is...