Ancient Persians, 10th-century Sumatrans, and pre-Columbian Indians all believed that crude oil had medicinal benefits. Petroleum literally...
History
New evidence pushes back the earliest organized use of this fossil fuel by 1000 years. Long before...
Inventing a machine was one thing, but having it run at a low cost was often quite...
Agents gathered information about other states in order to aid their political and martial decisions. By Dr....
Through the priests, God’s power to watch and judge had a human embodiment. Humanity, according to the...
Both Dickens and Conan Doyle were able to create characters that allowed them to speculate on future...
Have you ever seen Doughboys go over the top and charge into “No Man’s Land”? The year...
They feared that the highly mechanized, technocratic warfare that was developing in the mid-20th century. Nuclear war...
No American writer is more associated with writing about war in the early 20th century than Ernest...
How apparent changes in ritual may have related to wider socio-political changes. Abstract During the course of...
Dynastic succession meant that a ruler’s death changed his status. Funeral, n.: A pageant whereby we attest...
Ancestor reverence is not the same as the worship of a deity or deities. Introduction The veneration of...
Throughout history, playing organised games has served as a means of entertainment, competition, and intellectual stimulation for...
Napoleon saw saw Poland as an ideal barrier against Russian aggression. Introduction Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, also...
Various issues connected to the design and manufacture of fashion clothing. From Parallel Organizations The first Soviet...
On one side of the wall lay activity and progress. On the other lay a kind of...
Better understanding the god of the Mediterranean Sea and elucidating aspects of Late Bronze Age. Abstract This...
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...
The spread of information amongst the public that microorganisms caused human diseases led to a growing sense...
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...