Europe – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Europe – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Animals and Shamans in Ancient Eurasian Scythian Religion https://brewminate.com/animals-and-shamans-in-ancient-eurasian-scythian-religion/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:06:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168203 Though the Scythians had no temples, there is ample evidence of priestly function of their kurgans and Ares-edifices.

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]]> The Ancient Eurasian Scythian Territorial Expanse https://brewminate.com/the-ancient-eurasian-scythian-territorial-expanse/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:35:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168193 Multiple back-and-forth movements are not surprising, and multidirectional migrations make pinpointing origins difficult. Introduction With 7600 perimeter miles

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]]> The Spice Trade in Medieval and Early Modern Europe https://brewminate.com/the-spice-trade-in-medieval-and-early-modern-europe/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:15:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165504 The spice trade ushered in an age of European domination and colonialism in the East. Introduction The spice trade involved

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]]> The Emergence of Villages in Ancient and Early Medieval Europe https://brewminate.com/the-emergence-of-villages-in-ancient-and-early-medieval-europe/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:07:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=161092 The ancient and medieval village represented a new stage of the world’s oldest civilized society. By Frances and

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]]> The Grand Tour: Tourism and Cultural Appropriation in Early Modern Europe https://brewminate.com/the-grand-tour-tourism-and-cultural-appropriation-in-early-modern-europe/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:02:55 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=159234 The advent of popular guide did much to popularize these trips and the elite considered travel to such

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]]> Celtic Society in Iron Age Europe https://brewminate.com/celtic-society-in-iron-age-europe/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 17:01:12 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=150942 Within Celtic society there was a binding system where powerful individuals undertook to look after others. Introduction The

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]]> Featured Scholar: Barry Cunliffe – Archaeology of Neolithic Europe https://brewminate.com/featured-scholar-barry-cunliffe-archaeology-of-neolithic-europe/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:02:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=156177 His interest in Iron Age Britain and Europe generated a number of publications and he became an acknowledged

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]]> Ancient Genomes Trace the Origin and Decline of the Scythians https://brewminate.com/ancient-genomes-trace-the-origin-and-decline-of-the-scythians/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:05:32 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=151923 Despite evidence from external sources, little is known about Scythian history. Introduction Generally thought of as fierce horse-warriors,

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]]> Trade in Ancient Celtic Europe https://brewminate.com/trade-in-ancient-celtic-europe/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:55:36 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=150907 Typical goods traded by the Celts included salt, slaves, iron, gold, and furs. Introduction Trade in raw materials and

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]]> The European Witch-Hunts, 1450-1750 https://brewminate.com/the-european-witch-hunts-1450-1750/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:50:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=144962 The witch-hunts of early modern Europe took place against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, and religious transformation.

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