jrpegan1 day agoAncient Babylonian Tablets Are Finally Deciphered. They’re Full of Bad Newsartnet.com - Richard WhiddingtonThe tablets date back 4,000 years. For the Ancient Babylonians, astrological divination was a tool of serious statecraft. The mercurial gods were …
jrpeganWhat the Epic of Gilgamesh Reveals About Sumerian Societylithub.com - Paul CooperOne Sumerian epic poem called Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta gives the first known story about the invention of writing, by a king who has to send so …
jrpeganHistorical Figure Photographs That Will Fascinate Any History Buffdefinition.orgWe’re so used to seeing elaborate paintings of historical figures that it’s hard to believe that these historical figure photographs actually exist!
jrpegan1932 was a pivotal year in the Nazis’ ascent. It’s a terrifying parallel for todayforward.com - Peter FritzscheTo many, it now seems inevitable that former President Donald Trump will win this November’s election — a sense that offers a huge boost to Trump’s …
jrpeganEvery human alive today originated from one countryhistorydefined.net - Carl SeaverThe origin of the human race is a mystery that affects every single person on the planet. After all, it’s not just the history of you or the history …
jrpeganRevolutionary Technology Digitally Reconstructs Faces of Ancient Skulls Found in ScotlandMy Modern Met - Shiori ChenVisitors to the Perth Museum in Scotland can now explore realistic projections of historical faces brought back to life through forensic reconstruction and advanced archaeological analysis. The Perth Museum collaborated with Chris Rynn, a craniological anthropologist, and researchers Marc Oxenham …
