Georgia's ethnic minority women keep ancient rugweaving art alive
When I was 16, I got married and moved here," she said, adding that no one in her home village, about 40 km (25 miles) away, ...
A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future
An ancient town in Syria is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is ...
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Melampus: The Ancient Greek Shaman Who Understood the Language of Animals
Melampus, a legendary Greek iatromantis, was a shaman, healer and seer famed for his prophetic gifts and ability to cure ...
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The Derveni Papyrus: Europe’s Oldest Book Unlocks Ancient Greek Mysteries
In 1962, archaeologists uncovered an extraordinary artifact in a tomb near Thessaloniki, Greece—the Derveni Papyrus.
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The Met Returns Stolen Seventh-Century B.C.E. Bronze Griffin Head to Greece
At a ceremony this week, Greece's culture minister officially accepted the artifact, which was likely stolen from a museum in ...
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Ancient Greek Bronze Griffin Returns to Greece from MET Museum
Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni attended a ceremony at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, marking the ...
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Ancient human DNA is like a ‘time machine’. Geneticist David Reich unpacks how it affects modern man
Reich’s latest work has unlocked origins of the Indo-European family of languages. DNA evidence shows that these 'linguistic ...
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SubscriberWrites: Language Politics–Paṇini’s Sanskrit Legacy and Its Impact on Global Linguistic Studies
Paṇini, an ancient Indian scholar, revolutionized Sanskrit grammar, creating a foundational linguistic framework. His work ...
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The Met Returns Stolen Bronze Antiquity to Greece
The Met returns a stolen antiquity to Greece as the Greek culture minister speaks with U.S. officials about future ...
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The head of a griffin from 7th century B.C. is believed to have been taken from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s and later ...
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Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor Who Embraced Greek Philosophy
Stoicism is one of ancient Greece's most enduring philosophies. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is one of its foremost figures.