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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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.
Linguist Peggy Mohan examines early Indus Valley languages and their lack of ‘literature’
Much of the early search for a lost Indus Valley language centred on the seals that were found when the old cities were ...
Researchers link a gene to the emergence of spoken language
A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. Speech allowed us to ...
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The truth about life in ancient Greece
Around 2,500 years ago, Greece was one of the most prominent civilizations in the ancient world. The ancient Greeks were renowned for their intellect, writing, athleticism, artistry, and political ...
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A major Greek tourist hotspot is being rattled by an 'earthquake swarm'. Here's what that means
When Greek tourist hotpot Santorini was rattled ... in human history and is thought to have fuelled the downfall of the ancient Minoan civilisation. Technically the volcano is still active ...