The Expression of Movement in Athenian Vase Painting
Images on vases complement the knowledge on the life and religious traditions of their creators and the dominant ideas in their society.
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Marija Pejic Zivanovic
- Feb 14
- 7 min
A Study of Female Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, male rulers were the norm, but there were several periods when women held the title of the pharaoh and ruled the kingdom.
Marija Pejic Zivanovic
- Jan 22
- 6 min
The Role of Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt
This article describes the broad role cosmetics played in ancient Egyptian society beyond just a tool for beauty.
Marija Pejic Zivanovic
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Ostracism and Democracy in Ancient Greece
Ostracism was a form of legal punishment exercised in Ancient Greece, and it directly influenced the development of democracy.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 8, 2022
- 8 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Culture of the Greek Bronze Age
The article is analysing perceptions of the body in the Aegean civilization.
Leonidas Michailidis
- Jul 16, 2022
- 4 min
Paleolithic Neanderthal Research: New data and approaches
The extinction of the Neanderthals is a question that researchers have not yet been able to answer definitively.
Leonidas Michailidis
- Jul 11, 2022
- 8 min
Sala di Psyche: Palazzo del Te and Neoplatonism
Palazzo del Te is a villa built in Mantua, with construction lasting from 1524 to 1534.
Leonidas Michailidis
- Jun 27, 2022
- 6 min
Paleolithic Neanderthal Research: Biological, Social and Environmental Issues
Sudden extinction of Neanderthals has been the subject of studies starting two centuries ago.
Leonidas Michailidis
- Jun 19, 2022
- 5 min
Minos and Crete: A Mythological Perspective
The role of Crete in ancient Greek mythology is associated with perceptions of the Bronze Age.
Leonidas Michailidis
- Jun 12, 2022
- 8 min
Paleolithic Neanderthal Research: Correlation with Homo Sapiens
A widely accepted fact is that genus of Homo neanderthalensis is found in Europe and Asia for a period from 500,000 years ago.
Leonidas Michailidis
- May 21, 2022
- 7 min
Paleolithic Neanderthal Research 101: Dating and topography
The first two questions that concern the archaeologists about the extinction of Neanderthals are when they disappeared and where.
Deniz Aktunç
- May 14, 2022
- 5 min
Ancestral Time Capsule: Mummies of the Turbaland
Around 20-10,000 years ago, peat bogs including dead plant residue began to form in parts of North-West Europe. Due to the humic acid...
Leonidas Michailidis
- May 13, 2022
- 6 min
Justinian's Building Project: Istanbul After Nika Riots
Constantinople, now called Istanbul, was the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than a millennium.
Leonidas Michailidis
- May 9, 2022
- 6 min
Paleolithic Neanderthal Research: Old theories
For more than a century, efforts have been made to answer the question of what caused the extinction of an entire species like Neanderthals.
Deniz Aktunç
- May 2, 2022
- 7 min
A Warfare of Greediness over the Rosetta Stone: Deciphering Hieroglyphics
Deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs turned into an entangled case due to the rivalry between the two scholars.
Leonidas Michailidis
- May 1, 2022
- 5 min
Symposiums in Ancient Greece: Fun or something more?
This article explores symposiums in ancient Greece
Loreleï Verlhac
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
DNA and New Technologies: Is Paleogenomics the Future of Archaeology?
Recent advances in molecular biology in the study of the genomes of fossil organisms have challenged many ideas about the origins of...
Lujza Varga
- Oct 30, 2021
- 5 min
Travelling through Ephesus
Once one of the cultural centers of the Aegean (also known as Asia Minor or Anatolia), Ephesus is now amongst the most known tourist...
Loreleï Verlhac
- Oct 16, 2021
- 11 min
Enheduanna and the Myths Around the Creation
The Sumerian myths enable us to understand better how the creation of the world was imagined at the time in the Ancient Near East....
Loreleï Verlhac
- Oct 13, 2021
- 6 min
Sumer Love Stories
“Science is unrefined, life is subtle, and we need literature to bridge this gap” Roland Barthes, 1978 (1) The subjects of the texts that...
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