Newberry Library discovers it holds the largest example in existence of an extremely rare paper type
Little was known about the manuscript, which donated by Edward Ayer, a tycoon who made his fortune supplying railroad ties.
The long entangled history of Christianity and politics
The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.
Bamboo slips reveal governance ideology of ancient China
This undated photo shows the newly published books on the study of bamboo slips from the Warring State Period (475 BC-221 BC) ...
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Aesop’s Fables: Ancient Greek Tales with Valuable Lessons for Kids
Aesop's Fables are some of the most famous ancient Greek tales with moral lessons in history, and many of the tales are used ...
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Book review: An experienced Arctic adventurer returns to a changed landscape
Author Jon Waterman opens readers to sharing his appreciation and the need to safeguard a world that grants us so many gifts.
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Pandemics Of The Past: 7 Ancient Plagues That Changed The World & Where They Happened
COVID wasn't the only time humanity faced a disease crisis. These seven ancient plagues changed the course of history as we ...
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Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel about the rise of fascism
The author of "The Great Believers" has joined in an effort to fight antisemitism and also publicly criticized Israel.
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"The Blob" Kills 4 Million Seabirds, The Largest Single-Species Mortality Event In Modern History
The Blob endured for two years, throttling ecosystems as it killed off marine species and disrupted food webs. Its effects ...
Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest
For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground sloths ...
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Classical myths and local legends
With its focus on the power of art to bring people together, the project’s inspiration includes mythological paintings in our ...
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Who Wrote the Bible? Four Theories Examined
The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and Last Judgement. But who wrote ...
Syria and history
With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now Muslim, ...