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1. 3 Words That Bring Material Riches And Success November 04, 2009 From prehistory to today, some humans seem to "have it all." Maybe we should a take a second look at our obsession with equality, the Declaration of Independence notwithstanding. Separating the Wimps from the Hunters Even in our times we show a great deal of respect and admiration for those who are good hunters: head hunters, job hunters, partner hunters, and other type of hunters. While we are in awe of aggressive behavior, we denigrate wimps and whiners. President Bush (41-not 43) was a war hero, yet he was a one-term president simply because he was painted (by the democrats) as a wi... (read more) Author: marciano guerrero

2. Taking A Brief Look Down Birth Control History September 18, 2009 A controversial topic such as birth control may seem like a modern issue, but it's not. Contraceptives have been used in one form or another for thousands of years throughout human history and even prehistory. In fact, family planning has always been widely practiced, even in societies dominated by social, political, or religious codes that require people to “be fruitful and multiply.” The history of birth control can be traced back many centuries. In fact, women all over the world have been using birth control method even before there were any modern medical contraceptive innovations or proc... (read more) Author: William Doyle

3. Solar Power History From Prehistory to Solar Panels September 10, 2009 Mankind has looked to the Sun since the beginning of time. We have many written records of the ancient history of using the sun and many otf our leading scientists and technologists continue to find new ways to use this incredible resource. Since mankind first started using tools, we can be sure that the Sun has been one of the most important part of our lives. Realizing how vital light and heat were to the individual and to any groupings of individuals, it is no surprise how early folklore tried to understand and explain the gifts of the Sun. Even today, we turn to science to answer some... (read more) Author: Joe Clement

4. The History Of Wool Cloth July 12, 2009 Sometime back in the eons of prehistory, a hunter killed a sheep and brought it home to make a mean mutton stew. His little family liked it so much that he decided he'd try to catch a few of those wooly critters and keep them around, so there would always be an ample supply of meat. His days of hunting pretty much over, he settled into a nice comfortable life as a shepherd. His wife soon discovered that sheep's milk was pretty tasty, too, and began to make cheese. Then, some time later, her man needed a new cloak to protect him from the cold and rain as he sat and watched his sheep. Being an e... (read more) Author: Robert Bell

5. Art and history in Rimini June 23, 2009 Rimini is famous all over the world for its beaches and especially for the nightlife, not comparable with any other beach location in Europe. But Rimini is not just this, few people know that the history of Rimini start in the Paleolithic age, since primitive men had always lived in the area between the coast and the hill of Covignano. From prehistory, Rimini has grown until becoming an important city during the Roman Empire. In 268 BCE Romans “founded” the new colony of Ariminum and allocated a legion and some plebeian settlers from Rome. The geographic location made it a bulwark again... (read more) Author: Martina Meneghetti

6. Human Body: Bowels and stomach digestion May 10, 2009 Many of the health benefits derived from a vegetarian diet have to do with creating a healthy environment in the bowels and stomach. Our digestive systems, from prehistory on, were designed to metabolize vegetable matter, more than animal products. Fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts provide the kind of dietary fiber our digestive systems need to function properly. The Western diet that’s high in processed and refined flour and sugar, and in animal products that are laden with hormones and antibiotics, are actually anathema to our insides. When the digestive system doesn’t function and w... (read more) Author: Nicholas Tan

7. Historical anthropology April 22, 2009 HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY The way how the mankind developed trough last 40000 years,expressed in terms of semiotics Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Scientific-technological Revolution and the Historical Consciousness By Miroslav Miškovic,Croatia INTRODUCTION Historical consciousness was from the beginning the basis of every social consciousness.At the present time,into a era of scientific-technological revolution,it does occurs in that region dramatically changes which are, according to their intensity, at least peering to the discovery of History in the epoch of first industri... (read more) Author: Miroslav Miskovic

8. ACQUISITIONS March 10, 2009 ds-dom.ru">From its very beginning in 1909, the Newark Museum was intended as a museum of the "everyday arts"--not just painting and sculpture, but things people have created to enhance their lives from prehistory to the present. Greek vases, African gourds, Tibetan butter lamps, Secessionist wine glasses and Lenox teacups were all seen as keys to understanding their parent cultures, and these cultures were (amazingly for the time) treated with equal respect. Modern objects have always been a central part of our decorative arts collection. In its first twenty years, the Museum purchased s... (read more) Author: Onur Aksal

9. Vegetarian Dishes: Bowels and stomach digestion February 28, 2009 Many of the health benefits derived from a vegetarian diet have to do with creating a healthy environment in the bowels and stomach. Our digestive systems, from prehistory on, were designed to metabolize vegetable matter, more than animal products. Fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts provide the kind of dietary fiber our digestive systems need to function properly. The Western diet that’s high in processed and refined flour and sugar, and in animal products that are laden with hormones and antibiotics, are actually anathema to our insides. When the digestive system doesn’t function and w... (read more) Author: Nicholas Tan

10. Vegetarian Diets Provides A Good Digestion February 20, 2009 Many of the health benefits derived from a vegetarian diet have to do with creating a healthy environment in the bowels and stomach. Our digestive systems, from prehistory on, were designed to metabolize vegetable matter, more than animal products. Fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts provide the kind of dietary fiber our digestive systems need to function properly. The Western diet that's high in processed and refined flour and sugar, and in animal products that are laden with hormones and antibiotics, are actually anathema to our insides. When the digestive system doesn't function and ... (read more) Author: Jill Smi

11. Archaeological-Historical travel in Peru January 04, 2009 Through Peruvian prehistory there is a stratification of cultures and nations, each with a flourish history and culture, which achieved great social progress. This development allowed rapidly evolving improvement, as happened with the Inca empire that in less than 100 years managed to develop not only in its territory, expanding its borders from Cusco, but also on economic and social structure. Their success was based on the assimilation of the experiences that preceded them and remained accumulated over thousands of years. Of the various civilizations, there are still many remains s... (read more) Author: Sumaq Peru

12. Information on world history January 01, 2009 The history of the world is the memory of the past experience of Homo sapiens around the world, as that experience has been preserved, largely in written records. By "prehistory", historians mean the recovery of knowledge of the past in an area where no written records exist, or where the writing of a culture is not understood. Human history is marked both by a gradual accretion of discoveries and inventions, as well as by quantum leaps — paradigm shifts, revolutions — that comprise epochs in the material and spiritual evolution of humankind. By studying painting, drawings, carvings, and other... (read more) Author: james dcosta

13. Why Historical Jewelry? November 11, 2008 What can historical jewelry tell us about the past? This huge topic embraces both different cultures and different historical époques dating from prehistory to the start of the 20th century. From finds from prehistoric graves and caves dating back 25.000 years we know that people since the dawn of time has used ornament made of bone, amber and shells to decorate themselves. But it is from the civilizations like the Sumerian's and Egyptian 7.000 years ago that we learn to connect jewelry with culture. This is because of words and symbols, inscribed in stones, written on papyrus or engravin... (read more) Author: Anirban Bhattacharya

14. A Brief History of Tattoos August 20, 2008 Getting a tattoo is not a recent phenomenon as the practice has existed for thousands of years. Perhaps the most famous archaeological discovery was that of the discovery of the Iceman who had 57 tattoos on his body. Archaeologists estimate that this man lived about 5000 years ago. Tattooed mummies have also been unearthed in the permafrost of Altai. Tattooing was a prominent part of ancient Chinese culture and paintings that have been discovered from ancient Egypt suggest that tattooing was a part of life in the prehistory of this country. In ancient times, tattoos were used to mark slav... (read more) Author: Ling Tong

15. Piltdown Man : The Revenge July 24, 2008 Saturday, November zist, 1953, was for the great majority of Londoners a Saturday of no importance : the weather was gloomy, the sky was low, the red omnibuses crowded the centre of the city, signs glittered in Piccadilly Circus, and starlings twittered in Trafalgar Square. Nothing had changed. Nevertheless, it was no ordinary Saturday. Aloof from all this activity, down in the west, not far from the quiet spaces of Kensington Gardens, a number of laboratory assistants were busy under the direction of a departmental head. The next day, being a Sunday, there would be many visitors to the ... (read more) Author: Sammy Beanard

16. Dragons Bones, Teeth and Early Man July 24, 2008 From at least as far back as the Han dynasties (206 B.C. to A.D. 220) dragons' bones have been prescribed as a sedative, a styptic and for employment in surgery, gynaecology and pediatrics. In the sixth century of our era the physician Tao Hungching described how and where the precious bones might be discovered. In the eleventh century a learned man called Shan Kuo offered an explanation for the fossilization of animal bones, while Li Shihchen (1518-1593) set forth in his classical work Pen Ts'ao Kang Mu (The Compendium of Materia Medica) their nature and action. 'Dragons' bones', we may... (read more) Author: Sammy Beanard

17. The Museums of Rome July 16, 2008 The city of Rome is steeped in history, so it only stands to reason that it would be home to some of the most interesting museums in the world. They carry everything from artefacts of the ancient world to art history. The Borghese Museum and Gallery is a small palace that was built to host Cardinal Scipione Borghese’s art collection. Famous sculptures including G.L. Bernini’s “David,” “Apollo and Daphne,” “Pluto and Proserpina,” as well as Canova’s statue of Pauline Borghese can be found here. The picture gallery includes masterpieces such as Correggio’s “Danae,” Raphael’s “Deposition,”... (read more) Author: Orson Johnson

18. Build Your Knowledge About The History Of Alaska July 06, 2008 Digging back through dinosaur bones and frozen artifacts, archaeologists uncover the prehistory of Alaska. Dinosaurs and woolly mammoths once dominated the landscape, leaving their imprints on the earth, just as the volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and glaciers carved and sculpted the terrain. Clues to early people are uncovered one artifact at a time, with finds like a piece of copper, a jade knife blade, a whale bone mask, a stretched piece of tattered animal skin or a broken bison bone. Some of the earliest settlements in the state of Alaska are said to date back 11,000 years, like the... (read more) Author: Mike Selvon

19. The Evolution of Soap May 15, 2008 Have you ever wondered what soap is, what ingredients it is made out of and how it is made? Have you ever wondered how our ancient ancestors got clean? Did they use soap at all? How has soap evolved over the centuries to be the conventional soap we know of today. In modern day, there are so many types of soap available in virtually all shapes, colors and scents. Prehistory It is believed that prehistoric man used only water as a cleanser and purifier. Ancient Babylon In ancient Babylon (2800 B.C.), wood ashes were burned with animal and vegetable fats and this substance was use... (read more) Author: Iris Fuchs

20. Trendy Horse T-shirts - select your logo! April 25, 2008 The symbol meaning of the horse dates back to prehistory and due to its natural companionship with men, the horse holds a special place in history. Furthermore, the horse is one of the largest contributors to civilization, serving man in wars, mobility and agriculture. Although it is said that the dog is man’s best friend, the horse is definitely also man’s best friend. Some of the worldwide symbols of the horse are power, grace, beauty, nobility, strength and freedom. For the Native Americans, the horse is considered a helper and a messenger. This wild an animal is an emblem of freedom,... (read more) Author: Anne Tide

21. Vegetarian Recipes: Bowels and stomach digestion April 10, 2008 Many of the health benefits derived from a vegetarian diet have to do with creating a healthy environment in the bowels and stomach. Our digestive systems, from prehistory on, were designed to metabolize vegetable matter, more than animal products. Fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts provide the kind of dietary fiber our digestive systems need to function properly. The Western diet that’s high in processed and refined flour and sugar, and in animal products that are laden with hormones and antibiotics, are actually anathema to our insides. When the digestive system doesn’t function and w... (read more) Author: Nicholas Tan

22. Africa - The Cradle of Humankind December 06, 2005 World-renowned archaeologist Professor Phillip Tobias once said that “Humanity was a gift from Africa to the World”. Many scholars believe Africa to be the birthplace of mankind and with the substantial archaeological findings in their favour the world tends to agree. South Africa – Tour the Origins South Africa is home to some three million years of prehistory and history, inherited from the ancient cultures which made the mountains and plains their home. This rich inheritance places the country among the few regions in the world where these footsteps towards the development of culture ... (read more) Author: Kelly Wheeler

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