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Quote of the day by Herodotus: 'This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but...'; Timeless life lessons from one of history's greatest thinkers

Quote of the Day: Herodotus' ancient words reflect the frustration of possessing knowledge without the power to act. The quote reminds us that understanding a problem does not always mean having the authority or ability to change it. It also highlights the responsibility that can come with wisdom, particularly for…

The Economic Times · Jul 18

Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2,500 years ago, DNA analysis reveals

Nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals.

LiveScience · Jul 3

Sleep and Death cista handle: A 2,400-year-old sculpture depicting gods carrying away Zeus' son during the Trojan War

A small, bronze sculpture depicting a death scene in the Trojan War once graced an Etruscan box.

LiveScience · Jun 29

Archaeologists have found dozens more sacrificed horses in 2,800-year-old burial in Siberia that's eerily similar to Scythian graves

The sacrifices could be an early form of a Scythian burial tradition that lasted for hundreds of years.

LiveScience · Oct 7, 2024

Archaeologists find huge, 2,500-year-old Egyptian astronomy observatory

An Egyptian dig uncovered a massive building that shows considerable evidence of astronomy observations, including a sundial and features meant to track the sun and stars.

Space · Aug 29, 2024

Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history

The long read: Advances in fields such as spectrometry and gene sequencing are unleashing torrents of new data about the ancient world – and could offer answers to questions we never even knew to ask

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Ancient Scythians used human skin for leather, confirming Herodotus' grisly claim

The ancient Scythians, a nomadic people known for their gold and warrior ways, used human skin for leather, a new study finds.

LiveScience · Dec 22, 2023

The big idea: Will AI make us stupid?

There may be an unexpected upside to machines taking on more of our mental tasks

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Luxury and Power review: boozed-up Persians and Greeks on a 500-year bender

Centuries of conflict between the civilisations of Persia and Greece are chiefly captured through elaborate drinking vessels in this lively – and occasionally puzzling – show

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills

The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of human beings.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023