Defense
The Two Superpowers of the Bronze Age
The thirteenth century BC is a period of two colossuses. To the south lies Egypt—ancient, wealthy, self-confident, ruled by a young pharaoh in his fifth ye…
Tag: Ancient Egypt
Culture
What is the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Like many other ancient cultures, the ancient Egyptians also had a rich belief system regarding the afterlife and viewed death as the beginning of a long a…
International
Kissing is an “evolutionary mystery”
The question of why humans kiss remains one of the great evolutionary mysteries Why has evolution preserved this seemingly “impractical,” even risky habit? And why is it completely absent in...