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• Discovery of 2,500-year-old Negev burial site sheds light on ancient trade routes February 5, 2025 6:30 pm Organiser Weekly Archaeologists uncovered a 2,500-year-old burial site in the Negev Highlands, shedding light on ancient trade routes that connected cultures from Yemen, Phoenicia, Egypt, and beyond, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on February 5. The site, south …
• Solar eclipse may have changed the architecture of ancient Egypt forever February 5, 2025 6:25 pm Earth.com Sudden darkness once covered the Nile Delta, leaving onlookers confused and uneasy. Many years later, researchers still wonder how the unsettling eclipse influenced major decisions in ancient Egypt. This concept was explored by archaeoastronomer Giulio …
• The doorway of vulnerabililty February 5, 2025 6:15 pm Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle - Pennsylvania To be a Jew is to know vulnerability. From the moment when Bnei Yisrael stood at the edge of the Red Sea, trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the unknown depths, we have carried the weight of uncertainty, displacement and danger. Yet, time and again, we …
• From brewing to bread: Exploring the buildings of the British malting industry February 5, 2025 6:02 pm The Past Smells are a form of intangible heritage that we have largely lost in the UK – and the once-ubiquitous burnt biscuit aroma given off by a town’s maltings is one of the odours that has effectively disappeared since the 1970s. By the 18th century, maltings …
• Wis. Morning News: The History of Africa February 5, 2025 5:09 pm WTMJ - Wisconsin Black history goes beyond when slavery began, according to 101.7 The Truth’s Dr. Ken Harris. “(In Africa, before slavery) there was trading, architecture, military structure, politics, all of those things,” Harris told WTMJ’s Wis. Morning News on Wednesday …