Month: November 2024
65,000-Year-Old Gibraltar Neanderthals Built an Oven for Making Glue
A new discovery in Gibraltar may finally confirm a long held theory about Neanderthals. While we know they knew how to make fire, now we know to make ovens too. Existing theories…
The Shakespeare Authorship Question: Snobbery and Wishful Thinking
Shakespeare was a genius. His plots may have been stolen, his knowledge of the worlds about which he wrote flawed and incomplete, but his poetry and his genius as a weaver of…
A Hiss, and a Scream: The Reason Aztec Skull Whistles are so Scary
Musical instruments are near universal across all cultures, ancient and modern, but the music they make is not always pleasant. Aztec skull whistles, extremely versatile instruments from 500 years ago, are certainly…
2nd Century BC Drug Vase Shows Ancient Egyptians Knew How to Party
A new analysis of a vase from ancient Egypt has revealed what we think everyone already knew: ancient Egyptians loved their psychedelics. The vase, fashioned in the likeness of the Egyptian party…
The 1999 Russian Apartment Bombs: How to Steal a Country
On November 6th 2024 Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States for the second time, only the second President in history to win non-consecutive terms. Many of the impartial…
12,000 Year Old Spindles: Did We Invent the Wheel in the Stone Age?
The wheel and axle is among the most important invention in human history. It transformed our ability to carry heavy loads, allowing for the large-scale transportation of goods from farmlands to cities.…