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- History of Money from Ancient Times to Present Day (Davies)
- Provides a history. 10-09
- Greek Life and Times (University of Pennsylvania)
- Provides pictures and a historical narrative regarding daily life, arts, economy, warfare, religion and other aspects of life in ancient Greece.
- -Daily Life in Ancient Times (Donn)
- Provides information on toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other daily life details. Includes ancient China, Egypt, Greece, Rome and India. 03-06
- A Theory of Affluence (New York Times)
- "For thousands of years, most people on earth lived in abject poverty, first as hunters and gatherers, then as peasants or laborers. But with the Industrial Revolution, some societies traded this ancient poverty for amazing affluence."
"Historians and economists have long struggled to understand how this transition occurred and why it took place only in some countries. A scholar who has spent the last 20 years scanning medieval English archives has now emerged with startling answers for both questions." - Ancient Greek Water Works Found (MSNBC News)
- "Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger." 1-07
- Genes of 4,000-Year-Old Man Decoded (New York Times)
- "The genome of a man who lived on the western coast of Greenland some 4,000 years ago has been decoded, thanks to the surprisingly good preservation of DNA in a swatch of his hair so thick it was originally thought to be from a bear."
"This is the first time the whole genome of an ancient human has been analyzed, and it joins the list of just eight whole genomes of living people that have been decoded so far." 05-09 - Violence Against Women (National Geographic)
- Provides an essay against the practice of punishing women to "protect family honor" that continues from ancient times in some patriarchal societies. 2-02
- What Causes the Seasons? (MSNBC News)
- "The ability to predict the seasons — by tracking the rising and setting points of the sun throughout the year — was key to survival in ancient times. Babylonians, Mayans and other cultures developed complex systems for monitoring seasonal shifts. But it took centuries more to unravel the science behind the seasons." 09-06
- -09-13-07 Super Scope to See Hidden Texts (BBC News)
- "The hidden content in ancient works could be illuminated by a light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun."
"The technique employs Britain's new facility, the Diamond synchrotron, and could be used on works such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or musical scores by Bach."
The method uses x-rays. 09-07 - Women Philosophers (Women-Philosophers.com)
- "Women Philosophers have been at work since ancient times. My hope is that you will find the information on this web site both interesting and useful." 03-13