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Lip kissing is an act that’s so natural and common in many present-day societies it is easily taken for granted. But it’s not actually clear wh

What inspires us to tell stories of monsters and mythic heroes? Is it purely a product of human imagination, or do these stories originate from some

Why Search? On a fine sunny morning, not long after the birth of my third child, I typed “immortality” into Google and hit the “I’m feeling lucky” button. In an instant, Google takes me to the “Immortality Institute,” dedicated to “conquering the blight of involuntary death.” Not quite what I...

Prominent online atheist anti-theist Jonathan M. S. Pearce, who runs the blog, A Tippling Philosopher (1), provides an example of the fairly standard I approach the tower of Babel story in Genesis 11 with the goal of seeking to understand which aspects of it can be verified by secular archaeology and linguistics.

Ohio's archaeological heritage can be traced by finding electromagnetic remnants in soil.

I will be drawing heavily from an article written by the eminent Bible scholar and historian Edwin M. Yamauchi, entitled, "The Archaeological Background I present several evidences from secular historical accounts & archaeology that back up the historical trustworthiness of the book of Ezra from the 5th century B.C.

The rise, fall, and rediscovery of cuneiform

It is now possible to visit Iraq’s ‘thriving’ neighbourhoods and ‘sun-baked’ attractions

The war led to countless deaths and destroyed the social and ethnic fabric of the country

As a young archaeologist she worked with Max Mallowan at Nimrud and got to know his wife the ‘Queen of Crime’ Agatha Christie