Posts Tagged ‘European history’
Europeans are basically one big family
UC DAVIS (US) — Everyone with ancestors from the European continent are likely cousins who share the same family members from about a thousand years ago. Continue…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 15:25 - 24 Comments
Society & Culture - Jan 17, 2013 16:05 - 0 Comments
Neolithic strainer hints at origin of cheese
PRINCETON (US) — Milk byproducts left in pieces of pottery suggest ancient Europeans, who were mostly lactose intolerant, knew how to separate cheese curds from whey. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 26, 2012 13:27 - 0 Comments
How bugs made their mark in European art
PENN STATE (US) — Since the Renaissance, wormholes in woodblocks have left errors in printed art, but new research uses those traces to reveal which beetle species are responsible. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2012 16:41 - 5 Comments
Medieval business was less keen on greed
STANFORD (US) — Beliefs about how much greed is good, or even acceptable, have made a turnaround in the last 500 years, according to a historian. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2012 9:46 - 2 Comments
Would first Olympians recognize today’s games?
TULANE (US) — This summer’s Olympic Games in London, with a parade of more than 10,000 athletes from around the world, bear only a slight resemblance to the ancient games in Greece. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 26, 2012 11:57 - 1 Comment
Anti-Nazi games protested 1936 Berlin Olympics
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new online archive offers a glimpse of the People’s Olympiad, an unrealized alternative to the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi-ruled Berlin. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 25, 2012 11:57 - 1 Comment
Online sleuths unlock Europe’s genetic history
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A group of citizen scientists from Europe and North America are helping to identify vital clues to tell the story of Europe’s genetic heritage. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 9, 2012 11:22 - 1 Comment
First female professor’s archive goes digital
STANFORD (US) — The archives of Europe’s first female professor, Laura Bassi, will soon be available online. (more…)
