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Scientists Have Sequenced an Ancient Egyptian Skeleton’s Entire Genome for the Very First Time. Here’s What They Found
Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...
Ancient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child
"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...
Greek Reporter2d
How Ancient Greek General Epaminondas Defeated Sparta at the Battle of Leuctra
The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...
Greek Reporter2d
When Did the Greek Gods ‘Stop Interacting’ With Humans?
How did the Greeks explain the fact that their gods no longer interacted much with humans during the historical era?
Ivy Pochoda finds ‘Ecstasy’ in the horror of a bloody Greek classic
Now Pochoda is back with “Ecstasy,” her first foray into the horror genre.
Greek Reporter6d
Electra’s Complex: How an Ancient Greek Tragedy Shaped Carl Jung’s Psychology
Electra’s tragic myth inspired Carl Jung’s Electra complex, shaping psychological views on father-daughter relationships.