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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
6 hours ago

Mesopotamian city laments: a way to explain mass suffering

City laments portray urban destruction as divine decision resulting in abandonment by the city's tutelary god, suffering, and eventual restoration through the god's return.
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fromNature
1 week ago

Ancient pottery reveals early evidence of mathematical thinking

Symmetrical botanical motifs on ancient pottery reveal structured spatial division and mathematical thinking predating formal written numbers.
Medicine
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Not just hocus pocus: when words were used to treat the sick DW 12/19/2025

Incantations historically personified illnesses as demons or body parts and were used alongside physical remedies to expel disease.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

The word for"wind": How ancient civilizations explained an invisible force

Sumerian cuneiform recorded weather terms including a word for wind, lil, with wind understood primarily through its visible effects rather than its invisible cause.
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fromOpen Culture
4 months ago

How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World: A Short Introduction

Learning cuneiform can begin with hands-on activities, but true mastery of the syllabic Mesopotamian system requires years and access to museum tablet collections.
fromNature
4 months ago

Changing tides ushered in the world's first civilization

Construction of tidal irrigation systems helped to drive the formation of city states some 5,000 years ago.
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