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Liminal

Cows, thunder, & how ancients exploited ceremonial roles

Photo of bloody tree by Julian Paolo Dayag via Unsplash
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Sacrifice

Ritual murder, burnt food, & the afterlife

Painting of Sigurd and Brynhild by Charles Butler 1909
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Embaphium

Tension between the fantastic & the mundane

Photo of perfume bottle by Camille Paralisan on Unsplash
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Ancient Priests

Practical impacts of early experts

Priests in ancient societies performed many important roles.
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All The Things that Trees Can Be

From homes & magic roads to natural air conditioners

A lovely tree
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Tombs

Burials with dyed bones & deadfall stones

Photo of stone monument by Yunus of Pexels.
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Karen Haegemans on Elissa of Carthage

The historicity of Dido, founder of Carthage

Dido Building Carthage aka The Rise of the Carthaginian Empire by J. M. W. Turner
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Great Men or Sons of Society?

Questioning the uniqueness of history’s leaders

Saint Paul delivering the Areopagus sermon in Athens addressed early issues in Christology.
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History Becomes Myth

Exaggeration is a powerful memetic force

George Washington admitting he chopped the cherry tree.
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Religion & War in Myth Cycles

The prevalence of war in important religious texts

Battle of Kurukshetra from the Bhagavad Gita.