Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built more than 9000 years ago in modern Konya Plain, central Turkey, it is known in archaeology as a proto-city, a link between the cave-dwellings of prehistoric hunter-gatherers and the early urban constructions.
Çatalhöyük Omar Hoftun (CC BY-SA) Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built more than 9000 years ago in modern Konya Plain, central Turkey , it is known in archaeology as a proto- city , a link between the cave-dwellings …
It is a total history of Rome. Author and professor Greg Woolf all about his book Rome: An Empire’s Story.
Join World History Encyclopedia as they talk to author and professor Greg Woolf all about his book Rome : An Empire ‘s Story, Second Edition , published by Oxford University Press. Kelly (WHE): Do you want to just tell everyone what the book is about? …
American School of Classical Studies at Athens – The American School of Classical Studies in Greece has been running its operations since the 19th century CE, with excavations across the country and an academic program that runs throughout the summer and fall.
The American School of Classical Studies in Greece has been running its operations since the 19th century CE, with excavations across the country and an academic program that runs throughout the summer and fall. They are arguably the most prominent foreign …
ArchaeoConcept is an independent company based in Biel, Switzerland that finds solutions to problems encountered by archaeologists and heritage managers which cannot be answered from within existing structures.
ArchaeoConcept is an independent company based in Biel, Switzerland that finds solutions to problems encountered by archaeologists and heritage managers which cannot be answered from within existing structures. Through its integrative projects, ArchaeoConcept …
This bird’s protectors are its former hunters: ‘It was my turn to help them’
The scarlet macaw population in Central America’s largest wilderness area had dwindled drastically. The Indigenous Miskito people stepped in to help save them. A scarlet macaw perches on a tree branch at sunrise with the full moon in the background in …
What is a shoebill? Depending on your perspective, a shoebill either has the same goofy charm as the long-lost dodo or it looks like it might go on the attack any moment.
Common Name: Shoebills Scientific Name: Balaeniceps rex Type: Birds Diet: Carnivore Average Life Span In The Wild: 35 years Average Life Span In Captivity: 50 years Size: 3.5 to five feet tall Weight: 11 pounds (females); 12 pounds (males) What is a shoebill? …
Never-before-seen colorful bird hybrid surprises scientists
The offspring of a scarlet tanager and rose-breasted grosbeak—distantly related birds whose evolutionary paths diverged 10 million years ago—was recently found in Pennsylvania. A hybrid produced by a mating between a rose-breasted grosbeak and a scarlet …
How AI is helping scientists protect birds
Premium As bird numbers fall worldwide, scientists and birders are using algorithm-powered apps to gather valuable data about avian species. The bluethroat, a colorful thrush-like bird, is a favorite of birders in Alaska, where it breeds. Photograph By …
Love, pie, and bipartisanship: Behind the scenes at America’s biggest birding festival
Green herons (pictured, an animal in Ohio) hunt for small prey, such as fish and amphibians, by staying motionless at the water’s edge. Photograph By Tom Uhlman / Alamy Kenn Kaufman, author of the new book, The Birds That Audubon Missed , did his big …
A blossoming symphony – The captivating grace of bunches of flowers
A cluster of flowers ıs a mesmerızıng sıght ın the domaın of nature’s craftsmanshıp that fılls the aır wıth lovelƴ smells and thrılls the eƴes wıth a burst of colors. Thıs lovelƴ gatherıng of blossoms, noted for ıts brıllıant beautƴ …