By what standards should we judge Elgins action?
The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures from the Parthenon made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias.
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is keeping a space empty for the Elgin Marbles to be displayed.
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Gaia hypothesis suggest that organisms co-evolve with their environment.
It was formulated by the chemist Jame Lovelock and the microbiologist Lynn Margulis.
Continue reading “Is the Earth a Living Organism? Gaia theory quick facts”How was Neanderthals sex life?
Sex with modern humans may have helped drive Neanderthals to extinction.
Continue reading “How was Neanderthals sex life?”Was the hominid missing link ever discovered?
The biggest weakness of Darwin theory on evolution is that it doesn’t explain how species occur abruptly without transition forms.
What did Neanderthals eat?
Ancient humans had much better diet than us and Neanderthals had better health. Based on their diet Neanderthals would not have suffered from much heart disease, cancer, or most viral diseases.
Continue reading “What did Neanderthals eat? #Shorts Quick Facts”Archimedes was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily.
He discovered the Archimedes principle in a bathtub and after the discovery he yelled Eureka! Eureka! and ran naked to the king of Syracuse palace.
He has built mirrors called “Archimedes heat ray” and destroyed a Roman Empire fleet.
Continue reading “Archimedes Short Facts #Shorts”Hello everyone! This video is about Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who claimed he could move the Earth if he would have been given a stand. He stated : “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” Archimedes.
He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily which at that time was a Greek colony. His parents named him Archimedes which means master of knowledge. When he found out the meaning of his name, he became determined to earn his name.
Continue reading “BRIEF AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ARCHIMEDES”Leonardo Da Vinci will continue to intrigue us.
Leonardo Da Vinci was born near Florence in Italy in 1452.
• Leonardo’s parents were not married and therefore he did not have a family name just Da Vinci meaning from Vinci.
Continue reading “Leonardo Da Vinci unknown amazing facts #Shorts”Nitocris was a less known pharaoh of the VI th dynasty. Her historicity is questioned and she could be more like a legend character. She is mentioned by Herodotus , Manetho and Royal Papyrus of of Turin.
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Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.
In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.
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