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Health Care and Epidemics in Antiquity: The Example of Ancient Mesopotamia
June 26, 2006 Walter Farber, Professor of Assyriology, University of Chicago From the "Epidemics Then & Now: Infectious Diseases Around the World," the 2006 University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators. Co-sponsored by the Center...
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Interview: 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. They are arguably the most...
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American School of Classical Studies, Athens
Aerial Shot of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens
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The American School of Classical Studies in Athens
Aerial Shot of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
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In the Forest - a Cultural History Exhibition, Zürich
A photograph showing a room of the 2022 exhibition In the Forest - A Cultural History in the Swiss National Museum, Zürich.
©Swiss National Museum (used with permission)
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Phoenician Maritime Trade and Cultural Exchange
This lesson plan has two parts. During the first part, students will watch a video introducing the Phoenicians and answer the questions on Worksheet #1. In the second part, students will participate in a trading simulation activity which...
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John Wesley Gilbert
Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) rose to national prominence as a scholar, teacher, community leader, and Christian missionary. During 1890-91, he was the first African American member of the American School...
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Fort Belgica at Banda Neira
Fort Belgica at Banda Neira, 1824.
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
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Arena for a Tree by Klaus Littman
An art installation, Arena für einen Baum / Arena for a Tree by Klaus Littman. Kunstintervention 2022, Zurich. Photo: Aviaticfilms, Courtesy of the KBH.G Cultural Foundation Original source note on usage: Please note that the...
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Ancient History Encyclopedia in Armenia
Last fall, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) received a grant from the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Knights of Vartan Fund for Armenian Studies to complete a grant project that would entail the writing...