PREHISTORY

Defining the end of prehistory was easier than deciding its beginning.

A breif overview of the culture of the near east prior to the Sumerians.

In 1989, a drought caused the level of the Sea of Galilee to drop to an unprecedented low, revealing an ancient village that had been submerged for millenia.

Orkney is also known as the Orkney Islands and lies some 10 miles along the coast of Caithness in Northern Scotland. These islands, 70 of them with 20 inhabited seem to have been populated since 3500 BC and has a prehistory associated to it.

Marriage has been an important part of human society since prehistory, and many consider it too big and fundamental to be questioned. But is the practice of marriage really benefiting humanity?

After the Paleolithic Stone Age, our people moved into what is known as the Neolithic Revolution, where they underwent one of the most significant developments in human history. Where we went from hunting animals to actually learning how to produce food.

Ever wonder about how people survived before history was recorded?

A short history of architecture - a beginner's guide to styles and movements, comprehensive in scope but with more emphasis on recent developments.

An exploration of the uncanny effects of cannibalism, sex, and tattoing upon postcolonialism generally, and Melville studies specifically.

This is part two of my submission on how to find gold for very little money and sell it for a large profit. I have been doing this for 22 years and have had fabulous results. You can too!

Angel Mounds is one of Indiana's most interesting landmarks. Click to see why.

The top three museums in Detroit. Exploring American history, beautiful artwork and the history of Detroit.

The history of abortion goes back to the earliest people and to ancient China, Egypt, Rome, and Greece. Ealy Christians were usually oppsed.but strict laws were not passed until the 19th Century.

Recently, we have seen portraits of greed in the fallen ENRON Corporation, particularly Ken Lay, and Jeff Skilling. The portrayals of greed in 16th century literature provided an outlet for the have-nots of society, just as ENRON has done today.

Deterrence theory is based on the concept that, if the consequence of committing a crime outweighs the benefit of the crime itself, the individual will be deterred from committing the crime.

Despite the teachings of modern sociology; I am more inclined to continue the path of doctrines by modern anthropologists and biologist constructivists. Ethnicity is a phenomenon created by man.

This is about the places to visit and things to do in Charleston, SC. From tours of historic Charleston to the beach there is a lot of things to do for the entire family.

History is not so much a hill to climb just as it is not a canyon one can descend into. It is a field, or perhaps it is like the woods. Where the observant adventurer can note the details and learn their way through.

They provide the place and potential for fun, you bring the cake and ice cream. Together, you create birthday memories in Anchorage, Alaska that your child will never forget.

Emile Durkheim was the pioneering mind behind the modern field of sociology. He believed in creating a scientific discipline exclusively for the study of society. He wished to approach this new avenue of study using scientific method, much like a...

Comparing Ste. Foy, Conques, France (1050-1120 CE) to St. Etienne, also known as Bourges Cathedral, Bourges, France (1195-1250), it is obvious that the change in architectural style from Romanesque to Gothic was accompanied by a change in the...

At the beginning of the 17th century, the Roman Catholic Church was facing the erosion of its congregations stemming from the popularization of science, Protestant forces, civil unrest and economic warefare. (Kostof) If it was to remain one of the...

In his monograph, Siam Mapped, historian Thongchai Winichakul explores the ways in which Thai identity evolved in conjunction with its geographic identity, often manifested in the form of maps.