Mythology, History, and Philosophy

Gobekli Tepe is an ancient site that changed how people view early human history. The site is believed to have been built between 9600 BCE and 8200 BCE. For many years, the common consensus among historians and archeologists was that the rise of agriculture marked the beginning of humans creating large structures, buildings, and […]

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The second of the Ten Commandments states “You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” How believers have interpreted this commandment in different traditions has had a […]

This is the continuation – the first of several – of the fourth part of our series looking at the lives of pre-modern peasant farmers – a majority of all of the humans who have ever lived. Last time we discussed the survival requirements (in food and textiles) of a peasant household as well as … Continue reading Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVb: Working Days →