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We are makers of history, yet we are also molded by it. The line connecting us to our ancestors spans decades, centuries, and millennia; the lessons learned from our progenitors are passed down the generations through timeless stories and discovered remnants of our enigmatic yet beautiful past. Modern Sciences recounts the passage of time, how humanity has shaped it, and how it has shaped humanity.
5 weird armours from history
Royal Armouries, CC BY-NC-ND Grace Waye-Harris, Adelaide University For the medieval knight, armour was essential. It provided protection…
Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Gladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS. U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons Melinda Laituri, Colorado State University Although…
Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons
Duncan Sayer, University of Lancashire Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part…
What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
Roman fresco, Pompeii. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia If you were…
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
Farmers during harvest season in Batad, Ifugao, Philippines. Paul Connor and the Ifugao Archaeological Project, CC BY Stephen…
Odysseus the destroyer? Christopher Nolan’s new Odyssey adaptation revives an ancient moral question
Michael La Corte, University of Tübingen and Stephan Blum, University of Tübingen Imagine waking up to find strangers…
Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
Amelia Frank, June 1930. University of Wisconsin Peter Jacobson, The University of Queensland and Beck Wise, The University…
Where did the new year’s resolution come from? Well, we’ve been making them for 4,000 years
Joanne Dickson, Edith Cowan University As we welcome in the new year, a common activity across many cultures…
We found a cache of rare Aboriginal artefacts, telling a story of trade and ingenuity
Author provided Yinika L. Perston, Griffith University; Lorna Bogdanek, Indigenous Knowledge, and Lynley Wallis, Griffith University About 170…
Inside the Regency ballroom: what you’d experience on a night out with Jane Austen
Hillary Burlock, University of Liverpool The ballrooms of Jane Austen’s Britain have been hailed in literature and period…