Civilization
France loans Mexico rare Aztec manuscript as nations celebrate 200 years of diplomatic ties
The codex will be on display until December. As part of the exchange, Mexico will loan France another important historical document, the Codex Boturini.
Once, Jews defended themselves to survive. Now this reflects defeat - opinion
Civilizations collapse from within, not from enemies at the gates - opinion
The fatal illusion of moral symmetry - opinion
Climate change linked to civil unrest in Mayan civilization -study
The study examined a tumultuous period of population decline between 1441 and 1461 CE and determined how it was impacted by the climate.
'One of the greatest threats to the Jewish people is the disunity between Israel and the diaspora'
Koret Center for Jewish Civilization, based at Tel Aviv University, will build greater understanding between Israeli Jews and American Jews
Comet explosion may have ended ancient Native American culture - study
No one knows why the Hopewell culture, stretching from Lake Ontario to parts of Florida, mysteriously ended in around 500 CE – but a comet airburst could be the answer.
In Mexico, ancient Maya cave reveals mysterious painted hand prints
Archeologist Sergio Grosjean argues that the hand prints were likely made by children as they entered puberty, due to a analysis of their size, with the colors providing a clue to their meaning.
The wall-builders vs the bridge-builders
Can the ideological forces driving the geopolitics of the 21st century still be characterized as “Right” or “Left”?
No return to Babel
NATIONALISM should not be the enemy of globalization but it should temper a universalism that robs individuals and civilizations and nations of their unique identity.
