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Indus-Valley Civilization

The Indus-Valley Civilization (also known as the Harappan Civilization) was a Bronze Age civilization that flourished in Western Asia (that some might classify as being part of the Near East) specifically in the regions of north-western South Asia. The Indus-Valley […]

The Origins of the Ancient Greek People

The Origins of the Ancient Greek People are an interesting — and important — story because it has a significant impact on our understanding of Ancient History. In particular, the ancient and prehistoric ties between the cultures of Europe, the […]

The Achaeans (Homer)

The Achaeans (as the term is used in Homeric works and times) refers to the Greek people. This is one of the oldest names for the Greeks, well before the Archaic and Classical periods, probably during the Mycenaean age. The […]

The Korean Iron Age — Prehistoric Korea

The Korean Iron Age began once the skill of working with iron had made its way onto the Korean peninsula. With iron they could forge stronger weapons and tools. In addition to increasing their skills as craftsmen, tradesmen, and artists, […]

King Minos

King Minos is a legendary king of the ancestors of the Greeks, the Minoans, who made their ancestral home on the island of Crete. They are known for the trading prowess, forming a great trading empire of sorts at the […]

The Folk of the Goddess Danu — The Mysterious Dananns and Danavas

Throughout ancient myths and legend, we have a reference to the migrations of people. It does not matter what sacred text you investigate: codified within its pages is the stories of people. That is what the majority of religion is, […]

Uralic Languages

The long-held belief by the majority of scholars was that the Uralic languages were originally from the Ural Mountains. However, recent research and genetic studies indicate that the ancestral homeland of Uralic speaking peoples is much further East. From a […]

The Origins of Persia — Ancient Iran

The modern country of Iran was once known as Persia, and was known as such from ancient times all the way to the 20th century. Iran as a geographical region extends just beyond the Zagros Mountains in the west at […]

Methods of Dating The Past

There are four Major Methods of Dating the Past discovered so far that we use to establish a numerical, chronological scale to measure our time here on this planet. These dating methods establish a chronology for events in the past […]

Adapa and the Mythical Foundations of Sumer

Adapa is an illustrious figure of the Ancient Sumerians, whose impact was so great that he resounded through thousands of years of Near East history and religion. Although Adapa was originally a Sumerian figure, stories were told of him for […]