Isabella Trope

Ancient burials can tell us many things about the societies conducting them. Let’s look at the graves of the Minoans and Mycenaeans to see what we can learn about them.

In ancient Mesopotamia, humanity’s first empires were born. What were these empires, and how did they change the world?

How did Athenian democracy spring from the land crisis of the 7th century, and the despair of people becoming slaves to fulfill debts?

The ancient Minoans and Elamites were from different times and places but shared one thing in common: an appreciation of the sensations of being in nature.

In the archaeology of ancient Mesopotamia, we can see how art was the genesis of written language. Lets take a look at its evolution.