Assurbanipal’s iPad: Wax Boards in the Ancient Near East
Writing on wax began in Mesopotamia and spread to the Mediterranean and Europe. In many ways, wax tablets are the predecessors to today’s iPads.
How Ancient Egypt Shows that Climate Change is Always with Us
Climate change is a constant. But for ancient Egypt, climate processes of heating and cooling were challenges and opportunities that helped bring about a great civilization. They a
Ancient Automatons in Myth and History
Robot, androids and other artificial beings are common today, mixing technology and imagination. But they have unexpected ancestors in antiquity.