Phoenician Trade Routes and Strong Leadership Save Lefkandi From The Greek Dark Ages

June 18, 2020.Reading time 33 minutes.

Introduction While the rest of the ancient Greek world and much of the Eastern Mediterranean had fallen under the shadow of the Greek Dark Age, the island of Euboea remarkably survived. It would be reasonable to assume that the island communities on Euboea experienced the same destruction as other Mycenaean societies, however the city of […]

The Development of Symbolic Thought as Demonstrated Through Rock Art

June 8, 2020.Reading time 33 minutes.

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to synthesize evidence from varying research papers and books to argue that rock art is the best indicator of the development of symbolic thought as represented in the form of culture in modern Homo sapiens. This evidence includes the intentional manufacturing of pigments and their creative uses, the […]

Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire

April 18, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire by Jason Goodwin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ll start this by saying I’m going off the path by reviewing this book. I don’t read non-fiction recreationally. In fact, I was required to read this book for a class I am currently taking. […]