religion
Liminal
Cows, thunder, & how ancients exploited ceremonial roles
Sacrifice
Ritual murder, burnt food, & the afterlife
Embaphium
Tension between the fantastic & the mundane
Ancient Priests
Practical impacts of early experts
All The Things that Trees Can Be
From homes & magic roads to natural air conditioners
Tombs
Burials with dyed bones & deadfall stones
Karen Haegemans on Elissa of Carthage
The historicity of Dido, founder of Carthage
Great Men or Sons of Society?
Questioning the uniqueness of history’s leaders
History Becomes Myth
Exaggeration is a powerful memetic force
Religion & War in Myth Cycles
The prevalence of war in important religious texts