Thursday, August 11, 2016

10 Recently Deciphered Ancient Writings

10 Recently Deciphered Ancient Writings - Listverse

History The ancients recorded their knowledge on scrolls, artifacts, and even cave walls. In some cases, the passage of time has erases our ability to understand a disused alphabet. In other cases, knowledge is purposely encrypted in complex codes understood by only a select (and long dead) few.

10 Recent Discoveries Concerning Ancient Europe

10 Recent Discoveries Concerning Ancient Europe - Listverse

History Not very long ago, the common consensus was that "civilization" developed slowly in Europe. Outside of the Mediterranean civilizations of Greece and Italy, ancient Europe was a backwater full of barbaric tribesmen who mostly lived in hut-like dwellings.