We humans are a messy bunch. Where we dwell, there accumulates evidence of our nesting. We have fossilized garbage piles dating back more than 100,000 years. It’s a whole thing. Putting aside its potential for harm, anthropogenic pollution can be a useful archaeological tool. We can see when people started using certain technologies, and trace…
An exhibition at the Collège de France in Paris, a five-century-old public institution of higher education, research and debate, presented archaeological discoveries and objects from several French museums, including the Louvre’s Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, from the Archaic period to the fourth century CE. “Wines, oils and perfumes: an archaeological voyage around the…
As we move into this new year, into 2025, we look at how the world is cracking down on migrants and asylum seekers, and the dangers they face as they flee their countries due to many conditions, from persecution to economic conditions to the climate crisis. In Greece, prosecutors have opened a murder investigation of,…
Greece is currently facing a “children’s emergency” due to the rising number of unaccompanied minors arriving in the country, particularly along a new trafficking route from Libya to Crete. This alarming situation has led non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to urge Greek authorities to take immediate action to ensure the safety and protection of these children. The…
TikTok, owned by ByteDance, has rapidly grown into one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, with one billion monthly active users worldwide addicted to its short-form video content and highly engaging algorithm. The platform’s heavy reliance on video streaming has made it one of the more energy-intensive platforms, contributing to a huge environmental footprint….