In the ancient world, concubines served a dual purpose – to increase a man’s prestige through his capacity to produce children and, of course, limitless opportunities to indulge in sexual desires.
Human Origins
In this section we will present how human origins are explained through three different perspectives: a)science and scientific evidence, b) religions and creation stories and c)folklore and mythology. Looking at things from different angles is vital in better understanding of any situation in life. We will present the facts and the opinions (although we recognise that the boundary between fact and opinion is often very thin) allowing you not only to see that a vital clue is missing in our understanding about human origins, but to realize the possibility that what we already know may be completely wrong.
- Having a connection with our ancestors is important but, in the past, it was difficult to relate a skull to that of a person. With facial reconstruction we can better relate to the individual as an ac …
- With the advantages of modern technology and research, forensic artists and forensic anthropologists have improved the accuracy of facial reconstruction. Now using DNA evidence scientists are able to …
- Homo erectus is an enigmatic ancestor of ours whose full nature has proved very difficult to pin down. First discovered as ‘Java man’ in the 19th century, what more have we discovered about this relat …
- New research using ancient DNA is rewriting the genetic history of two ancient peoples: the Hindus and the Jews - and it shows that their two religious civilizations are more complex and diverse than …
