Tag: ancient Egypt

Social Science and Culture Links

Feb 24, 2014

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mwkruse

in Business, Education, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Social Science and Culture, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Vocation

1. Two informative articles in Forbes: A Tale Of Two Incomes: How To Handle Having More Money Than Your Friends and A Tale Of Two Incomes: How To Handle Having Less Money Than Your Friends 2. New Yorker: Why Your Name Matters … The effects of name-signalling—what names say about ethnicity, religion, social sphere, and…
Study shows life was tough for ancient Egyptians

Mar 31, 2008

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic Development, History, Human Progress, Sociology

Reuters: Study shows life was tough for ancient Egyptians CAIRO (Reuters) – New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found. … …Studies on the remains of ordinary ancient Egyptians…