Encyclopedia - Bratislava Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - Bratislava Castle - History
Bratislava Castle - Prehistory 2800 – 450 BC. The castle, like today's town, has been inhabited for thousands of years, because it is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bratislava Castle: Encyclopedia Ii - Bratislava Castle - The Castle Site
The castle site includes the following: Bratislava Castle - Castle building the Palace. The castle building includes 4 towers (one on e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soap: Encyclopedia Ii - Soap - The History And Process Of Soap Making
The earliest known evidence of soap use are Babylonian clay cylinders dating from 2800 BC containing a soap-like substance. A formula for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soap: Encyclopedia Ii - Soap - The History And Process Of Soap Making
The earliest known evidence of soap use are Babylonian clay cylinders dating from 2800 BC containing a soap-like substance. A formula for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars: Encyclopedia Ii - Iram Of The Pillars - Re-discovery Of Ubar/iram
Recent discoveries have brought Iram out of the realm of myth into history. The first came when tablets found in the archives of Ebla wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Roots
Pakistan has a very rich cultural and traditional background going back to Indus Valley Civilization, 2800 BC–1800 BC. The region that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prehistoric Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Prehistoric Scotland - Farmers And Monument Builders
Neolithic farming brought permanent settlements. At Balbrindie in Aberdeenshire crop markings were investigated and ditches and post hole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Square: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Square - Brief History Of Magic Squares
Magic square - The Lo Shu Square 3x3 magic square. Chinese literature dating from as early as 2800 BC tells the legend of Lo Shu or "sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan
Pakistan has a rich and unique cultural heritage, and has actively preserved its established traditions throughout history. Many cultural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia - Neolithic
The Neolithic, (Greek νέος (neos) = new + λίθος (lithos) = stone, or "New" Stone Age) was a period in the development of human t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization, 3300 BCE–1700 BCE, was an ancient civilization thriving along the lower Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars: Encyclopedia - Iram Of The Pillars
Iram of the Pillars (إرَم ذات العماد, Iram dhāt al-`imād), also called Ubar or Wabar or the City of a Thousand Pillars, is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture
The Corded Ware culture, Battle Axe culture or Single Grave culture is an enormous European archaeological horizon that begins in the lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Subgroups
The core group spread its pottery nearly everywhere. Corded Ware culture - Corded Ware culture. The prototypal Corded Ware culture, Ger...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic History Of India - Pre-colonial Characteristics
Much of India's population resided in villages, whose economy was largely isolated and self-sustaining. Agriculture was the predominant o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Decline Collapse And Legacy
Around 1900 BC, signs of a gradual decline begin to emerge. People started to leave the cities. Those who remained were poorly nourished....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Farming
A significant and far-reaching shift in human subsistence and lifestyle was to be brought about in those areas where crop farming and cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurgan Hypothesis - Overview
The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Farming
A significant and far-reaching shift in human subsistence and lifestyle was to be brought about in those areas where crop farming and cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Sexual Conservatism & Cultural Taboos
Pakistanis are highly spiritual people. The translation of Pakistan's name meaning land of the pure, implies spiritual purity. And one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurgan Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurgan Hypothesis - Overview
The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Extent
It encompassed most of continental northern Europe from the Rhine River on the west, to the Volga River in the east, including most of mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Square: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Square - Related Problems
Magic square - Magic Square of Primes. Rudolf Ondrejka discovered the following 3x3 magic square of primes, in this case nine Chen prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Predecessors
The Indus civilization was predated by the first farming cultures in south Asia, which emerged in the hills of what is now called Balochi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Writing Or Symbol System
Main article: Indus script. Well over 400 Indus symbols have been found on seals or ceramic pots and over a dozen other materials, includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Technology
Neolithic peoples were skilled farmers, manufacturing a range of tools necessary for the tending, harvesting and processing of crops (suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Neolithic Religion
The Neolithic Religion was the major religion during the main Neolithic Period in Europe. There appeared to be veneration of a Mother God...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Square: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Square - Generalizations
Magic square - Extra constraints. Certain extra restrictions can be imposed on magical squares. If not only the main diagonals but also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Settlements
To date, over 1,052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the general region of the Hakra-Ghaggar river and its tributaries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Graves
Inhumation was characteristically done one metre deep, without any marks, in a flexed position; males lay on their right side, females on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Language
The Corded Ware culture was long pointed to as the cultural horizon best fitting the description for the Urheimat (original homeland) of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Overview
The Indus Civilization is among the world's earliest civilizations, contemporary to the Bronze Age civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Origins And Development
Considering its immense, continental expanse, it clearly represents a fusion of earlier archaeological cultures of varying degrees of rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Science
The people of the Indus Civilization achieved great accuracy in measuring length, mass, and time. They were among the first to develop a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Sports
The most popular sport, followed religiously in Pakistan, is cricket. Pakistan has historically produced several multi-talented players w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Food
Pakistani food is good and similar that of northern India, with a dollop of Persian, Turkish and Middle Eastern influence thrown in for g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic History Of India - Colonial Rule
The colonial rule brought along an institutional environment that guaranteed property rights, ensured free trade, had fixed exchange rate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Globalization
Increasing globalization has increased the influence of "Western culture" in Pakistan. Pakistan ranks 46th in the world on the Kearney/FP...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Pakistan - Film And Television
Traditionally, the government-owned Pakistan Television (PTV) has been the dominant media player in Pakistan. However past decade has see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neolithic: Encyclopedia Ii - Neolithic - Technology
Neolithic peoples were skilled farmers, manufacturing a range of tools necessary for the tending, harvesting and processing of crops (suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Origins And Development
Considering its immense, continental expanse, it clearly represents a fusion of earlier archaeological cultures of varying degrees of rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corded Ware Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Corded Ware Culture - Language
The Corded Ware culture was long pointed to as the cultural horizon best fitting the description for the Urheimat (original homeland) of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic History Of India - Post-independence To 1979
At independence the economy was predominantly agrarian. Most of the population was employed in agriculture, and most of those people were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economic History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Economic History Of India - Post-liberalization
Economic history of India - Initial Period. As late as 1991, India still had a fixed exchange rate system, where the rupee was pegged t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Trade
The Indus civilization's economy appears to have depended significantly on trade, which was facilitated by major advances in transport te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Agriculture
The nature of the Indus civilization's agricultural system is still largely a matter of conjecture due to the limited amount of informati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Writing Or Symbol System
Main article: Indus script. It has long been claimed that the Indus Valley was the home of a literate civilization, but this has recently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Arts And Culture
Various sculptures, seals, pottery, gold jewelry, and anatomically detailed figurines in terracotta, bronze, steatite have been found at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Cities
A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture is evident in the Indus Valley civilization. The quality of municipal town pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Overview
The Indus Civilization is among the world's earliest civilizations, contemporary to the Bronze Age civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Settlements
To date, over 1,052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the general region of the Hakra-Ghaggar river and its tributaries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indus Valley Civilization: Encyclopedia Ii - Indus Valley Civilization - Predecessors
The Indus civilization was predated by the first farming cultures in south Asia, which emerged in the hills of what is now called Balochi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Square: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Square - Types Of Magic Squares And Their Construction
There are many ways to construct magic squares, but the standard (and most simple) way is to follow certain configurations / formulas whi...   » Read the article