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	Antiqua Medicina: Women In Medicine - Brief article about midwifery in ancient Athens and the role of female midwives, including Agnodice. Rate this
	Women in the Ancient World - Discussion of women's lives in ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Israel and Babylon including legal status, bride and family customs, women's health, cultural norms. Short biographies of famous Roman women and empresses. Rate this
	Images of Women in Ancient Art - Images, articles, art regarding women in prehistory, ancient Egypt, the Aegean, Palestine, Greece. Discussion topics, links, further reading. Rate this
	Women and Women's Communities in Ancient Japan - Extended discussion of historical role of women in ancient Japan based on their diaries and other literary works. Rate this
	The Spindle and The Shrine: Daily Life of Women in Classical Times - Documenting a 2000 exhibition at Indiana University, highlights aspects of women's daily and social life through archeological artifacts to examine multiple aspects of women's roles in ancient Greece and Rome. Rate this
	Florilegium: People in the Ancient World - Comprehensive biography of Cleopatra of Egypt; shorter bios of famous women of the ancient world including Zenobia, Fulvia, Julia Domna, Cornelia, Zenobia, among others. Bibliography, sources. Rate this
	Women's Lives in Mesopotamia - Discussion, analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum. Rate this
	Educated Women in Ancient Society - Discussion of women's education in ancient Greece, Egypt and Italy; sections discuss educational standards, women in religious roles, female philosophers and poets. Rate this
	The Amazons - Selections from articles, art, and archeological exploration on whether the Amazons existed. Rate this
	Diotima - Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World. The site provide much dead-tree bibliography and many links to on-line resources. Rate this
	Ancient History Sourcebook: The Code of the Assura, c. 1075 BCE - Excerpts from ancient Assyrian law codes: multiple entries on women's duties and behavior. Rate this
	Goddess Worship - The worship of women through the ages. Rate this
	The New AmazoNation - Multi-faceted discussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities and priestesses in ancient history to present times. Rate this
	Amazon Women Warriors in Ancient History - Resource site with historical sources, articles, art and links concerning the existence of the Amazons in ancient history. Rate this
	Internet Women's History Sourcebook - The sourcebook provides extensive original source materials, discussion and links on the history of women in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, as well as women's history resources to the present. Rate this
	Women's Ancient History (About.com Guide) - Articles and links on women's history and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in early Christianity. Rate this
	Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World - Comparisons between folk treatment and professional midwifery in Greco-Roman society, primarily based upon the writings of Pliny and Soranus. Includes references. Rate this
	Female Intellect in Antiquity - Brief discussion of famous women intellectuals, poets and philosophers in the ancient world. Rate this
	Lothene: Women Warriors Throughout History - Archeological, artistic and literary evidence for existence of female warriors and gladiators from the ancient to modern world. Rate this
	Celtic Women: Myth and Symbol - Study of ancient Celtic female deities and women's status in Celtic legend. Rate this
	Ancient/Classical History - Lives of Ancient Women - Biographies and articles on women in the ancient world, including queens, poets, philosophers, scientists and courtesans. Rate this
	Women's Life in Ancient Greece and Rome - Comprehensive original source materials in translation for women's studies in ancient Rome and Greece. Subjects cover law, poetry, literature, and society. Maintained at Diotima. Rate this
	Empress Theodora - Overview history of the life of the Empress Theodora, c. 500-548 AD, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople. Rate this
	Empress Theodora - Academic article regarding Theodora's use of patronage in Constantinople (2002). Rate this

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• ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CLOTHES - The ancient Egyptians made their own clothes from what their environment and nature gave them. Egypt has mostly a hot climate thus the use of clothes reflect material that is lightweight to suit this type of climate. The ancient Egyptians thus used clothe...
• Ancient Egyptian Boats - Egyptians pioneered the development of river craft and there were many different types built for various uses. Agricultural produce, troops, cattle, stone and funeral processions were all carried on the Nile and its canals. These boats were made of bundl...
• ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING. -
  
  THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS HAD A SPECIAL LANGUAGE CALLED HIEROGLYPHICS. THIS LANGUAGE USED ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ALPHABET AND OTHER WORDS, SENTENCES OR IDEAS ALL COMPOSED OF PICTURES AND SYMBOL.
  
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• Ancient Organic Revival - We excitedly received a few packaged products from Essential Living Foods, anxious to try them out on our American palates. These were powdered forms of what is referred to as the "Lost Crops of the Incas"--a purple corn extract, Aji Amarillo Powder, a...
• Ancient Navigation and Mapping - ...
• Ancient Inventions and Anthropology - ...
• Ancient Indian Civilizations - Where Did They All Go? - ...
• The Ancient City of Segovia - Segovia, located near Madrid, is an antique city, very rich in past and traditions and full of interesting historic spots and amazing constructions. Segovia is one of the most interesting spots of th...
• Herbs - An Ancient Remedy - Aarogya is the equilibrium state of the Panch Tatvas of human body namely Fire ( Agni ), Water ( jala ), Ether ( akasha ), Earth ( prithvi ) and Air ( vayu ). Diseases occur when this balance is dist...
• ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CITIES - The ancient Egyptians had many great cities. Some of their remains are still present to keep us bewildered on how amazing the ancient Egyptian civilization was. Some cities however have now vanished, but still the presence of very fine monuments give us ...