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The Westcar Papyrus, dated to the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (1782 - c.1570 BCE), but most likely written during the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE), contains some of the most interesting tales from ancient Egypt. The papyrus takes...

Native American creation and origin stories are tales of the creation of the world and the origin of various aspects of it, including plant and animal life – especially corn and buffalo – and death. Some Native American trickster tales are...

The stories of the North American Natives articulate and preserve their culture and history. Although the indigenous Nations of North America were, and remain, diverse, storytelling was central to every community, whether a small village...

Ghost stories are among the oldest in recorded history and were as popular with the Plains Indians of North America as in any other ancient culture. The descendants of those nations still tell the same stories of ghostly apparitions in the...

Stories in ancient Egypt were first written in the Early Dynastic Period (c. 6000-c. 3150 BCE) in the form of the Offering List and autobiography (or pseudo-autobiography) carved on one’s tomb, cataloging what gifts, and how many of each...

Sumerian schools (known as edubba, “House of Tablets”) trained the scribes of ancient Mesopotamia in reading, writing, interpretation of texts, general knowledge, and the specifics of whatever field they would eventually work in. The Sumerian...

The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer, or Ludlul-Bel-Nimeqi, is one of the oldest works of theodicy in history, and part of a long running philosophical tradition in Mesopotamian society. Marduk, clad in splendor and robed in dread brings first...

The second battle of El Alamein marked the beginning of the end of the North African campaign of WW2. After years of fighting in the horrific desert conditions, the stage was set for a tactical masterclass from both Bernard Montgomery and...

Welcome to Cahokia. Centuries ago, this area was home to a Native American metropolis bigger than London. Cahokia had astronomers who studied the stars and builders who erected vast structures. Their designs included hundreds of man-made...

It is said that when you hear a story about Coyote, it is really a story about yourself. Coyote stories are found in traditional folklore across North America, with the trickster figure one of the most recurring characters in Native American...