‘Magic’ Eyeliner, and Other Fascinating Ancient Beliefs and Facts

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Where Did We Find This Stuff? Some Sources and Further Reading

 

American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 85, No. 1 (Jan., 1981) – The Annihilation of the Sacred Band at Chaeronea

Aquamermaid – 21 Facts About Mermaids

Atlantic, The, October 30^th, 2015 – Where Magic Meets Science

BBC – The Weird History of Contraception

Big Think – Vikings Unwittingly Made Their Blades Stronger by Trying to Imbue Them With Spirits

Cracked – 6 Ancient Bizarre Beliefs With Logical Explanations

Daily Beast – The Victorious Gay Greek Army That Got Cancelled by History

Encyclopedia Britannica – Saint Nicholas

English Heritage – Dragons and Their Origins

Fathom Archive – Ancient Egyptian Society and Family Life

Gonick, Larry – The Cartoon History of the Universe (1990)

Guardian, The, January 11^th, 2010 – Great Pyramid Tombs Unearth Proof Workers Were Not Slaves

Harvard Magazine, July-August 2003 – Who Built the Pyramids?

Harvard University, Science in the News – Pee is for Pregnant: The History and Science of Urine-Based Pregnancy Tests

Heritage Daily – The Origins of Dragon Mythology

History Collection – Life in the Ancient Mayan Empire Was Unbelievably Strange

Jones, David E. – An Instinct for Dragons (2000)

Kaplan, Matt – Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers (2015)

Medical Daily, October 7^th, 2016 – The Use of Poop in Medical Treatments Throughout History

Office of NIH History – A Timeline of Pregnancy Testing

PhysOrg – New Evidence Supports the Hypothesis that Beer May Have Been Motivation to Cultivate Cereals

Plutarch – Parallel Lives: Pelopidas

Royal Museums, Greenwich – What is a Mermaid and What Do They Symbolize?

Saint Nicholas Center – Who is St. Nicholas?

Science Magazine, January 10^th, 2010 – Egyptian Eyeliner May Have Warded Off Disease

Sima Qian – Records of the Grand Historian

Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-2014), Vol. 118 (1988) – Hipponax, Boupalos, and the Conventions of the Psogos

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