Israeli researchers at the Tel Aviv University (TAU) say that daily routines and rituals play a very important role on protecting the human mind from the damaging effects of excessive stress. These days, most individuals are subjected to more stress than our species evolved to cope with.
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23 September 2011
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Music has been with us since the earliest days. Ever since the first tribesmen decided to gather in larger groups, ritualistic dances have been accompanied by some form of music, ranging from drum beats only to voice-based tunes and then various combinations of other instruments. Given this rich history that we share... |
29 May 2010
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For many years, the most important source of information about the lives of Ancient Maya came from inscriptions on the walls of monuments, and from inside various tombs. But archaeologists soon became aware of the fact that these artifacts only depicted the lives of affluent individuals, such as aristocrats, rulers a... |
27 April 2010
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Instances in which chimpanzees die naturally have been little-studied over the years, due to their rarity. As such, researchers had very few clues as to how others in a group behave when one of the members dies. But investigators had the chance to look at one such instance more closely in 2008, when a chimp in a Scot... |
27 April 2010
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While this may come as a shock to many people, there are still countries out there in which witchcraft and black magic are not considered relics of the Dark Ages, but parts of everyday life. In these nations, most of which are located on the African continent, the mere suspicion that you may be involved in rituals an... |
10 December 2009
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The ritual of rain-making has been with humans since our race first began harvesting plants for consumption. Since the very survival of the individuals depended entirely on the crops, the need for such a ritual came with the territory, anthropologists say. It was the shaman's job to learn the right words, and to... |
20 January 2009
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