Tag: Mayan

• From Olmecs to Cadbury: A History of Chocolate

  

  Chocolate is a product that can be found in pretty much every cupboard. It is one of our favourite sweet treats, but few of us probably think twice about the history of chocolate when we’re having a craving. This unassuming product has been consumed for over 3,000 years, and the sweet chocolate bars that we…

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  October 3, 2021

  History of Food

  American History, Ancient History, Aztecs, Chocolate, Early Modern, Early Modern Europe, Food, Food History, Georgian, history, History of Food, Mayan, Native American, Victorian England

• New Year, New Me: A History of Calendars

  

  So the New Year is here, and I’m sure many of you will have made resolutions or goals for how you’re going to make this year better than the last. As humans in a modern world, we are ruled by time. Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years dictate our lives – what we are…

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  January 4, 2018

  Seasonal

  Calendar, English History, European History, French Revolution, history, History of Time, Mayan, Medieval Europe, Medieval History, Neolithic, New Year, Resolutions, Roman, Time