https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:34:43 +0200 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:34:43 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/origin-of-domestic-horses-finally-established/ Horses were first domesticated in the Pontic-Caspian steppes, northern Caucasus, before conquering the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/origin-of-domestic-horses-finally-established/" alt="Origin of domestic horses finally established" title="Origin of domestic horses finally established"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/origin-of-domestic-horses-finally-established/wild_horses_shutterstock_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/origin-of-domestic-horses-finally-established/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/no-strategy-behind-danish-war-effort-in-afghanistan--we-followed-usas-lead/ When Denmark decided to participate in the war in Afghanistan just three months after the terrorist attacks... https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/no-strategy-behind-danish-war-effort-in-afghanistan--we-followed-usas-lead/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/tokyo-2020-from-euphoria-to-deep-worry/ There was great joy and honour when the Japanese capital Tokyo was selected as host of the 2020 Olympics.... https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/tokyo-2020-from-euphoria-to-deep-worry/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/10000-year-old-bones-reveal-earliest-goat-herders-practices/ To trace the domestication of the goat, an international team of researchers have analysed 10,000 year-old...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/10000-year-old-bones-reveal-earliest-goat-herders-practices/" alt="10,000-year-old bones reveal earliest goat herders’ practices" title="10,000-year-old bones reveal earliest goat herders’ practices"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/10000-year-old-bones-reveal-earliest-goat-herders-practices/Bezoarziege55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/10000-year-old-bones-reveal-earliest-goat-herders-practices/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-dna-hints-at-diverse-stone-age-traditions-of-kinship/ An international team of researchers have used ancient genomes, 22 new genomes from Aşıklı...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-dna-hints-at-diverse-stone-age-traditions-of-kinship/" alt="Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship" title="Ancient DNA hints at diverse Stone Age traditions of kinship"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-dna-hints-at-diverse-stone-age-traditions-of-kinship/Catal55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-dna-hints-at-diverse-stone-age-traditions-of-kinship/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/ Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen Egyptologist...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/" alt="Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification " title="Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/Embalming_the_face_55x55px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:45:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/danish-research-institutions-join-the-leading-european-network-of-cultural-heritage/ Led by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Danish research institutions and museums now join...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/danish-research-institutions-join-the-leading-european-network-of-cultural-heritage/" alt="Danish research institutions join the leading European network of cultural heritage" title="Danish research institutions join the leading European network of cultural heritage"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/danish-research-institutions-join-the-leading-european-network-of-cultural-heritage/1._Experimental_Loom55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/danish-research-institutions-join-the-leading-european-network-of-cultural-heritage/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/the-wars-in-former-yugoslavia-continue-in-the-classroom/ According to the Education Act, schools in the ethnically divided Bosnia and Herzegovina must teach students...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/the-wars-in-former-yugoslavia-continue-in-the-classroom/" alt="The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom" title="The wars in Former Yugoslavia continue in the classroom"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/the-wars-in-former-yugoslavia-continue-in-the-classroom/Laura_Boushnak55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/the-wars-in-former-yugoslavia-continue-in-the-classroom/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:15:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/misguided-sense-of-balance-exacerbates-climate-scepticism/ Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a widespread...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/misguided-sense-of-balance-exacerbates-climate-scepticism/" alt="Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism" title="Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/misguided-sense-of-balance-exacerbates-climate-scepticism/MTP55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/misguided-sense-of-balance-exacerbates-climate-scepticism/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/kirsten-busch-nielsen-to-continue-as-dean-at-the-faculty-of-humanities/ After eight months as acting dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Kirsten Busch Nielsen has been appointed...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/kirsten-busch-nielsen-to-continue-as-dean-at-the-faculty-of-humanities/" alt="Kirsten Busch Nielsen to continue as dean at the Faculty of Humanities" title="Kirsten Busch Nielsen to continue as dean at the Faculty of Humanities"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/kirsten-busch-nielsen-to-continue-as-dean-at-the-faculty-of-humanities/Kirsten-55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2021/kirsten-busch-nielsen-to-continue-as-dean-at-the-faculty-of-humanities/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0100