4 NEWS
A new find reveals beer was
being brewed 13,000 years ago,
suggesting ancient humans were
meeting for “happy hour” even before the
invention of agriculture.6 PROFILES
By tapping the body’s “animal
magnetism,” F. A. Mesmer’s
therapies were hailed by his 18th-century
clients but slammed by skeptics, who saw
this hypnotic healer as a fraud.10 DAILY LIFE
Pearls were the Roman gems of
choice in the first centuryB.C.
Despite the chiding of moralists, Romans
could not get enough of the baubles that
symbolized their new role as superpower.90 DISCOVERIES
In 1961 the king of Afghanistan
found a lost, ancient city from
the era of Alexander the Great. Known as
Ay Khanom, the site casts fresh light on
the melding of Greek and Asian cultures.14 Neolithic Boomtown
Eight thousand years ago in Turkey, a small agricultural community, now
called Çatalhöyük, took humanity’s first steps toward urban life.
26 Digging for Delphi
It was one of archaeology’s most glittering prizes: To locate the center of
Greek religious life, home of the oracle, and scene of sporting glory.
40 Egypt’s Christian Heritage
Egypt’s early church battled persecution to found Christendom’s first
monasteries and forge the vibrant Coptic culture that endures to this day.
50 Copernicus’s Cosmic Revolution
It took more than 30 years for this secretive stargazer to publish his theory
of a sun-centered cosmos, turning the world upside down in 1543.
62 BirthoftheThirdSymphony
In the early 1800s Beethoven pushed the boundaries of music
while Napoleon changed the boundaries of Europe, and the
groundbreaking Third Symphony would provide t core.
76 War of the Words
In 1898, as tension mounted over Cuba, America’s
media barons stoked patriotism—and newspaper
sales—to tip the country into war with Spain.Features DepartmentsCOPERNICUS (DETAIL) IN THE HARMONIA MACROCOSMICA, A CELESTIAL
ATLAS CREATED IN AMSTERDAM IN 1660. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON
hLOVING MEMORY
Stone and bone beads were found buried
next to the body of a child in a grave at the
Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey.VOL. 5 NO. 1