{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112136","title":"Deep history of democracy: Study reveals origins of self-governance go beyond Greece, Rome","body":"When you picture the beginnings of democracy, you likely think of men draped in linen togas gathered in marble columned buildings.\u0026nbsp;But the origin story of democracy is being rewritten, thanks to a\u0026nbsp;new study on ancient societies.\u0026nbsp;Looking at evidence from 31 ancient societies around\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-18T11:56:15-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/18\/2026-11:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Looking at evidence from 31 ancient societies around the globe \u2014 including Europe, Asia and the Americas \u2014 researchers have uncovered evidence of a deep, global history of shared governance.","teaser":"When you picture the beginnings of democracy, you likely think of men draped in linen togas gathered in marble columned buildings.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Untitled%20design%20%288%29.png?itok=0U78l6Xr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260318-science-and-technology-deep-history-democracy-study-reveals-origins-selfgovernance-go","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Untitled%20design%20%288%29.png?itok=0U78l6Xr","image_alt":"Teotihuacan street of the dead on the left, carved stone stela with a depiction of a ruler at Cop\u00e1n on the right","image_caption":"Left: A wide open plaza and avenues in the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan, a society in which the people had a voice. 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One such example of this is newly discovered tattoos from ancient Nubia, nearly doubling the amount previously known from the ancient Nile Valley.\u0026nbsp;Brenda Baker, bioarchaeologist and professor in Arizona State University\u0027s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-15T13:06:08-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2025-1:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New technology is being used to shed light on discoveries of old tattoos from the ancient Nile Valley. What can these tattoos reveal about life from hundreds, and even thousands, of years ago? An ASU bioarchaeologist has released new research about the findings.","teaser":"Long after an archaeological excavation, discoveries can still be made. One such example of this is newly discovered tattoos from ancient Nubia, nearly doubling the amount previously known from the ancient Nile Valley.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/AustinA_Illustrations_111825-01.jpg?itok=dXVb_W1I","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251215-science-and-technology-asu-researchers-shed-light-ancient-tattoos-nile-valley","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/AustinA_Illustrations_111825-01.jpg?itok=dXVb_W1I","image_alt":"Illustration of a tattooed hand.","image_caption":"Reconstruction of geometric tattoos on the right hand of an adult woman from Semna South. 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That something turned out to be a giant prehistoric turtle shell.Glaess recognized the scientific importance of the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-06-10T12:47:43-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/10\/2025-12:47pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In 2014, the shell of a giant ancient sea turtle was discovered and donated for study. 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However, a new study challenges this idea.The research stems from an Indigenous population in Paraguay: the Northern Ach\u00e9.Kim Hill, an anthropologist at Arizona State University, has spent\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-04-29T11:42:42-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/29\/2025-11:42am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For decades, anthropologists believed that singing to fussy babies and dancing were universal among humans. However, a new study challenges this idea.","teaser":"For decades, anthropologists believed that singing to fussy babies and dancing were universal among humans. 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