Sumo has its origins in Japanese Shinto rites dating all the way back to the first century AD. The Dallas Sumo Club, on the other hand, was created in January 2021. Its modern approach, taking the rules of Sumo wrestling (two wrestlers squaring off, and the first person to step out of the ring or hit the ground loses) and adding their own twist by hosting Halloween and Christmas themed matches, seemed to spur rapid online traction. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
