Goddesschess

"Despite the documented evidence of chess historian H.J.R. Murray, I have always thought that chess was invented by a goddess." George Koltanowski, from Women in Chess, Players of the Modern Game

About Me

Jan: I'm one of the founders of Goddesschess, which went online May 6, 1999. I earned an under-graduate degree in history and economics going to college part-time nights, weekends and summer school while working full-time, and went on to earn a post-graduate degree (J.D.) I love the challenge of research, and spend my spare time reading and writing about my favorite subjects, travelling and working in my gardens. My family and my friends are most important in my life. For the second half of my life, I'm focusing on "doable" things to help local chess initiatives, starting in my own home town. And I'm experiencing a sort of personal "Renaissance" that is leaving me rather breathless...

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Aztec Dog Burial Site Uncovered in Mexico City

Mysterious Dog Burials in Pots at Abydos

Oldest Evidence of Domestication of Dogs is from Europe

I'm An American Dog, Woof Woof!

Ancient Fish and Seafood Eaters and Their Surprising Relationship with Dogs

More Dogs to the Rescue

Well, Duh! More on Man's Best Friend

Did Dogs Help "Modern" Man Out-Compete "Neanderthal" Man?

Review: Multiple Origins for Domesticated Dogs

Dogs With Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Dogs: From Cave to Kennel

Someone Buried Their Favorite Doggy With a Bone

The World Is Going To The Dogs

Catacombs for Upwards of Eight Million Dogs