“I appeal to the government not to sleep…” That was the inimitable Hausabai Patil, firebrand freedom fighter, charismatic leader, an indomitable advocate for farmers, the … Hausabai Patil’s heroism passes into historyRead more
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China’s oldest water pipes were a communal effort
A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the … China’s oldest water pipes were a communal effortRead more
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The history of debt forgiveness
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Mystery of 5,600-Year-Old Skull
Around 5,600 years ago, a Stone Age woman died in what is now northern Italy. Archaeologists found her skull deep in the Marcel Loubens cave, … Mystery of 5,600-Year-Old SkullRead more
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Climate change calls us to rethink world history
On an overcast spring day in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University professor Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò paced the length of a triptych blackboard, telling his students a … Climate change calls us to rethink world historyRead more
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Hunter-gatherers and farmers were intimately linked
In human history, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming is a significant one. As such, hunter-gatherers and farmers are usually thought about as … Hunter-gatherers and farmers were intimately linkedRead more
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Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeing
Hunter-gatherers can help us understand the conditions that children may be psychologically adapted to because we lived as hunter-gatherers for 95% of our evolutionary history. … Hunter-gatherer childhoods may offer clues to improving education and wellbeingRead more
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Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric … Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solvedRead more
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Missing Links in Textbook History
By the time I started high school I had come to see the world in Manichaean terms, full of good guys and bad guys. We, … Missing Links in Textbook HistoryRead more
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America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains
The remains of more than 110,000 Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Natives’ ancestors are still held by museums, universities and federal agencies. A postcard … America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human RemainsRead more