Archeologists from the Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IANES) at the University of Tübingen have uncovered a large Bronze Age city not far from … Significant Bronze Age city discovered in Northern IraqRead more
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Jamaica’s 1831 Revolt Dealt a Hammer Blow to Colonial Slavery
Tom Zoellner’s book Island on Fire is an important contribution to our understanding of what Saidiya Hartman has described as the “afterlife” of slavery. Zoellner … Jamaica’s 1831 Revolt Dealt a Hammer Blow to Colonial SlaveryRead more
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Coronavirus Epidemic Occurred in East Asia 25,000 Years Ago
The genomes of multiple East Asian populations bear the signature of a viral epidemic that occurred approximately 900 generations, or 25,000 years (28 years per … Coronavirus Epidemic Occurred in East Asia 25,000 Years AgoRead more
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History can never be used to justify faith
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEaa1r3LLo&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Romila Thapar Written by Valay Singh and published by Aleph (2018), Ayodhya: City of Faith, City of Discord is a biography of the … History can never be used to justify faithRead more
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World’s oldest known oxygen oasis discovered
In the Earth’s early history, several billion years ago, only traces of oxygen existed in the atmosphere and the oceans. Today’s air-breathing organisms could not … World’s oldest known oxygen oasis discoveredRead more
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The Story of a Farmers’ Protest
On May 26, 1907, Lord Minto, Viceroy and Governor General of India, put an end to one of the most intense popular peasant agitations in … The Story of a Farmers’ ProtestRead more
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The last battle of Anne of Brittany
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from INRAP, CNRS, the universities of Ottawa, Rennes 2, Toulouse III Paul Sabatier and the Max Planck Institute has recognised … The last battle of Anne of BrittanyRead more
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The oldest human burial in Africa
Panga ya Saidi has been an important site for human origins research since excavations began in 2010 as part of a long-term partnership between archaeologists … The oldest human burial in AfricaRead more
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Elite women might have ruled El Argar 4,000 years ago
Women of the ruling class may have played an important role in the governance of El Argar, a society which flourished in the southeast of … Elite women might have ruled El Argar 4,000 years agoRead more