History

Archaeology Alexa 06 Dec 2022

Wherever people chose to settle down, we tend to leave signs in the ground of our presence there that form ruins and monuments. Usually, the marred earth is dug up by archaeologists looking to find exactly such signs of habitation. Pursuing knowledge from the past we sometimes stumble into more questions than answers.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 06 Dec 2022

Lost historical texts leave a gap in many historical stories that we may never know ever happened in many circumstances.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 05 Dec 2022

The only certain thing in life is death and people around the world deal with burial customs in a manner dictated by culture or tradition. Often we try to discern meaning from death. As a result customs around burial vary from culture to culture, some are downright taboo from the perspective of others.

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Archaeology Alexa 05 Dec 2022

The whole world has heard of Pompeii and the catastrophe that befell it, and even after so many years, we are still fascinated. The catastrophe itself is what made the ancient roman city famous, along with the volcano Vesuvius that caused the destruction.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 02 Dec 2022

A very unusual event has caused quite a stir for some people that reported hearing an odd hum, and the worldwide hum fell into legend.

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Miscellaneous Alexa 02 Dec 2022

Some distinct celebrations are so interesting and unique that they break away from the mainstream and could be quite exotic.

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Archaeology Alexa 02 Dec 2022

In the chilly wet landscape of Scotland, far North, two very distinct archipelagoes dot the Atlantic Ocean and hold Jarlshof and Skara Brae. They are called the Northern Islands and are made up of the Orkney and Shetland archipelagoes.

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Archaeology Alexa 02 Dec 2022

Archaeologists often go on a quest of making sense of people’s lives and their excavations of archaeological discoveries are important.

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