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Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I
... this makes a firm case for the presence of Sumerians in South America, at least, during the Tiahuanaco Early ... “These people were probably from the Sumerian colony in South America, called Kuga Ki.” “The Marambio Island ... Merchants Who Took to the Seas East African Invasions in South America: Tracing Cultural Clues and Artifacts Left by ...
William James Veall - 06/12/2017 - 18:57
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Nubia and the Powerful Kingdom of Kush
... of Kush - Map of kingdoms, states and tribes in 400 BC Africa. ( Creative Commons ) The control of Upper Egypt by ... decline. By the 4 th century AD, raids by nomads from the south and the east would severely sap the power of the ...
dhwty - 27/10/2014 - 00:43
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The Age of Discovery: A New World Dawns
... East for the Europeans was to go to the southern end of Africa before turning eastwards. At that point of time, the ... In the following year, the Portuguese had made it as far south as what is currently Sierra Leone . Subsequently the ... Inter caetera , stated that all lands to the west and south of a pole-to-pole line of 100 leagues west and south of ...
dhwty - 27/01/2020 - 23:02
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Malevolent Phantoms, Corpse Brides, and Ancestor Spirits: The Ancient Belief in Ghosts – PART II
... Murderers and Wizards Doomed to Haunt the Living in Africa Africa has a rich ancient tradition of folklore and myth ... Snatchers and Tortured Spirits: The Dark History of the South Bridge Vaults of Edinburgh Ghost possession was a great ...
lizleafloor - 17/10/2015 - 00:45
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The Cutting Truth about Circumcision: It Was All About Rites and Religion
... with the inhabitants of southern Arabia and parts of Africa. Over the millennia, circumcision has been most often ... or a Lot Circumcision has been practiced in parts of Africa, Oceania, Judaism, and Islam. The form of circumcision ... especially in the Middle East, east Africa, and south Asia. Historical Impact Circumcision was once a rare ...
Caleb Strom - 19/07/2018 - 18:52
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Humans Took Pleasant Detours on the Prehistoric Route to Europe
... routes that humans took when they headed out of Africa towards Europe. More favorable climates enticed Homo ... archaeological sites. (A) View of the Wadi Sabra from the South. Note the Al-Ansab 1 excavation site in the center of ... DTM elevation image of the Al-Ansab locality (South-to-North aspect)—(C) DTM elevation model of the ...
Alicia McDermott - 16/10/2020 - 00:43
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Ruins of Loropeni Shed Light on Ancient Gold Trade and Are Thought to Hold More Mysteries
... 7 th to the 17 th centuries AD. The lands of Sub-Saharan Africa were rich in gold and this precious metal was sought ... exchanged for this gold and the trade between Sub-Saharan Africa and Mediterranean brought great wealth to those along ... Nautical Knowledge by Sailing the Prehistoric Megalakes of Africa? Ten Stunning Yet Little Known Ancient Treasures ...
dhwty - 17/12/2018 - 01:57
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Paying With Shells: Cowrie Shell Money Is One of the Oldest Currencies Still Collected Today
... was used in various parts of the world, including Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Shell money is a form of currency ... was used in various parts of the world, including Asia , Africa, and Oceania . This type of money makes use of a type ... This type of currency has been used by many islands in the South Pacific Ocean . Typically, the shells were processed ...
dhwty - 26/04/2019 - 13:58
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The Great Berber Kingdom of Numidia in the Shadow of Rome
... but somewhat short-lived, kingdom situated in northern Africa. Who were the inhabitants of Numidia? And why was this ... the most important periods of Berber history and of North Africa too! Who Are the Berbers and How Did Numidia Emerge? ... almost entirely surround Carthage, from Cyrenaica to the south, Mauritania in the West, and all along the coast of the ...
Aleksa Vučković - 20/01/2021 - 00:46
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Ancient Human Fossil Finger Discovery Points to Earlier Eurasian Migration
... Arabian Peninsula is a vast landmass at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia. Yet until the last decade almost nothing ... Arabian Peninsula is a vast landmass at the crossroads of Africa and Eurasia. Yet until the last decade almost nothing ... or was it a Neanderthal, the only other hominin known in south-west Asia in this time period? It turns out that the ...
ancient-origins - 11/04/2018 - 01:27
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Osun Sacred Grove: Where A West African Spiritual Tradition Flourishes
... S. 2001. Osun across the Waters: A Yoruba Goddess in Africa and the Americas . Indiana University Press. Katen, T. ...
Aleksa Vučković - 27/01/2024 - 13:51
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300,000yo Hand Axes, Tombs & Rock Art Discovered in Oman
... dating back to the first waves of human migration out of Africa to circular burial chambers and a collection of rock ... axes dating to the first waves of human migration out of Africa , circular burial chambers, and a collection of rock ... One team excavated in the Dhofar Governorate, in the south of Oman, while the second group operated in the Duqm ...
ashley cowie - 10/05/2023 - 22:54
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50,000-year-old Siberian bones may be the ‘oldest Homo sapiens' outside Africa and Middle East
... eastern Siberia could be the oldest modern humans outside Africa and the Middle East. The discovery would change ... eastern Siberia could be the oldest modern humans outside Africa and the Middle East. The discovery would change ... years old, twice the age of any previous discovery outside Africa where our species is believed to have originated. Top ...
ancient-origins - 23/05/2018 - 14:00
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Discovery of 70,000-year-old African Settlement Challenges Previous Theories
... Homo sapiens site with sizeable permanent structures in Africa and points to a much more advanced level of human development and adaption in Africa in the Middle Palaeolithic than previously realised. ... did not occur until the so-called Great Exodus from Africa and settling in the colder parts of Europe and Asia. ...
aprilholloway - 27/07/2014 - 03:48
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Cultural Identity Painted on the Walls in This One-of-a-Kind Village
... is a village situated in Nahouri, a province in the south-central region of Burkina Faso. This village belongs to ... as the Gurunsi. As a result of European colonialism in Africa, specifically the partitioning of West Africa towards ... that arrive during the wet season. Prehistoric man in South Africa made milk-based paint tens of thousands of years ...
dhwty - 28/01/2018 - 13:57
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Genetic Study Suggests Denisovans Were the Mythological Rakshasas
... of these findings relate to the possible presence in South Asia in the distant past of Denisovans, who in Indian ... gene linked to beta-thalassemia was found only among South Indians. Most notable was the finding that ... that our earliest modern human ancestors migrating out of Africa some 60,000-70,000 years ago crossed the Arabian ...
Andrew Collins - 08/12/2019 - 18:33
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Statistical Date Analysis Concludes That 'Ancient Human' Was Not Our Ancestor
... fragments of a hitherto unknown species in Mapala Cave in South Africa. This caused an international sensation and ... ‘an old idea that the roots of human evolution were in South Africa’. However, not everyone was convinced in the ...
Ed Whelan - 09/05/2019 - 13:36
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Where in the World are our Neanderthal and Denisovan Ancestors?
... that many bloodlines around the world, particularly of South Asian descent, may actually be a bit more Denisovan, a ... better visualization of the peak of Denisova proportion in South Asia. ( Sankararaman et al./Current Biology 2016 ) The ... possess the highest percentage of archaic ancestry and south Asians possess more Denisovan ancestry than previously ...
ancient-origins - 31/03/2016 - 03:52
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The Comoros Archipelago and An Aged Tradition of Public Spaces
... is an archipelago of islands located off the East Coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean and north of Madagascar, and yet, ... group, the Shirazis, whose origin was in what is now south-western Iran. Among those who settled on the archipelago were peoples from South-East Asia, Madagascar, Arabia, and also Swahili ...
Ed Whelan - 15/01/2019 - 00:38
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Find of a Lifetime: 3,106-Carat Diamond Worth US $2 Billion Takes Its Place in History
... deep in the bowels of a sleeping volcano in Southern Africa. The result was a spectacular display of fireworks, ... one back for his wife Queen Alexandra and the people of South Africa bought the other six in 1910, when South Africa became a Union, and presented them to Queen ...
micki pistorius - 05/01/2018 - 17:35