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Mosquito Hordes: How a Pesky Insect Destroyed the ‘Almost’ Invincible Mongol Empire
... bridging of the “ends of the earth” from Asia to Europe—into reality. The mosquito, however, haunted his own ... Mongolia-bound column. Why the Mongols decided to forsake Europe is subject to debate. It is widely held that the final ... missions for a future full-scale invasion of Europe . Historians have also suggested that the decision to ...
Dr. Timothy C. Winegard - 05/09/2019 - 01:56
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Claims of Stolen Bones Leading to Misconstrued Conclusions of Early Human Migration to Northern Europe
... may be one of the earliest human settlements in northern Europe were stolen and taken out of context. Newsweek says ... The mainstream perspective on human migration to Europe places hominins in southern Europe around 800,000 to 1 million years ago. Although most ...
Alicia McDermott - 15/11/2017 - 22:53
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Catastrophic 14th-century Climate Events May Foretell Bleak Future
... Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) analyzed the available scientific and ... caused massive crop failures and starvation in central Europe in the 1310s was preceded by a severe drought and ... northern Italy, southeastern France, and east-central Europe so fascinating is how it was discovered. Its existence ...
Nathan Falde - 14/01/2021 - 21:59
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Five Surprising Things DNA has Revealed About our Ancestors
... time that modern humans and Neanderthals lived together in Europe and Asia, but until recently the nature of their ... – and was previously assumed to have spread into Europe with agriculture from the Middle East starting some ... this adaptation – which is now commonplace in northern Europe – was not present until around around 4,000 years ...
ancient-origins - 20/02/2018 - 13:57
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Neolithic Solutions to Lactose Intolerance Revealed in New Study
... the art of cheese making being at least 7,500 years old in Europe, as evidenced by traces of dairy fat in ancient ... dairy products by some of the earliest farmers of Central Europe. Whilst previous research has shown that dairy ... intolerance was a common condition in almost everyone in Europe. As the genetic mutation that enabled adults to ...
Sahir - 16/03/2023 - 13:59
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Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350
... involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, ...
ancient-origins - 16/09/2016 - 17:35
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The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
... historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of Europe The influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen ... to shape vibrant civilizations. In The Birth of Classical Europe, the latest entry in the much-acclaimed Penguin History of Europe, historians Simon Price and Peter Thonemann present a ...
ancient-origins - 06/07/2019 - 05:06
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Mysterious Gap in European DNA Puzzling Scientists
... researchers have discovered that the genetic lineage of Europe mysteriously transformed about 4,000-5,000 years ago. ... order to reconstruct a detailed genetic history of modern Europe. 'What is intriguing is that the genetic markers of ... detail, including that the first farmers in Central Europe resulted from genetic input via migration beginning in ...
ancient-origins - 24/04/2013 - 10:27
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Baradla Cave, Hungary: This Subterranean Jewel is the Most Impressive in Europe
There are many astonishing subterranean wonders in Europe. One of the most remarkable is the Baradla Cave. This ... Site. There are many astonishing subterranean wonders in Europe. One of the most remarkable is the Baradla Cave. This ... Baradla is oft regarded as the most impressive cave in Europe. Baradla Cave is the Diamond of the Aggtelek Cave ...
Ed Whelan - 02/10/2018 - 01:57
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Bog-Body Study Reveals Prehistoric “Overkill”
... study analyzing 1000 bodies recovered from wetlands across Europe has concluded that the burial practice emerged in the ... study analyzing 1000 bodies recovered from wetlands across Europe has concluded that the burial practice emerged in the ... century and is one of the few known finds from eastern Europe. (Estonian National Museum/ Antiquity Publications ...
ashley cowie - 10/01/2023 - 17:57
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Tracing the Origins of Europe, through Goddess Europa, Back to Jeroboam?
The usual derivation of the term Europe recalls the Greek myth of Europa. This origin is no ... "Metamorphoses" Book 3.1 ). Coming next in Part 2: Is Europe connected to Israel’s Lost Ten Tribes? Featured ... Commons ) By John R. Salverda Tracing the Origins of Europe, through Goddess Europa, Back to Jeroboam? ...
John Salverda - 01/08/2015 - 00:03
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The Most Complex Border in Europe (Video)
... This intricate border situation is the most complex in Europe, but how did we arrive at such a peculiar arrangement? ... the current system of nation-states emerged due to Europe's historical colonization of the world. As European ... Domain. By Robbie Mitchell The Most Complex Border in Europe (Video) ...
Robbie Mitchell - 05/07/2023 - 20:57
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Geneticist Suggests Long-Skulled Ladies Were Used as Treaty Brides in Europe
... modification took place amongst the Huns in Southeast Europe at the time, but it is an odd discovery to be made in ... Ages). It was compared to modern populations throughout Europe and Asia. Results show that the 23 individuals with ... matched to modern populations in northern and central Europe. However, the DNA associated with the elongated skulls ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/03/2018 - 12:52
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Unique Iberian Male DNA was Practically Wiped Out by Immigrant Farmers 4500 Years Ago
... been thought of as an outlier in the population history of Europe, due to its unique climate and position on the far ... -- who were forced to retreat from much of the rest of Europe to continue living there. Similarly, over the last ... Africa made it unique in comparison to other parts of Europe in its interactions with other regions. Two new ...
ancient-origins - 15/03/2019 - 21:58
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Unity in Diversity: Studies Reveal Surprising Stories for the Genes of Ancient Hindus and Jews
... of Indo-European languages across large parts of Asia and Europe. West Aryan types of eastern and northern Europe. In the image: Georgians, Ossette, Albanian, Woman of ... peoples from the Eurasian Steppe lands had moved into Europe, mixing with agriculturists there, and spreading ...
Rabbi Allen Maller - 09/01/2019 - 23:02
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Largest Mass Grave in Europe Discovered in Nuremberg, Germany
... what could be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe. Over a thousand skeletons, victims of the Black ... Diseases Released By Rapid Permafrost Meltdown Threaten Europe The site is being meticulously recorded, digitally and ... the bubonic plague, or the Black Death , ravaged Europe from the mid-14th century onward. From 30-60% of the ...
Gary Manners - 12/03/2024 - 21:40
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The Powerful Hallstatt Culture: Foundation of the Proto-Celtic World
... culture that spread like wildfire throughout much of Europe. And even though the early Celtic culture as a whole ... Public domain ) A Cultural Identity Shared Across Central Europe Later discoveries revealed that modern-day Hallstatt ... from which the identity spread out across many parts of Europe. In time, it stretched from France in the east to ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/10/2021 - 22:54
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Charlemagne: How He Changed History Forever (Video)
... history, reshaping the fragmented Western and Central Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Born into ... Netherlands, Poland, and more. His unification of Western Europe , often hailed as an unparalleled achievement, earned him the title "Father of Europe." Beyond military prowess, Charlemagne's influence ...
Robbie Mitchell - 18/01/2024 - 19:54
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Isis, An Egyptian Goddess Who Spread Her Wings Across Europe
... abroad and make her an important figure in many parts of Europe and Asia. Isis was one of the most important deities ... they were not just souvenirs which had arrived to central Europe from a faraway land. One of the bronze statues ... During the period of early Christianity in central Europe, people noticed a similarity between Isis with Horus- ...
Natalia Klimczak - 02/08/2016 - 00:48
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Norse Greenlanders Traveled to North America and Europe for Timber for Five Centuries
... imported from northeastern North America and Northern Europe to meet most of their building needs. Norse settlers ... afford it. The imported wood came primarily from Northern Europe, with Norwegian sources being most prominent. But hemlock and Jack pine didn’t grow in Europe in the early second millennium and could only have ...
Nathan Falde - 17/04/2023 - 14:54