history
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Tollund Man
Tollund Man: A Window into the Iron Age The Tollund Man is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the 20th…
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Fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, often associated with the French monarchy and heraldry, is a stylized design of a lily or iris that has been…
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The Akkadian Empire History 101
The Akkadian Empire, named after its capital city Akkad, was a formidable ancient civilization that thrived in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) from around…
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The History of the Nuragic Civilization
The Nuragic civilization, named after the distinctive stone towers or “nuraghe” they built, was a fascinating Bronze Age culture that thrived on…
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The Ancient Inca History 101
The Inca Empire, also known as Tawantinsuyu, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the…
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A Brief History of the Aztecs
The Aztecs, known more correctly as the Mexica, were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from…