Türkiye’s Gobekli Tepe has long been considered the world’s oldest settlement, an extraordinary outlier. Here,…
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Civilization
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The Norte Chico civilization of Peru, who built the great city of Caral, are among…
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Archaeology
The Disappearing Harappans: Fallout from the Bronze Age Collapse?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanThe Harappans are probably the most interesting ancient culture you have never come across. This…
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When discussing the history of Africa, Ghana and Mali are often described as the “first…
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4,000 years ago, the Harappan civilization thrived in modern-day Pakistan. But its cities, renowned for…
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Archaeology sometimes suffers from a malaise in public perception. Some think that everything that can…
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Sumer was one of the first great civilizations in human history. Located in Mesopotamia, Sumer…
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Archaeology
The Oxus Civilization and the Lost World of Central Asia
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanThe Oxus Civilization is also known in the archaeological world as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex…
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Archaeology
The Valdivia of Ecuador and their Intersex Venus: A Votive Goddess?
by Kurt Readmanby Kurt ReadmanThe Valdivia culture of Ecuador in South America is one of the oldest settled cultures…
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Gold is a special material, and for much of human history it seems we have…
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None of the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations loom so large in the pages of history as…
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In the 9th century AD, the city states of the Maya were the pre-eminent culture…
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The great cities of human history have often been the cradle for the greatest aspects…
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No theory regarding the mummy in KV55 fits precisely. Queen Tiye can be ruled out, as can Kiya. Akhenaten and Smenkhkare are best candidates.