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Comic Books in WWII: When American Comics Went to War
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The Role of Money in US Elections: Can We Achieve Fair Campaign Finance?
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
JamesHoare
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What Makes Good Historical Fiction?
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Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:18
TheCollector
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
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Was Catherine of Aragon the Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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‘F*ck You, Philadelphia’ – When Blondie Opened For Rush In 1979
When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres...
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When on January 21st, 1979, Rush needed an opening act for the Philadelphia leg of their Hemispheres tour, Blondie got the call. Georgia-based southern rockers Stillwater couldn’t play. So would the New Yorkers deliver what 18,000 fans of the Canadian rockers packed into the...
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Why Did Shakespeare Write Macbeth?
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What Is Skepticism? (A Philosophical Approach)
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Who Was Saint Patrick of Ireland?
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Io Saturnalia!
Celebrate the “Best of Days”
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Celebrate the “Best of Days”
Global Inequality...
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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On Peter Kropotkin's Memoirs
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Grand Egyptian Museum Partially Opens to the Public
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Top 10 Museums to Visit in New York City
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
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Convents as a Refuge in Early Modern Lisbon
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:26
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Essential Greeks Returns!
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The Essential Greeks Returns!
Patterns in Humanity
The case for prisons
The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
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The purpose of prisons, and the evidence of their efficacy
TheCollector
The Secret Life of Queen Victoria You Didn’t Know
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9 months ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, January 12, 2024
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a...
12 months ago
Fireside this week! The semester has started up in earnest and I am pushing hard to try to finish a draft of something I have promised by the end of the month (so this may not be the only Fireside this month). That said, it seemed like a good time to discuss trade, the sea and...
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The Life of Tadeusz Kościuszko: A Revolutionary on 2 Continents
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Why Was the Gutenberg Printing Press Important?
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7 months ago
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The Evolution of Socialism and Its Influence in the US
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2 months ago
Global Inequality...
Abundance, capitalism and climate change
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where...
8 months ago
In classical Marxism, communism is defined as a society of material abundance. It is a society where goods flow in abundance (“after the productive forces have…increased…all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly”, Marx, Critique of the Gotha Program
History Today Feed
The First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
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The First Anglo-Burmese War
JamesHoare
Mon, 02/19/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Tiberius: The Reluctant Emperor of Rome
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4 Famous Explorers from the Age of Exploration
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What Is Samsara in Hinduism?
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10 Baroque Artists You Should Know
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Top 10 Depictions of the Annunciation in Art
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Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
TheCollector
Conservative Resurgence in the US: Traditional, New Right, & Tea Party
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11 months ago
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Which Archeological Finds Support the Bible?
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2 months ago
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How French Was Medieval England?
How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
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How French Was Medieval England?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
What Is Christian Gnosticism? (History, Tenets, Legacy)
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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11 months ago
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10 of Judith Leyster’s Best Dutch Golden Age Paintings
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 15, 2024
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a...
a month ago
Hey folks, Fireside this week! For the musing this week, I want to talk about, at least for a humanities field, what ‘research support’ from a university means and why it is valuable, but before we get to that, I just want to make a note going forward. In particular, there have...
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Does Free Will Exist?
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3 months ago
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Emperor Nero’s “Golden House”: What Was the Domus Aurea?
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The West African Squadron: Hunting Slave Ships on the High Seas
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John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema?
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Flashbak
Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the...
7 months ago
In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
TheCollector
Restoration Reveals Ancient Colors of Egypt’s Edfu Temple
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3 months ago
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
9 months ago
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:24
TheCollector
What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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TheCollector
How Did Japanese Prints Inspire Vincent van Gogh?
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TheCollector
Dolly Wilde: The Tragic Story of Oscar Wilde’s Niece
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Fate and Free Will
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TheCollector
4 Key Characteristics of Symbolist Art
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German Art Collector Loses Ancient Egyptian Mask
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England’s Medieval Angevin Empire Explained
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10 Compelling Facts About Abraham Lincoln
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What Is an Existential Crisis?
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What Makes Alberto Giacometti’s Sculptures So Special?
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a year ago
TheCollector
The Second Punic War: How Hannibal Almost Conquered Rome
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Was Roy Lichtenstein an Innovator or a Copycat?
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a year ago
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5 Iconic Artworks by Wassily Kandinsky
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11 months ago
History Today Feed
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
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The Ballad of the Inquisition’s Greatest Witch Trial
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/17/2024 - 08:56
Flashbak
Scenes From The Second City: Pictures of Birmingham 1980-1986
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city...
9 months ago
A while back in Trendy OK?’ – Pictures of Birmingham 1976-1987, we looked at England’s second city before there was a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols, and no Bullring as we know it today. Birmingham was a place of subway shops and underground passages that are now filled in and...
African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
over a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
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Muslim Modernisers on the Silk Road
JamesHoare
Fri, 09/20/2024 - 06:00
TheCollector
Rastafari Philosophical Tenets: Divinity Within & African Redemption
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Classical Wisdom
Who’s in the Tomb?
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
8 months ago
A Macedonian Mystery: The Tombs of Aigai
TheCollector
Thefts From Heritage Sites in the U.K. Are Rising
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9 months ago
TheCollector
New York’s Jewish Museum Workers Ratified Their First Contract
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a year ago
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François Brunery’s Portraits of Pontificating, Pissed and Pouting Priests – c. 1890-1926
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François...
a month ago
These photographs of priests and cardinals were taken by Francesco Bruneri, known as François Brunery (1849 – 1926), and used as the basis for his work as a painter of so-called “Cardinal Paintings”. His work depicting cardinals of the Catholic church in comical or embarrassing...
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5 Timeless Financial Tips from Greek and Roman Philosophers
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TheCollector
Who Were the Most Famous Symbolists?
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a year ago
Patterns in Humanity
Demographics and American Homicides
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
11 months ago
Can racial/ethnic demographics explain the high American homicide rate?
TheCollector
Is There Democracy Without Voting? Elections by Lot in Ancient Athens
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a year ago
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‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
2 months ago
‘Patria’ by Laurence Blair review
JamesHoare
Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:32
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Peckham Banksy Art Removed by Two Men
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Why Is Caligula’s Relationship with the Senate Controversial?
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History of the Ancient Greek Olympics: 30 Fascinating Facts About the Legendary Games
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7 Historical Places to Visit in Wiltshire
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5 Quotes by Thomas Hobbes Explained
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Collectible Toys Worth $1000s: Rare Finds With High Prices
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4 months ago
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The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, July 12, 2024
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for...
6 months ago
Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the start of the Imperator Teaching Paradox series ready for this week, but it has been a bit stubborn and I do not want to derail my book writing/revising schedule in order to push it out before it is ready. So that will almost certainly...
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The History of the Tomato: The Fruit that Spread Round the World
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10 Must-Read Magical Realist Novels
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8 Techniques in Persuasion from Antiquity
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Exploring Francis Bacon’s Black Triptych Series
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7 months ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Prepare for the Worst?
Without living forever in fear and worry?
6 months ago
Without living forever in fear and worry?
TheCollector
How Does Psychoanalysis Work According to Lacan?
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3 months ago
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Was Walt Whitman a Transcendentalist?
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11 months ago
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An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
7 months ago
An Exhibition on Rational Dress for Victorian Women
JamesHoare
Sun, 05/19/2024 - 00:00
A Collection of...
Collections: The Gap in the Armor of Baldur’s Gate and 5e
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor...
a year ago
This week we’re taking a bit of a detour to critique some video-game armor, in this case the armor of Baldur’s Gate III. I have been meaning to do a general critique of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition armor system from a historical perspective for a while, and the massive...
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5 Most Hated Famous Artists
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‘A Priori’ and ‘A Posteriori’ Knowledge: What Are They?
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Classical Wisdom
Virgil and the Aeneid
Rome's Greatest Epic
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What Did Fascist Architecture Look Like?
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4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
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Utagawa Hiroshige: 10 Works From the Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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Top 8 Bronze Age Civilizations (in the Mediterranean and Near East)
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9 months ago
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The 4 Most Important Cultures in Ancient Anatolia
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10 Historical Places to Visit in Sussex
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Did Nietzsche Hate Christianity?
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a year ago
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Alicia Keys Art Show at The Brooklyn Museum
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11 months ago
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What is Modernity?
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
a week ago
What is Modernity?
JamesHoare
Thu, 01/02/2025 - 09:09
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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3 months ago
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First Nations of the Canadian Subarctic: A Brief History
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2 months ago
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Which Presidents Are in Your Wallet? The Faces of US Dollar Bills
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3 months ago
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Who Was Martin Luther? (Bio, Ideas, Legacy)
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3 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
doldrumming
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some...
over a year ago
Here we go again, time for another passage. We left Fiji on October 23rd 2018, eager to spend some time on the water again. Our plan, was to stop by Tuvalu, maybe Kiribati, before arriving in Majuro in the Marshall islands where we'd be spending two months before moving off west...
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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10 months ago
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
2 weeks ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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Discovery in Spain Could Change View on Ancient Gender Roles
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a year ago
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