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How Many People Are Related to Genghis Khan? The Genetic Legacy May Surprise You The question of Genghis Khan’s genetic history arose in the 2000s, when academics began looking into...
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The question of Genghis Khan’s genetic history arose in the 2000s, when academics began looking into how many descendants belonged to the fearsome leader. Researchers have tracked Khan’s Y chromosome and discovered a dizzying number of relations, tracing Genghis Khan’s genetic...
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Renaissance Florence’s Missing Bronzes Renaissance Florence’s Missing Bronzes JamesHoare Tue, 06/10/2025 - 08:18
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Battle of Manzikert: Byzantine Empire vs Seljuk Empire Continuous Seljuk raids and sieges in Anatolia in the 11th century CE culminated in a war between...
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Continuous Seljuk raids and sieges in Anatolia in the 11th century CE culminated in a war between these nomadic newcomers and the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman, Empire. When the Seljuk sultan, Alp Arslan, and the Byzantine emperor, Romanos IV Diogenes, met on the fields of...
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What Is Kant’s Theory of Knowledge? One of Kant’s most distinctive contributions to philosophy is his theory of knowledge. This article...
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One of Kant’s most distinctive contributions to philosophy is his theory of knowledge. This article begins with a discussion of relevant theoretical context before addressing certain difficulties with summarizing Kant’s philosophy. The idea of transcendental idealism is then...
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James II vs. William of Orange (Williamite War in Ireland) The Glorious Revolution of 1688 that brought Prince William of Orange to the throne of England at...
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 that brought Prince William of Orange to the throne of England at the expense of King James II soon caused Ireland to be dragged into a European war as part of a contest involving Britain, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire....
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Heidegger’s Being and Time: Understanding Dasein and Temporality Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time transformed philosophy in the 20th century by attempting something...
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Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time transformed philosophy in the 20th century by attempting something huge: trying to understand what it means to exist. Or, as Heidegger puts it, to be Dasein. He asks: how do our experiences in the past and present, our hopes and fears for the...
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Before And After: Polaroids then Magic from Richard Avedon, In the American West “Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me. My concern is… the human predicament;...
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“Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me. My concern is… the human predicament; only what I consider the human predicament may simply be my own. ” – Richard Avedon, photographer of In The American West     During the making his opus In The American West (1979 –...
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How Caravaggio’s Dramatic Use of Light Revolutionized Baroque Art Caravaggio’s dramatic chiaroscuro technique revolutionized Baroque painting. His use of light and...
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Caravaggio’s dramatic chiaroscuro technique revolutionized Baroque painting. His use of light and shadow as an expressive technique inspired countless artists and transformed the history of art. Instead of mathematical precision, the famous artist aimed for emotional impact....
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Macedonia Before Alexander the Great Were the Macedonians Greek?
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How Did People Survive the Little Ice Age? Human resilience shines during the Little Ice Age, a period of intense cooling from the 14th to 19th...
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Human resilience shines during the Little Ice Age, a period of intense cooling from the 14th to 19th centuries. Europe, Alaska, and the North Atlantic battled severely low temperatures. While the exact cause is unclear, theories range from volcanic activity to changes in Earth’s...
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‘The Alienation Effect’ by Owen Hatherley review ‘The Alienation Effect’ by Owen Hatherley review JamesHoare Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:05
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The Myth of Morgan le Fey: The Witch of Arthurian Legend Morgan le Fey, or Morgan le Fay, is a character who appears in many versions of the Arthurian...
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Morgan le Fey, or Morgan le Fay, is a character who appears in many versions of the Arthurian legends and is a popular character in modern retellings. She is famous as an evil sorceress who schemed against King Arthur throughout his life. In reality, she was more complicated than...
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What Was Athena the Goddess Of? Her 3 Domains Athena is one of the most famous deities from Greek antiquity. Born in full armor, springing forth...
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Athena is one of the most famous deities from Greek antiquity. Born in full armor, springing forth from the head of her father Zeus, the virgin goddess was her father’s favorite daughter. She was also a favorite among the Greek people as the patron of not just Athens but also...
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The Valley of the Kings: Ancient Egypt’s Royal Necropolis Egypt is known the world over for its archaeological wonders—impressive tombs that froze dynasties...
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Egypt is known the world over for its archaeological wonders—impressive tombs that froze dynasties in time, complete with massive treasures and wonders of history. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most incredible locations in the country, home to dozens of tombs that...
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The Antikythera Mechanism: An Ancient Greek Planetarium Since its discovery in 1901 off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, the Antikythera...
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Since its discovery in 1901 off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, the Antikythera Mechanism has fascinated scholars in many fields. Studies of the inscriptions on the mechanism and reconstructions of its gears have established that it was an astronomical calculator....
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Weekly Wisdom Quiz Money, Myth, and Madness
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How to Gain Power as a Medieval Woman For medieval women, carving out a place of power was exceedingly difficult. For hundreds of years,...
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For medieval women, carving out a place of power was exceedingly difficult. For hundreds of years, medieval women and their stories were overlooked and forgotten. However, a select few managed to gain power for themselves in the form of influence or money. These extraordinary...
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What Is the Smallest Country in Africa? The African continent is a big place. It is the second-largest continent and contains 54 countries,...
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The African continent is a big place. It is the second-largest continent and contains 54 countries, including the island nations that dot the coastline. While some countries, like Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, and Sudan, are huge, there are many others...
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10 Must-See Medieval Castles in the UK The medieval period in the UK, spanning roughly 1066 to 1500, was marked by conquest, rebellion,...
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The medieval period in the UK, spanning roughly 1066 to 1500, was marked by conquest, rebellion, feudalism, and architectural innovation. Following the Norman Conquest, stone castles sprang up across England, Wales, and Scotland, not just as military strongholds, but as symbols...
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Aeneas’s Family: Parents, Children, and Legacy In Greek and Roman legend, Aeneas was a prince of Troy who survived the fall of the city. After the...
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In Greek and Roman legend, Aeneas was a prince of Troy who survived the fall of the city. After the Trojan War, he was said to have traveled to Italy carrying his father on his back. He then married, and his descendants went on to found the city of Rome. What do we know about his...
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3 Key Battles of the Third Crusade There have been countless “Crusades” over the centuries. In today’s world, the word crusade has been...
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There have been countless “Crusades” over the centuries. In today’s world, the word crusade has been used several times by extremist groups who wish to profit from the emotion and extreme connections to that word. Read on to learn more about the battles of one particular crusade...
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Everything You Need to Know About Orthodox Christian Art Orthodox Christian art has almost nothing in common with its Catholic and Protestant counterparts...
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Orthodox Christian art has almost nothing in common with its Catholic and Protestant counterparts despite the shared foundation found in the Holy Scripture. It was initially based on the Byzantine tradition of painting and mosaic-making. Highly stylized, dark, and strict toward...
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What Are Athena’s Symbols? (Owl, Olive Tree, Gorgoneion) Athena, a goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of Athens, was one of the most...
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Athena, a goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of Athens, was one of the most popular deities in the Greek pantheon. The Olympian goddess was frequently represented and associated with symbols drawn from her complex mythology. From the wise little owl to the...
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Camus’ “Jonas or the Artist at Work”: Analysis & Ending Explained Camus wrote the short stories included in the collection “Exile and the Kingdom” at a time of...
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Camus wrote the short stories included in the collection “Exile and the Kingdom” at a time of extreme turmoil in his life. Recently shunned by the Parisian literary community, Camus suffered a crisis of confidence in both himself as a writer and as a man. What came of this period...
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When Did the Mongols Launch Their Invasions of Japan? By the 1260s, the Mongols controlled most of China, except for the Song Dynasty in southern China....
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By the 1260s, the Mongols controlled most of China, except for the Song Dynasty in southern China. Korea (Goryeo) remained independent but as a vassal state. Now Kublai Khan looked to Imperial Japan which lay not far. Kublai sent six diplomatic missions between 1268 and 1273,...
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The Minox Files: The Spy Camera Photos “I like the timelessness of the photos. Of course, I am a bit of a dreamer and somewhat poetic....
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“I like the timelessness of the photos. Of course, I am a bit of a dreamer and somewhat poetic. Distance and proximity are also what my photos are about” – Mark van den Brink     Walter Zapp [O.S. 22 August] 1905 – 17 July 2003) produced the lightweight, aluminium Minox pocket...
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8 Cambodian Temples that Aren’t Angkor Wat The Hindu-Buddhist Khmer Empire stretched across what is now known as Cambodia, and you can see...
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The Hindu-Buddhist Khmer Empire stretched across what is now known as Cambodia, and you can see numerous relics from this incredible empire today. The most popular and famous is Angkor Wat, but when you visit Siem Reap and beyond, you’ll find fantastic ruins that rival anything...
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How Belisarius Recaptured (and Defended) Rome From the Goths Belisarius was a renowned military commander with impressive battlefield achievements. Hampered by...
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Belisarius was a renowned military commander with impressive battlefield achievements. Hampered by limited resources in both men and money, he spearheaded Emperor Justinian’s attempt to reconquer the key territories of the former Western Roman Empire: Africa, Hispania, Italy, and...
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My Weekly Reader November 6, 1961 It is your Weekly Reader for this week of November 6, 1961. Here is the space flight news of this...
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How the Treaty of Kanagawa (1854) Ended the Tokugawa Shogunate After Commodore Matthew Perry visited Japan and cajoled the Tokugawa Shogunate to establish...
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After Commodore Matthew Perry visited Japan and cajoled the Tokugawa Shogunate to establish commercial and diplomatic relations, Japanese society was riven by divisions between modernizers and traditionalists. The modernizers eventually triumphed in the Meiji Restoration of 1868,...
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The Revolution To Come ***New Event: June 19th @ 11:30am EDT
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The Roman Myth of Aeneas, Lavinia, and the King Who Started It All The figure of Aeneas of Troy first appears in the Homeric epics of Greek mythology, but he emerges...
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The figure of Aeneas of Troy first appears in the Homeric epics of Greek mythology, but he emerges as a central figure in Roman mythology, described most thoroughly in Virgil’s Aeneid. In Roman legends, Aeneas is involved in the founding of Rome. He is said to have become a king...
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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator’s Iconic Opening Battle, Part I This week, we’re going to take a close look at arguably the most famous and recognizable Roman...
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This week, we’re going to take a close look at arguably the most famous and recognizable Roman battle sequence in film: the iconic opening battle from Gladiator (2000). Despite being a relatively short sequence (about ten minutes), there’s actually enough to talk about here that...
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A Mid-Century Day At The Beach in Rochester, Upstate New York These photos were taken on the beaches of Rochester, the city on Lake Ontario, in Upstate New York....
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These photos were taken on the beaches of Rochester, the city on Lake Ontario, in Upstate New York. There’s something especially right about looking at pictures from Rochester, what with it being home to The George Eastman Museum, sited on the estate of the Kodak founder. The...
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Son of a Witch! Greg Houle on the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 Few historical events fascinate modern audiences as much as the Salem witch trials of 1692, which...
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Few historical events fascinate modern audiences as much as the Salem witch trials of 1692, which saw more than 200 people accused and 19 people executed for witchcraft. But what underlying factors allowed the witch trials to happen in 17th century Massachusetts, and can we...
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How Hermes Became a God: The Mischievous Tale of the Homeric Hymn Hermes, known by his Roman name Mercury, is one of the most unconventional Olympian gods. As the god...
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Hermes, known by his Roman name Mercury, is one of the most unconventional Olympian gods. As the god of shepherds, thieves, lies, commerce, and boundaries, he embodies a diverse range of human experiences. Considered a close friend to humanity, Hermes is credited with inventing...
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Money and the Ancient World Thoughts from Plato, Aristotle and more!
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Solon: The Athenian Lawmaker Who Shaped Ancient Democracy Solon was considered by Plutarch and many other ancient authors as one of the seven wise men, or...
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Solon was considered by Plutarch and many other ancient authors as one of the seven wise men, or sages, of Greece. He became famous as a statesman but was also a philosopher and poet. He came to power in Athens in the early 6th century BCE when the city was in political and...
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What Are the Most Famous Albert Einstein Quotes? ‘Einstein’ is today a byword for genius. His groundbreaking work in theoretical physics constitutes...
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‘Einstein’ is today a byword for genius. His groundbreaking work in theoretical physics constitutes the foundations of modern science. He was also a deeply moral thinker, a philosopher, a political activist, and pacifist. Albert Einstein is revered as one of the greatest...
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The History & Beliefs of Anglicanism Henry VIII wanted an heir. Catherine of Aragon could not provide him with an heir, so he wanted the...
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Henry VIII wanted an heir. Catherine of Aragon could not provide him with an heir, so he wanted the marriage annulled since divorce was not an option. When the pope refused, most likely due to potential political repercussions, Henry VIII decided to reject the authority of the...
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Shadow Work 101, Applying Jung’s Teachings (With Philosophical Examples) Have you ever become irritated with a chatty person and then realized that you’re just as chatty...
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Have you ever become irritated with a chatty person and then realized that you’re just as chatty yourself? That awareness can represent a glimpse of your “shadow.” In Carl Jung’s theory of analytic psychology, shadow refers to parts, memories, and longings that have been pushed...
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What Does the Domesday Book Tell Us About the Norman Conquest? The Anglo-Saxon aristocracy, many of whom had fought and died with King Harold Godwinson at Senlac...
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The Anglo-Saxon aristocracy, many of whom had fought and died with King Harold Godwinson at Senlac Hill, were systematically shorn of their landed wealth after 1066. In their place stood the Norman aristocrats whose superior skill at arms had granted them victory on that fateful...
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Guide to the History & Beliefs of Roman Catholicism The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by...
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The Roman Catholic Church traces its origin to the apostles and specifically to Peter. They are by far the largest denomination of Christianity with more than 1.2 billion Roman Catholic believers worldwide. The Church played a significant role in history and had a marked...
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9 Works by Donatello You Should Know Donatello, born Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, was one of the most outstanding sculptors of the...
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Donatello, born Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, was one of the most outstanding sculptors of the Italian Renaissance. He was the frontrunner in reviving the art of Antiquity, and he was interested in Roman art and archaeology long before his contemporaries. Read on to learn...
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Why Nietzsche Considered Himself Ahead of His Time Untimely Meditations is one of the least read of Nietzsche’s works. In this article, we look at why...
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Untimely Meditations is one of the least read of Nietzsche’s works. In this article, we look at why more attention ought to be paid to the essays in this collection, but also why Nietzsche considered them to be “untimely.”   What Are the Untimely Meditations?   Nietzsche’s...
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How Tall Was Genghis Khan? Debunking the Myths The man history knows as Genghis Khan was called initially Temujin. Born near Lake Baikal, Mongolia,...
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The man history knows as Genghis Khan was called initially Temujin. Born near Lake Baikal, Mongolia, around 1162, Temujin faced a difficult childhood. Yet he possessed cunning and determination, rising to power through alliances, military victories, and uniting the Mongol clans....
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New York City Streets by Al Jaffee “Photographs are born of the positives and negatives accumulated in a lifetime.” – Al Jaffee  ...
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“Photographs are born of the positives and negatives accumulated in a lifetime.” – Al Jaffee   Brooklyn-born Jay Jaffee (1921 – 1999) takes us to a New York City of energy, isolation, emotion and ambition. His sublime black-and-white photographs evoke stories in their textured...
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10 Must-Visit Museums in Texas Texas preserves its past in ways that reflect the scale and complexity of the state itself. From the...
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Texas preserves its past in ways that reflect the scale and complexity of the state itself. From the borderlands to the Gulf, and from the Hill Country to the Panhandle, its history includes Indigenous nations, Spanish colonization, independence from Mexico, statehood, war,...
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Cannibal Crusaders Cannibal Crusaders JamesHoare Thu, 06/05/2025 - 09:05
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The Origins of Agriculture: How We Domesticated Crops and Livestock For much of our history, humans have sustained themselves through hunting and gathering wild plants...
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For much of our history, humans have sustained themselves through hunting and gathering wild plants and animals. However, our trajectory changed around 12,000 years ago when agriculture emerged as humans began to domesticate livestock and crops, permanently altering our...