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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon

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Footprints Reveal 2 Extinct Hominin Species Living Side By Side

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Absinthe: From Green Fairy to Moral Panic

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Neolithic Communities in Europe Featured Surprising Gender Equality

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Sophia and the Fall: The Gnostic Creation Myth Explained

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Books of the Year 2024: Part 2

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Bizarre Case Of A Mysterious Dark Figure’s Inhuman Behavior At Cemeteries – No One Understood What Happened

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Books of the Year 2024: Part 1

[ad_1] ‘Courageous, morally complex history – and superb scholarship’ Nile Green is Ibn Khaldun Endowed Chair in World History at

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Pylon of Ptolemaic Temple Uncovered in Sohag Along Western Bank of Nile

[ad_1] A complete pylon of a Ptolemaic temple called Batlmy, described as a ‘significant milestone’, has been found on the

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New Study of Balearic Island Bronze Age Swords Reveals Complex Origins

[ad_1] A recent study revealed many new details about the manufacture, material composition, and cultural importance of Late Bronze Age