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Book Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom

A scholarly journey to the Library of Ashurbanipal

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Book Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom

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The Forgotten People Who Built the Bamiyan Buddhas

The origins, rise, and fall of the White Huns

Feb 9

The Forgotten People Who Built the Bamiyan Buddhas

Feb 9

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Iceman Ötzi’s Medical Records Are Similar to a Modern Person

Ancient humans suffered from the same diseases as us

Nov 28, 2024

Iceman Ötzi’s Medical Records Are Similar to a Modern Person

Nov 28, 2024

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The Lesser-Known Civilization Which May Have Invented Writing Before Mesopotamia

The story of the Vinča culture, Europe’s first civilization

Jun 14, 2024

The Lesser-Known Civilization Which May Have Invented Writing Before Mesopotamia

Jun 14, 2024

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How Did the Pork Taboo Originate?

Exploring why one-third of humanity doesn’t consume pork

Nov 10, 2023

How Did the Pork Taboo Originate?

Nov 10, 2023

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The Great Timbuktu Book Heist

How the city’s librarians smuggled 400,000 ancient texts past Al-Qaeda

Jun 5

The Great Timbuktu Book Heist

Jun 5

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Join Me At Forgotten Footprints

A special offer for all Medium members

May 22

Join Me At Forgotten Footprints

May 22

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How Three Lesser-Known Kingdoms Stopped the Mongol Juggernaut

The Mongol Empire met stiff resistance in South and Southeast Asia.

May 1

How Three Lesser-Known Kingdoms Stopped the Mongol Juggernaut

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In This Town, People Still Live in 9000 Year Old Stone Age Homes

A remarkable story of continuous inhabitation since Neolithic times in Italy

Apr 18

In This Town, People Still Live in 9000 Year Old Stone Age Homes

Apr 18

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The Mystery of the Siberian Ice Maiden

Genetics and archaeology can help us solve a 2500-year-old puzzle

Mar 17

The Mystery of the Siberian Ice Maiden

Mar 17

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