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  • How Three Lesser-Known Kingdoms Stopped the Mongol Juggernaut

    How Three Lesser-Known Kingdoms Stopped the Mongol Juggernaut

    The Mongol Empire met stiff resistance in South and Southeast Asia.
    Go to the profile of Prateek Dasgupta
    Prateek Dasgupta
    May 1
    New Radiocarbon Dates Reveal Mongolia Had Pottery Almost 2,000 Years Earlier Than Previously…

    New Radiocarbon Dates Reveal Mongolia Had Pottery Almost 2,000 Years Earlier Than Previously…

    A recent study sheds new light on early Holocene sites around Mongolia’s paleolake, Baruun Khuree
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    Sandee Oster
    Apr 22
    The Disappearing Joods of Friesland

    The Disappearing Joods of Friesland

    From a thriving community before the Second World War to a dwindling handful, they constitute a unique chapter of history.
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    Vickey Maverick.
    Apr 14
    The Battle of Pavia

    The Battle of Pavia

    Exactly 500 Years Ago, the Battle of Pavia Changed European History and the Art of War
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    Martino Sacchi
    Mar 19
    How Did the Pork Taboo Originate?

    How Did the Pork Taboo Originate?

    Exploring why one-third of humanity doesn’t consume pork
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    Prateek Dasgupta
    Nov 10, 2023
    The Forgotten People Who Built the Bamiyan Buddhas

    The Forgotten People Who Built the Bamiyan Buddhas

    The origins, rise, and fall of the White Huns
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    Prateek Dasgupta
    Feb 9
    On McVeigh’s Trail

    On McVeigh’s Trail

    The Oklahoma City bombing 30 years later.
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    Grady Bolding
    Apr 22
    Australia on the Ground 2300 BCE

    Australia on the Ground 2300 BCE

    The Last Volcano and the Oldest Human Story of Cataclysm
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    Simon Cameron
    Feb 21
    The Making of Assam Tea

    The Making of Assam Tea

    How British botany, Chinese expertise, and Indian labor combined to set up India’s first tea estates
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    Rituparna
    Nov 5, 2024
    The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

    The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

    The First American Revolution
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    Jon Hunner in Driven by the Past
    Nov 2, 2024
    In This Town, People Still Live in 9000 Year Old Stone Age Homes

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

    A remarkable story of continuous inhabitation since Neolithic times in Italy
    Go to the profile of Prateek Dasgupta
    Prateek Dasgupta
    Apr 18
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