Category Archives: History

Download Over 91,000 Maps from the World’s Largest Private Collection

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

Whether you’re into geography, astronomy, or simply fascinated by history, there’s bound to be a map that piques your interest in this vast collection. Map lovers will be thrilled by the possibility to peruse some of the world’s most unique … Continue reading →

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Who really owns the past? – Aeon

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

European tourists having a picnic in a temple in Egypt, 1898. Photo by LL/Roger Viollet/Getty Images   Mosul’s old city lies in ruins. A major section of the third largest city in Iraq has been destroyed by war. Two years … Continue reading →

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65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery #GoogleDoodle On this day in 1954, one of the oldest and largest boats on earth was found buried near Egypt’s biggest pyramid. Today’s Doodle celebrates the discovery of the Khufu Ship, which has … Continue reading →

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Beer Geek – Germany Part 1: The Reinheitsgebot

Posted on May 24, 2019 by

Pint Sized Published on 9 Jul 2015 Wilkommen to our latest set of Beer Geek episodes, Germany! We’ll be guiding you through the country’s history, it’s breweries, its events and of course, it’s beer! Today, it’s a document that set … Continue reading →

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The Geography of Livestock

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Atlas Pro Published on 16 Apr 2019 Here’s where the animals we eat come from.

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A richly furnished grave excavated in 1878 near the Viking town of Birka in eastern Sweden had long been assumed to hold a powerful male warrior. The grave was equipped with an arsenal of weapons, as well as a set … Continue reading →

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Ancient Beers Recreated — Reviving Lost Beer Styles

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Ancient Beers Recreated — Reviving Lost Beer Styles Moderns brewers love to experiment with beer. They love it sow much they even try to revive beer styles and techniques that have long been lost to time. Today on Beer By … Continue reading →

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This Ancient ‘Warg’ Was Scarier Than a Tolkien Beast, Terrorized Kenya 22 Million Years Ago

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

This hypercarnivore was larger than a modern polar bear, the largest land-based carnivore alive today. n the “Lord of the Rings” series, author J.R.R. Tolkien invented the fantastical “warg,” a wolf-like beast with sharp teeth that lived in the Misty … Continue reading →

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Country Names Explained

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

In this video, we travel around the world and explore how the nations of the Earth got their names, and what those names mean.

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London university calls for £100m slavery reparation BBC News

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

By Sean Coughlan BBC News education and family correspondent 25 October 2018   Universities in the UK which benefited in previous centuries from the slave trade should contribute to a £100m fund to support ethnic minority students, says a university … Continue reading →

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