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The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...
Jade inlays, typically reserved for adults, have been discovered on the teeth of young Maya children aged only 8 to 10 years, ...
Anthropologist Margaret Mead said the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture is a femur that had been broken and then healed. She theorized that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, ...
PATHOGENESIS: A History of the World in Eight Plaques. By Jonathan Kennedy. Crown. 304 pages. $30. Histories of the world generally credit great men for steering the course of events to the safety of ...