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De-Extinction: A History
John Hammond: “None of these attractions are ready yet, of course, but the park will open with the basic tour that you’re about to take, and then other rides will come online six to twelve months after that. Absolutely spectacular… Continue reading
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Buddha, Alexander, and the Intertwining of Eurasia
The following is what is titled by historians Major Rock Edict XIII of Ashoka, which was issued in 256 BC and inscribed in large stone inscriptions along with others in several places throughout the ancient Maurya Empire of India (traditionally… Continue reading
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Göbekli Tepe and the Neolithic Process
You and your clan have been walking for days through the warm chapparal of the Konya Basin, the occasional hunting of small game and a collection of edible plants keeping you sustained. You’re a bit hungry though and your thoughts… Continue reading
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Maya Glyphs and How They Work
The date is 9.12.11.5.18 and K’inich Janaab’ Pakal is dead. As the great king of Palenque who ruled for an incredible 68 years is carried to his tomb and the crowds watch on, mourning the deified ajaw, he wears a… Continue reading
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A Tragedy Down Under
It’s a January morning on the farmstead and the rising Sun will soon bring in another very hot day. The call of the laughing kookaburra has become a more common sound since its introduction from the mainland a couple years… Continue reading
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The Roman Restaurant Experience
Walking through the streets of a bustling neighborhood, you weave through a gathered crowd, wandering around and mingling, only moving aside when a cart or donkey needs passage. At the edges of the crowds, street-salespeople attempt to sell loaves of… Continue reading
Living in the Longue Durée 