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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10f5ogv on January 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM

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Gravestones were used by the people to build houses

Submitted by ValdisPunk t3_yuikp1 on November 13, 2022 at 11:35 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_y20ubi on October 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM

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When a builder found a dirty old boot under Hobart barracks, little did he know he'd stumbled upon rare treasure - Major find for early colonial history in Australia.

abc.net.au

Submitted by ArtOak t3_11agq95 on February 24, 2023 at 3:00 AM

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What was the State of Arabic Language Literature in the Ottoman Empire?

Submitted by McGillis_is_a_Char t3_10a3uri on January 12, 2023 at 4:31 PM

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I have translated some letters between the khans of Mongolian and Manchus recorded in the Manchus literary sources, pretty funny how they were roasting each other.

Submitted by Karvier t3_zkznqy on December 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yqgxqb on November 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Unique medieval treasure found with metal detector in The Netherlands

nos-nl.translate.goog

Submitted by rzwart t3_11ms8zw on March 9, 2023 at 1:31 PM

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Did ancient Greeks think that observation prevented observation of the paranormal / paradoxa?

Submitted by Zestyclose-Advisor71 t3_10glude on January 20, 2023 at 3:15 AM

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When did government departments and government budgets become invented?

Submitted by megamindwriter t3_106ib3i on January 8, 2023 at 12:39 PM

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The scientist who discovered sperm was so grossed out he hoped his findings would be repressed

salon.com

Submitted by Vailhem t3_10200yp on January 3, 2023 at 6:06 AM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zripzg on December 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Questions For Labor Historians: Resistance In Company Towns?

Submitted by Ahruzimel t3_z7vv7k on November 29, 2022 at 2:39 PM

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New archival findings on the earliest ownership of the Voynich Manuscript

theartnewspaper.com

Submitted by stegu2 t3_10b7t47 on January 13, 2023 at 10:37 PM

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Archaeologists unearth rare sword from time of the Kalmar War

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_z4ykph on November 26, 2022 at 4:59 AM

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Medieval ship found in Norway‘s biggest lake

sciencenorway.no

Submitted by J4tune1860 t3_zk5jj4 on December 12, 2022 at 5:34 PM

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Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago

english.elpais.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_yvpreu on November 15, 2022 at 7:12 AM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_ydv58q on October 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM

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19th century impressionistic paintings by Turner and Monet depict realism of air pollution, that increased to unprecedented levels during the Industrial Revolution

ua-magazine.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_123kmhy on March 27, 2023 at 11:45 AM

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The Garamantes: Rome's neighbours in the Sahara.

Submitted by AugustWolf22 t3_zmnnd5 on December 15, 2022 at 3:21 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zlp4i4 on December 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Yuri Knorozov: The Maverick Scholar Who Cracked The Maya Code

rferl.org

Submitted by tyrannosauru t3_yzy4v5 on November 20, 2022 at 7:33 AM

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Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries

sciencefriday.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yvbtch on November 14, 2022 at 8:35 PM

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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11f1zd3 on March 1, 2023 at 12:01 PM

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Archaeologists Uncover Oldest, And Most Complete Mummy Found In Egypt

iflscience.com

Submitted by Magister_Xehanort t3_10m066f on January 26, 2023 at 7:28 PM

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