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Fayum A Culture: Egypt’s First Farmers at a Desert Lake

What Was the Fayum A Culture? A Short Answer FirstThe Fayum A culture is the name archaeologists give to a group of Neol...
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El Omari Culture: Egypt’s Neolithic Village at Wadi Hof Explained

Most people meet ancient Egypt through its pyramids, gold masks and painted tombs. Far fewer have heard of the farmers w...
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What Was the Neo-Assyrian Empire? Meaning and Dates

The name “Neo-Assyrian Empire” sounds straightforward until three basic questions appear: did its people use that name, ...
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When Was the Old Babylonian Period? Dates, Map, and Why Sources Disagree

Most histories of ancient Mesopotamia open with monuments. This one opens with a question that trips up nearly every rea...
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What is the Ectasian Period? The “Sexual” Revolution that Changed the Boring Billion

In the staggering 4.6 billion years of Earth's history, there may be no other era so misunderstood, yet so decisive for ...
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Earth History: What is the “Boring Billion”? The Stenian Period, Rodinia, and the Origin of Sex

Do you know the "Stenian Period"?It is a geological era about 1.2 billion to 1 billion years ago, often categorized unde...
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The Tonian Period: Earth’s Revolution 1 Billion Years Ago | The Pre-Snowball Era

When you look back at Earth's history, you might imagine the Jurassic period where dinosaurs roamed, or the Cambrian per...
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The Mystery of the Frozen Earth: The Full Story of the Cryogenian Period

Throughout Earth's staggering 4.6 billion year history, perhaps no other era was as harsh or as enveloped in silence as ...
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Early Dynastic Mesopotamia: How Sumerian Civilization Built the First City-States

What was the Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia, and why does it matter today?If you have heard of ancient Mesopotamia...
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The Tonian Period: Earth’s Revolution 1 Billion Years Ago | The Pre-Snowball Era

When you look back at Earth's history, you might imagine the Jurassic period where dinosaurs roamed, or the Cambrian per...