Geography Archive
Vedic Religion
Vedic Religion is the earliest layers of the religion of India, the ancient religion that made its way into India carried by the Aryan people (“noble” or “royal” people) who were the children of the ancestors of the ancient Iranian […]
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Neolithic Europe
The earliest remains of food-producing societies in Europe are found in Greece, dating a few thousand years after the Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the Fertile Crescent. Based on the evidence gathered so far, it appears that this cultural revolution […]
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Battle-Axe Culture
The Battle Axe Culture, also called the Boat Axe Culture, flourished during the Chalcolithic in the coastal areas of the south Scandinavian Peninsula and southwest Finland, lasting from about 2800–2300 BCE. [1] This ancient culture, known for their distinctive battle […]
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The Middle Ages of Europe
We know from the writings of Middle Ages scholars that they considered the time they lived in as a Dark Age. When I put myself in their shoes, I do not blame them. They looked back to the previous age […]
Continue ReadingMcGraths Flats, New South Wales, Australia
The heart of Australia today is arid desert, shrublands and grasslands. Though once the region was lush, dense, temperate, mesic rainforest. In one of the grasslands of the Central Tablelands in the New South Wales (NSW) of Australia, a few […]
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Myths & Legends of the Algonquian Peoples
In addition to their common language, Algonquian-speaking tribes shared many commonalities in their religious beliefs, stories of creation, and culture. All Algonquian peoples of the Eastern Woodlands subscribed to cycles of legend and myth regarding tricksters and transformers: powerful beings […]
Continue ReadingAltai-Sayan Region
The Altai-Sayan region is a region of Inner Asia roughly proximate with the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains. The Altai Mountains are a range situated right on the intersection between eastern Mongolia, northeastern China, Russia to the north, and […]
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Wigwam
The wigwam was a dome-shaped shelter, with a roughly circular base, used by a wide range of Native American peoples as a semi-permanent shelter. There are a number of names by which the wigwam is known, corresponding to the specific […]
Continue ReadingNative American History
The history of the Native American People spans uncounted generations over thousands of years. Over tens of thousand of years even, watching a single people multiply and divide like a fractal into a diverse range of cultures. Their story begins […]
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