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  Protodynastic Egypt c. 3000–2900 BCE

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  Protodynastic Egypt c. 3000–2900 BCE

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  Prior to the establishment of the 1st Dynasty, there is evidence of increasing sophistication and interconnectedness between autonomous settlements dotted along the Nile. This is attested by more sophisticated artefacts, particularly pottery design and ornamentation, and a range of trade, with goods such as obsidian, gold, copper and lapis lazuli... More
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  Ptolemy’s Ireland c. 100 CE

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  Ptolemy’s Ireland c. 100 CE

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  Ireland was known to the Greeks, at least from the voyages to the British Isles of Pytheas in the 4th century BCE. Its latinized name, Hibernia, derives from Celtic Iweriu, or ‘fertile land’. Pomponius Mela, writing in 43 CE, said it was ‘so luxuriant in grass – abundant and sweet... More
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  Skara Brae from 3180 BCE

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  Skara Brae from 3180 BCE

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  The Orkneys’ site of Skara Brae comprises the remains of eight buildings interlinked by low covered passages. One of these appears to have been a form of workshop, while the rest of the dwellings conformed to a standard design: a stone bed to either side of the entrance, the larger... More
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  Southwest Culture 1000–1500 CE

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  Southwest Culture 1000–1500 CE

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  Spanish exploration of the Southwest in the 16th century was spurred by a vain search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Their expeditions fed on native reports – no doubt filtered through a prism of avarice – which probably derived from folk memories of the Anasazi Great Houses. Centred... More
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  The Evidence of Pottery from 2550 BCE

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  The Evidence of Pottery from 2550 BCE

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  The Indus valley civilization was at its peak from c. 2550 BCE. Urbanized and sophisticated, the culture’s signature pottery had black designs on a red (from ferric oxide) base, but also produced ware in a range of different colours. The Indus valley settlements began to decline from around 1800 BCE,... More
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  Viking Settlement of Iceland c. 870–1263

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  Viking Settlement of Iceland c. 870–1263

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  Continuous settlement of Iceland began with the expedition of the stepbrothers Ingolf and Hjorleif from Norway in the early 870s. In the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, Hjorleif was slain by his Irish slaves. In turn, Ingolf slew the slaves then, moving in stages during the summer sailing seasons, edged northwest, before founding... More