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  Stone Age

  The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking. Stone tools were made from a variety of different kinds of stone. For example, flint and chert ... > more
• Human Evolution
  Evolution
  Early Humans
  Cultures
  Anthropology
  Origin of Life
   

  The Genographic Project

  The Genographic Project, launched in April 2005, is a five-year genetic anthropology study that aims to map historical human migration patterns by collecting and analyzing DNA samples from over ... > more
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  Cave painting

  Cave or rock paintings are paintings painted on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. Rock paintings have been made since the Upper Paleolithic, 40,000 years ago. They ... > more
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  Origin of Life
   
  

  Ancient Egypt

  Ancient Egypt was a long-lived civilization in north-eastern Africa. It was concentrated along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River, reaching its greatest extension during the second ... > more
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  Construction
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  Crane (machine)

  A crane is a tower or derrick equipped with cables and pulleys that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to shift them horizontally. Cranes are commonly employed in the construction ... > more
• Anthropology
  Ancient Civilizations
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  Origin of Life
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  Civilization

  The word civilization (or civilisation) has a variety of meanings related to human society. By the most minimal, literal definition, a civilization is a complex society. Technically, anthropologists ... > more
• Caving
  Oceanography
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  Water
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  Stalagmite

  A stalagmite is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate. The corresponding formation ... > more
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  Weapon

  A weapon is a tool which can be used during combat to kill or incapacitate, to destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-functional or unavailable. It may be used to attack and defend, ... > more
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  Anthropology
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  Mesopotamia

  Mesopotamia was home to some of the oldest major ancient civilizations, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Persians, Babylonians and Assyrians. Mesopotamia housed some of the world's most ancient ... > more
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  Pompeii

  Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompei. It was destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount ... > more

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