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AHE Receives eu Web Award
Jan van der Crabben (CEO) and James Blake Wiener (Communications Director) receive the 2018 .eu Web Award at the award ceremony in Brussels.
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Battle of Germantown
The Battle of Germantown (4 October 1777) was a major battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which General George Washington launched an unsuccessful assault on the British army garrisoned in Germantown, Pennsylvania. After...
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The Maya Calendar and the End of the World: Why the one does not substantiate the other
The Popol Vuh recounts the story of twins who journeyed to Xibalba. For the Maya, their round of adventures serves as a metaphor for timeless, repeating cycles and for the regeneration of earth and all living things. – Gene S. Stuart, Mayanist...
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How did Britain Conquer India? | Animated History
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Ancient Chinese Art
Maxwell Hearn, the new head of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrates the art of understanding and appreciating Chinese scroll paintings, among other ancient Chinese art, and how those pieces are significant in connecting...
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Kings & Queens of England 6/8: The Stuarts - Over Sexed and Over Here
Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday and help me make more fascinating videos! Kings & Queens of England 6/8: The Stuarts – Over Sexed and Over Here How did a gay king shape modern christianity? Why...
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Pattadakal - A Walk Through The Ruins
Pattadakal has witnessed a wide variety of rulers on its red soil and at the same time holds a mix of various religions that flourished in the region. In 1987, UNESCO named it a WORLD HERITAGE SITE. Music by Doug Maxwell (Youtube library...
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The Golden Goblet
+JMJ+ In searching for an image for the cover of the review, I saw that somebody had reviewed The Golden Goblet saying that it was terrible and that the plot took too long to become interesting. I suppose many people today cannot persevere...
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Interview: The Mysterious Bronze Age Collapse with Eric Cline
The decline of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Mediterranean and Near East has puzzled historians and archaeologists for centuries. While many have ascribed the collapse of several civilizations to the enigmatic Sea Peoples, Professor...
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Pre-Inca Civilisations at the Tucume Museum
On 1 November 2015 CE, at the annual dinner hosted by the British Guild of Travel Writers at the Savoy Hotel in London, it was announced that the Tucume Museum in northern Peru had won the prestigious award for the Best Wider World Tourism...