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Roman Engineering
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Roman Engineering

The Romans are known for their remarkable engineering feats, be they roads, bridges, tunnels, or their impressive aqueducts. Their constructions, many of them still standing, are a testament to their superior engineering skills and ingenuity...
How the Ice Stupas of Ladakh Bring Water to the Himalayan Desert
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How the Ice Stupas of Ladakh Bring Water to the Himalayan Desert

In the Ladakh region of northwestern India's Himalayas, residents have taken the fight for water into their own hands. With glaciers melting and retreating because of climate change, the impending drought threatens to destroy their livelihoods...
Beneath Iran's Dusty Desert Lie Ancient Water Tunnels Still in Use | National Geographic
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Beneath Iran's Dusty Desert Lie Ancient Water Tunnels Still in Use | National Geographic

Thousands of years ago, Persians created an ingenious system to provide water across their arid landscape. They tapped aquifers at the heads of valleys and designed tunnels that utilized gravity to send the water to settlements. It's now...
Can Ice Stupas Solve the Water Crisis in the Himalayan Desert?
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Can Ice Stupas Solve the Water Crisis in the Himalayan Desert?

Meet the engineers who build glaciers from scratch to help isolated villages in Ladakh, the northern most province of India. Sonam Wangchuk’s team hope that when the man-made sculptures melt, they will provide water in times of need.
Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3
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Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3

In which Mike teaches you about the creation of the universe, with sex. This week we're talking about creations stories from Egypt, West Africa, Greece, China, and Persia that have a lot in common with human sexual reproduction. And also...
The Woman and the Monster
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Woman and the Monster

The Woman and the Monster is a legend of the Arapaho nation about a woman who, seeming to drown in a river, is transported to the realm of an elemental water spirit who teaches her the proper way for her people to honor him and, in so doing...
Origin Tales of the Penobscot Nation
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Origin Tales of the Penobscot Nation

The Penobscot are a Native American nation of the modern-day State of Maine, also recognized as a First Nation of Canada. Along with the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Wolastoqiyik, they form the Wabanaki Confederacy. Their origin tales...
Crazy Horse
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko, l. c. 1840-1877) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux warrior and warband leader considered among the greatest defenders of Sioux lands against the forces of the US government in the 19th century. He is one of the most famous...
Roman Mills
Article by Victor Labate

Roman Mills

The Romans constructed mills for use in agriculture, mining and construction. Around the 3rd century BCE, the first mills were used to grind grain. Later developments and breakthroughs in milling technology expanded their use to crushing...
Roman Naval Warfare
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Roman Naval Warfare

Military supremacy of the seas could be a crucial factor in the success of any land campaign, and the Romans well knew that a powerful naval fleet could supply troops and equipment to where they were most needed in as short a time as possible...
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