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![Evolution of Armor Throughout The Ages](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8933.jpg?v=1690629606)
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Evolution of Armor Throughout The Ages
This collection explores the evolution of arms and armour around the world, from ancient times to the early modern period. Although it is by no means a complete list of the varied gear carried into warfare throughout history, it takes a look...
![Stringer Graph-model of Homo Evolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6269.jpg?v=1700588763)
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Stringer Graph-model of Homo Evolution
Chris Stringer's hypothesis, depicted in a graph-model, of the evolution of several species of genus Homo over the last 2 million years (vertical axis), as published in Stringer, C. (2012). "What makes a modern human". Nature 485 (7396...
![Spread and Evolution of Denisovans](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7240.jpg?v=1639231202)
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Spread and Evolution of Denisovans
Map showing a possible scenario of the spread and evolution of Denisovans. On the right, it shows that Homo sapiens shares a common ancestor with the Neanderthals and Denisovans, who are sister species. There is evidence of interbreeding...
![Evolution of the Phoenician Alphabet](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/175.png?v=1643564704)
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Evolution of the Phoenician Alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet and its equivalents in four modern alphabets. From left to right: Latin, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, Arabic. Legend: In the middle column you'll find the original Phoenician letters, with their modern equivalents in...
![Evolution of Japanese Gender Roles](/uploads/kraked/6/6-1174_ci_preview.jpg)
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Evolution of Japanese Gender Roles
A short video exploring how gender roles and women were portrayed during Medieval Japan and compared to more ancient and contemporary methods.
Researched and drawn by Ross Ranger; Inter-cultural Communication project at UEA
![Skara Brae](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/932.jpg?v=1655748785)
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Skara Brae
Skara Brae is a Neolithic Age site, consisting of ten stone structures, near the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, Scotland. Today the village is situated by the shore but when it was inhabited (c.3100-2500 BCE) it would have been further inland. Steady...
![Walking in Assassin's Creed: Origins - Cyrene](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2973_ci_preview.jpg)
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Walking in Assassin's Creed: Origins - Cyrene
Walking in the Ancient City of Cyrene in Assassin's Creed: Origins with 4K 60fps Ultra maximum graphics settings. This Walk starts in Cyrene and goes through all the main attractions in the city. Walk continues through agriculture sites near...
![Homo Heidelbergensis](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6442.jpg?v=1670262662)
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Homo Heidelbergensis
Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of human that is identified in both Africa and western Eurasia from roughly 700,000 years ago onwards until around 200,000 years ago – fitting snugly within the Middle Pleistocene. Named for...
![Death, Burial & the Afterlife in the Ancient Celtic Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10911.jpg?v=1716674103)
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Death, Burial & the Afterlife in the Ancient Celtic Religion
The ancient Celts who occupied large parts of Europe from 700 BCE to 400 CE displayed a clear belief in an afterlife as evidenced in their treatment of the dead. In the absence of extensive written records by the Celts themselves, we are...
![Saturn](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4130.jpg?v=1714131666)
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Saturn
Saturn (Saturnus) was a Roman god with a similar history to Cronus from Greek mythology. Often depicted in art wielding a scythe he was considered an agricultural god, especially associated with seed-corn. The Saturnalia festival, named after...