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  Dispilio Tablet, The Earliest Written Text Discovered in Greece

  greekreporter.com - Giovanni Prete

  Even though archaeology claims that writing was invented in Sumer between 3,000 and 4,000 BC, a tablet that contradicted this perception was found in …

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  Dec 27, 2022

  James R. Kerrigan

  dea.gov

  Federal Agent James R. Kerrigan died December 27, 1928, from abdominal injuries sustained on September 28, 1928, when he fell eight feet into an …

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  A New Language Has Been Unearthed From Ancient Ruins In Turkey

  iflscience.com

  A long-lost language that hasn’t been uttered for centuries has been discovered on cuneiform clay tablets among some ancient ruins in Turkey. The new …

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  The Life of Arrian, The Biographer of Alexander the Great

  greekreporter.com - Alexander Gale

  Over 2,300 years have passed since the death of Alexander the Great, but he remains one of the most famous historical figures of all time. The …

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  Viking Trade Routes Reached Over Hundreds of Miles to The Arctic, Study Finds

  ScienceAlert - Russell McLendon

  The Vikings were notorious raiders, but they were traders too, establishing vast trade routes that flourished from the 8th to 11th centuries. A new …

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  Rare 1885 Photo Captures the First Licensed Women Doctors of India, Japan, and Syria

  My Modern Met - Regina Sienra

  According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, about 36.3% of active physicians in the U.S. are women. And while this number is far from ideal parity, it still means that we’ve come a long way—and all thanks to trailblazers who defied social roles and pursued a medical degree in the …