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Rivers and tides reveal the origin of Sumerian civilization

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...
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Societal Collapse - 9 Movies Depicting the Beginning of Civilization's Deterioration

Written by Ali Wang & Likewise Pix | Jan 23, 2025 Explore 9 captivating movies that vividly depict the start of societal ...
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We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse

Will our own elites perform any better than the rulers of Chaco Canyon, the Mayan heartland, and Viking Greenland? Flames from the Caldor Fire crown in trees at Echo Lake, Calif., in August ...
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Fact Check: Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?

Anthropologist Margaret Mead said the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture is a femur that had been broken and then healed. She theorized that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, ...

How Civilizations Lose Their Spark—and How We Might Keep Ours

Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away." This encounter ...
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Review: 'Pathogenesis' traces the influence of microbes on the history of civilization

PATHOGENESIS: A History of the World in Eight Plaques. By Jonathan Kennedy. Crown. 304 pages. $30. Histories of the world generally credit great men for steering the course of events to the safety of ...
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Colonize the Ocean in Civilization: Beyond Earth's First Expansion, The Rising Tide

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Rising Tide is the first expansion for Beyond Earth and the first time in the long history of Civilization that water tiles will present the same ...