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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

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Spain has a deep and far-reaching colonial history, particularly in Latin America. The claim that Spain’s imperialism isn’t true colonization reflects a reluctance to confront the darker aspects of the country’s history, which involved widespread exploitation, violence, and cultural erasure across continents. Unlike the U.K.,

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Ancient Meteors and Early Iron: How Space Rocks Became Everyday Tools in Iron Age Poland

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Recent analysis of artifacts from two Lusatian Culture cemeteries suggests that early metallurgists were not only working with iron from terrestrial sources but also incorporating metal from ataxite meteorites—an extremely rare form of nickel-rich iron that originates in space. A Witnessed Meteorite Fall?

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Creating Interactive Lessons Through App Smashing

A Principal's Reflections

Content consumption does not equate to the construction of new knowledge, discourse, answering questions, solving a problem, or creating a learning artifact. I often recommend the use of this tool in History as a way to explore primary source documents. That is a good start, but not a solution if learning is the goal.

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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

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Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making. Fossils do not speak, and ancient DNA does not carry recordings of conversations.

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Immersive 3D Technology Reshapes the Study of the Human Past

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A New Way to Study Ancient Artifacts For decades, archaeologists have relied on traditional methods to analyze artifacts and architectural remains. A Breakthrough in Armenia The HKU team tested their innovative approach at a field site in Armenia, a region with a rich Early Bronze Age history. 1 Cobb, P. J., & Azizbekyan, H.

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How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?

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Excavation uncovered several layers of human occupation associated with stone artifacts, animal bones, shells, and charcoal—all physical remains discarded by ancient humans living at the cave. Foraging in the Rainforest A key finding of the excavation was a tree resin artifact that was made at this time.

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The Oldest Known Alphabet Unearthed in Ancient Syria

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These artifacts were found alongside skeletons, jewelry, pottery, and other items in a well-preserved tomb from the Early Bronze Age. A New Chapter in the Alphabet's History Previously, scholars believed the alphabet emerged in or near Egypt as a tool for simplifying the complex hieroglyphic and cuneiform systems of the time.

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