World History Teachers Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Teaching the French Revolution? Was it just ten years of senseless killing? That's what columnist Peggy Noonan suggested in an essay for the Wall Street Journal. Two historians, Mike Duncan, a revolutionary history podcaster, and David A. Bell, a history professor at Princeton, took Noonan to task on Twitter for not knowing her history. Both historians suggest that the revolution, while horrifically violent, made significant contributions to the world.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Discovery of a Potential New Human Species A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications 1 has proposed the existence of a new human species, Homo juluensis. This ancient hominin, believed to have lived in eastern Asia between 300,000 and 50,000 years ago, is a significant addition to our understanding of human evolution. Led by Professor Christopher J.

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Humanities Ancestry Anthropology Archaeology 89

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Steve Brace shared a moment of fame on BBC Sounds as he discussed the origins of Sheffield's street names with a local radio presenter. Listen here. What are the interesting histories of street names close to you? I've already spoken about that in my Presidential lecture.

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History 59

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The LaPrele Mammoth Site: A Window into Early North American Life Archaeological discoveries at the LaPrele mammoth site in Wyoming continue to shed light on the ingenuity and adaptability of Early North Americans, who lived in North America nearly 13,000 years ago. Among the latest findings, researchers have uncovered bone needles crafted from the remains of fur-bearing animals, suggesting these ancient humans produced garments that helped them survive cold climates.

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Archaeology Artifacts Anthropology Humanities 78

Zinn Education Project

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Jessica Rucker, Kate Masure, Maya Davis at NMAAHC on Nov. 12. By Robert Stewart, Smithsonian. On November 12, the National Museum of African American History and Culture hosted a conversation about the new graphic history , Freedom Was in Sight. Grounded in the history of Washington, DC, and the surrounding region, Freedom Was in Sight challenges Reconstruction’s conventional end point of 1877 and introduces readers to well-known and lesser-known people who worked to empower the Black community

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History Museum American History Cultures 52

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Tracing Humanity's Journey Through the Pacific The dispersal of Homo sapiens into the Pacific region has long fascinated archaeologists. However, questions surrounding the timing and routes of this migration remain contentious. Recent findings 1 at Mololo Cave on Waigeo Island, detailed in a study led by Dr. Dylan Gaffney and an international team of researchers, provide groundbreaking evidence of human presence in Wallacea dating back 50,000 to 55,000 years ago.

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Humanities Artifacts Research 76

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

“The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort Knox, including Southern Indiana.” It deals primarily with the Central Kentucky Theater. I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog.

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History American History 52

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This is now available. An annual treat for as long as I can remember. Always a fixture of my final week before the Christmas break. Helen Young has provided your final lesson of term for you with a 12 question quiz. I use this with all my groups in the final lesson and it always goes down well. A tub of Heroes to hand and you have their full attention.

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Geography Teaching 52

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

I had a lovely time down at the RGS yesterday. it was a lovely start with a glorious red sunrise over the Fens. Through Knightsbridge and the Rutland Estate - my preferred route via the 'hole in the wall' to the RGS. In through the Kensington Gore entrance for a change. I was asked to go along and hand out the prizes at the Award ceremony for the Young Geographer of the Year competition.

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