Tag: Archeology

Social Science and Culture Links

Nov 19, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Education, History, Links – Social Science and Culture, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology

1. 7 Cool Political Maps That Show How Old Historical Events Still Haunt The World Today One example from Poland: The orange regions are the Powiats (counties) won by the socialist Civic Platform, while the blue are the Powiats won by the conservative Law and Justice platform: …overlay this map of the old border of…
The Birth of Religion

May 31, 2011

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mwkruse

in Culture, Economic Development, History, Religion, Sociology

National Geographic: The Birth of Religion We used to think agriculture gave rise to cities and later to writing, art, and religion. Now the world's oldest temple suggests the urge to worship sparked civilization. … At the time of Göbekli Tepe's construction much of the human race lived in small nomadic bands that survived by…