#Ancient

Nadim Shehadi

Confusezeus

Very useful background to the "negligence" that caused the tragedy in Lebanon by @glcarlstrom of @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2020/08/06/its-unbelievable-negligence-even-on-the-scale-of-the-perennially-negligen

Arthur Asseraf

ArthurAsseraf

Are you stuck at home or perhaps having a generally difficult week?Come, take a walk with me. This time, we'll meet in Tetouan, in Northern Morocco. As we explore the

Diana Trujillo

FromCaliToMars

Tomorrow is the big day! It is amazing to think that right now, @NASAPersevere is about 203,746 km away from Mars... and yet it will arrive *tomorrow*, right on schedule.

Séamas It Ever Was

shockproofbeats

TWITTER what are your fave "whoaaa" threads of all time? First that comes to mind is this one (scroll to top) in which spider scientists and astronomers WORK OUT that

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

Thread (longish but hopefully interesting): While reading about the sudden collapse of the Balkan Neolithic cultures, like Vinča culture (pic) at the end of the 5th mill BC, I came

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MrAshCunningham

Every year I wait until I see this meme pop up, then post my response.I LOVE mythology, and have done since I was a wee boy. Whoever made this has

vakibs

vakibs

Why does it matter to have chemical names in Indian languages? The name of a compound often reveals the chemical structure, and that prompts creative thinking. Indian language students are

James Bejon

JamesBejon

THREAD.Further Festive Spirit:co-regencies, onomastic patterns, and excerpts from Rabbinic literature.Q: Ever wondered how to view Matthew’s and Luke’s genealogies?Me too.What follows are some suggestions.In the event of confusion, plea

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zei_squirrel

jordan peterson is trending because he is apparently writing another "12 rule for life" which I think warrants a trip down memory lane. THREAD WITH CLIPS revealing him to be

L.r. 🔆

revuntelevised

Zócalo asks, "Can we build a better Summer Olympics?"Welcome to the mega-thread of *reasons why the Olympics should immediately fuck off forever*https://twitter.com/ThePublicSquare/status/1271587145220669440 "The six Summer

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CatesDuane

Thread: THIS WAS ALWAYS GOING TO COME DOWN "TO THE WIRE."President Trump is going through EVERY SINGLE LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL Process available to him in orders of magnitude.What do I

Berryz Qorner ⭐️⭐️⭐️

BerryDivine77

1/Why is North Korea peace deal so important?Who set up the fiber optics/internet infrastructure?If NK was/is an evil nuke happy dictatorship, then how was Eric Schmidt allowed access? https://www.ncc.gov.ng/documents/297-understanding-inte

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ChrisKhach

1) Let’s talk about #Nakhichevan - a lost homeland. 2) The the name "Nakhichevan" in #Armenian literally means "the place of first descent", a Biblical reference to the descent of

Anna MacDonald

Dr_AnnaM

OMG! After 4 years, Friday was my last day working on @OMGenomes at @ourANU. I’ve been lucky to do some amazing mammaly museumy geneticy things, hang out with great people,

yash

notyashpreet

I was reading articles on Hindus in Indonesia and I found out that a hindu organization “Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia” claimed that in 2005 18 million Hindus live in the

Nate Ming

NateMing

after recently finishing a complete replay of the Yakuza series, I have a lot of thoughts... and emotionsbut the one thing that stands out the most to me are the

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