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Pit River Valley, Modoc County, California
Image by Robert F. Ettner

Pit River Valley, Modoc County, California

The Pit River winds through the Modoc Plateau, once the home of the Native American Modoc nation. Photograph by Robert F. Ettner, Natural Resources Staff Officer, Siskiyou National Forest, US Forest Service, 2006.
Stonewall Jackson
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Stonewall Jackson - General Lee's Lieutenant

Thomas J. Jackson (1824-1863), better known as Stonewall Jackson, was one of the most famous Confederate generals of the American Civil War (1861-1865). A veteran of the Mexican-American War and a former VMI instructor, he joined the Confederate...
First Agricultural Revolution
Definition by Raffaele Testolin

First Agricultural Revolution

The First Agricultural Revolution, beginning c. 12-20,000 years ago, was characterized by the emergence of different agricultural systems in different parts of the world, whose common trait was the use of native species. Although agriculture...
Ancient Afghanistan
Definition by Ralf Rotheimer

Ancient Afghanistan

The ancient history of Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, is full of fascinating cultures, from early nomadic tribes to the realms of Achaemenid Persia, the Seleucids, the Mauryans, the Parthians, and Sasanians, as well as...
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (UNESCO/NHK)
Video by UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (UNESCO/NHK)

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural...
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (UNESCO/NHK)
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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (UNESCO/NHK)

The Vézère valley in France contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its...
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega  ... (UNESCO/NHK)
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega ... (UNESCO/NHK)

The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Côa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic...
First-Wave / Earliest Civilizations
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First-Wave / Earliest Civilizations

A map illustrating the earliest stages of human civilization spanning from c. 8000 BCE to 2000 BCE. It showcases the emergence of organized societies, agricultural practices, and the origins of urbanization.
Conway Cabal
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Conway Cabal

The Conway Cabal was a movement undertaken by American military officers and political leaders to remove General George Washington from command of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78. These Patriot leaders had lost confidence...
Colosseum Valley - Ancient Rome Live (AIRC)
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Colosseum Valley - Ancient Rome Live (AIRC)

The Colosseum (the Flavian amphitheater) is the largest amphitheater the Romans ever constructed, with a circumference of 545 m, height of 50 m, 189m long and 156m wide. The exterior wall of travertine stone has been estimated to 100,000...
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