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![Prehistoric Alpine Stilt Houses](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17005.jpg?v=1676056803)
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Prehistoric Alpine Stilt Houses
Alpine stilt houses are a unique and fascinating aspect of prehistoric architecture in the Alps, which provide valuable insights into the lives and culture of the ancient communities. The houses were built by prehistoric communities living...
![Dolmens of Ancient Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5670.jpg?v=1618772406)
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Dolmens of Ancient Korea
Dolmens (in Korean: koindol or chisongmyo) are simple structures made of monolithic stones erected during the late Neolithic period or Korean Bronze Age (1st millennium BCE). In ancient Korea they appear most often near villages and the archaeological...
![Dragoons in the English Civil Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15198.png?v=1643186429)
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Dragoons in the English Civil Wars
Dragoons were hybrid cavalry-infantry troops during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). They usually dismounted before fighting and were used primarily as support troops. Dragoons were frequently tasked with capturing and holding strategically...
![The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan, Iraqi Kurdistan: Median or Achaemenid?](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7981.jpg?v=1697308023)
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The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan, Iraqi Kurdistan: Median or Achaemenid?
O Creator of the material world, at what distance from the holy man (should the place for the dead body be)?" Ahura Mazda replied: "Three paces from the holy man". (Vend. 8. 6-7) In September 2009 CE, one of my relatives...
![Wine Culture in the Hellenistic Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9425.jpg?v=1717393031)
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Wine Culture in the Hellenistic Mediterranean
The culture of drinking wine was enjoyed throughout the Mediterranean world, and what is true now was true in antiquity, too: wine is always good business. The Hellenistic Period (c. 335-30 BCE), between Alexander the Great and Cleopatra...
![Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3935.jpg?v=1709180529)
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Mythology
Myths are a part of every culture in the world and are used to explain natural phenomena, where a people came from and how their civilization developed, and why things happen as they do. At their most basic level, myths comfort by giving...
![Ancient Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5821.jpg?v=1705772346)
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Ancient Korea
Korea, located on a large peninsula on the eastern coast of the Asian mainland, has been inhabited since Neolithic times. The first recognisable political state was Gojoseon in the second half of the first millennium BCE. From the 1st century...
![Roman Sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1162.jpg?v=1717192389)
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Roman Sculpture
Roman sculpture blended the idealised perfection of Classical Greek sculpture with a greater aspiration for realism. It also absorbed artistic preferences and styles from the East to create images in stone and bronze which rank among the...
![Etruscan Architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6309.jpg?v=1707718210)
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Etruscan Architecture
The architecture of the Etruscan civilization, which flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, has largely been obliterated both by the conquering Romans and time, but the very influence of the Etruscans on Roman architecture...
![New Model Army](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14943.png?v=1713910926)
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New Model Army
The New Model Army was created in February 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) that turned England from a monarchy to a republic. It was a professional army in terms of its personnel, training, and leadership...