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Native American Concept of Land Ownership
The Native American concept of land ownership differs significantly from that of the European settlers who colonized the Americas or their descendants in that land could not be owned, only stewarded and lived with. The Earth is understood...
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Chart of Van Diemen's Land
Chart of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) by the British navigator and cartographer, Matthew Flinders, (1774-1814). Chart drawn 1798-1799.
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Oman: The Land of Frankincense - Tony Walsh
While Oman is perhaps the most mysterious corner of the Arabian peninsula to Westerners, the country retains a strong sense of identity, a pride in its ancient past, and unique surprises in the domain of cultural heritage. In this exclusive...
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Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve
Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve. Many parts of this area look similar to how it may have looked when the first humans arrived there, perhaps around 30,000 years ago. From there on, early humans may have crossed to the Americas by around...
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This Land is Their Land: A Conversation with David Silverman and David Vanderhoop | MV Museum
A conversation between David Silverman and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal elder David Vanderhoop around the myth of Thanksgiving and how it fits into broader misconceptions of our country and its Indigenous history. Originally presented as...
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The Adventure of Jason and the Argonauts from the Argonautica
Jason is a mythological Greek hero who is best known for his journey with the Argonauts in search of the golden fleece. Aboard the ship the Argo (which is where the term Argonauts comes from), Jason and his men travelled to Kolchis on the...
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What is the Gnostic Religion?
Long-buried secret books of the Bible. A good an evil god. A Gospel of Judas. These are all parts of a mysterious early branch of sects in Christianity called the Gnostics. Who were these people? What did they believe? And why did it take...
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Crusades
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by popes and Christian western powers to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control and then defend those gains. There were eight major official crusades between 1095...
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Knights Templar
The Knights Templar were established c. 1119 and given papal recognition in 1129. It was a Catholic medieval military order whose members combined martial prowess with a monastic life to defend Christian holy sites and pilgrims in the Middle...
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Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204 CE) was called by Pope Innocent III (r. 1198-1216 CE) to retake Jerusalem from its current Muslim overlords. However, in a bizarre combination of cock-ups, financial constraints, and Venetian trading ambitions...