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Khotyn Fortress
Khotyn fortress is a complex of fortifications situated on the hilly right bank of the Dniester in Khotyn, Ukraine. It consists of a 13th-century stronghold and an 18th-century bastion surrounding it. It is one of the oldest preserved fortifications...
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Wupatki
Wupatki or Wupatki National Monument is an Ancestral Puebloan site that contains over 800 ancient ruins. It is situated in the north-central region of the US state of Arizona and is approximately 50 km (31 miles) northeast of the present-day...
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Paleoindian Projectile Point Types
Types of projectile points of the Paleoindian period in North America.
National Park Service, Southeast Archaeological Center
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Eight Sioux in Front of Tipis on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Eight Sioux in Front of Tipis on the Pine Ridge Reservation, photo taken by the Northwestern Photographic Company, circa 1891.
Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana.
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Maize
Various types of corn (maize).
Photo by Keith Weller. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Battle of Borodino
The Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812) was a major battle fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. It saw the French Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) narrowly defeat an imperial Russian army under Mikhail Kutuzov...
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Ivan III of Russia Portrait
Ivan III, Grand Duke of Moscow (r. 1462-1505), picture from The Tsar's Titular, 1672.
Scanned from Russian book RUSSIA: Complete Encyclopedic Illustrated Reference Book, OLMA-PRESS, 2002.
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How to Become a Medieval Knight
In medieval society a knight enjoyed a position of high status and often wealth, they were feared on the battlefield and known for their chivalry off it, but it took a long time and a lot of training to get there. Trained in weapons handling...
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ArchaeoConcept Interview
ArchaeoConcept is an independent company based in Biel, Switzerland that finds solutions to problems encountered by archaeologists and heritage managers which cannot be answered from within existing structures. Through its integrative projects...
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Reforms of Catherine the Great
Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) was the empress regent of Russia from 1762 to 1796. During the mid-18th century, Russia was still regarded as culturally behind compared to Western European countries. However, during her reign...