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stayoutoftherz
Deutsch D-A-CH
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Im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien
Im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien
Highlights of the prehistoric collection of the natural history museum in Vienna
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litguru
Worldbuilding
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Family Matters
Family Matters
I was feeling nostalgic the other day, and I began perusing through the hominid family album. The current scientific consensus is that humans evolved from earlier species of hominins, as found in the fossil
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litguru
Proof of Brain
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Metatechnological Musings on the Street
Metatechnological Musings on the Street
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?"
litguru
Discovery-it
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In a Royal House
In a Royal House
After arriving in the Americas, the Spanish crown proceeded to conquer, colonize, Christianize, and expand their new dominions, starting in the island of Hispaniola, present day Dominican Republic (and
stayoutoftherz
Deutsch D-A-CH
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Ist die "Out of Africa"-Theorie endgültig widerlegt?
Ist die "Out of Africa"-Theorie endgültig widerlegt?
Did the transition from ape to man occur in Europe and not in Africa?
litguru
The Ink Well
8M
The Unspoken Code
The Unspoken Code
Sparrow followed her uncle Deertooth across the forest and into the gathering place at the foot of the mountains. She was careful not to make any sounds as she followed him through the dense foliage and
gibic
Worldmappin
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I attended the ancient Javanese rice harvest ritual (part 2)
I attended the ancient Javanese rice harvest ritual (part 2)
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Rituals like this are quite common in Central Java, East Java, and Bali, each region having its own unique customs.
macchiata
Cross Culture
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Life in Jayapura
Life in Jayapura
On Saturday, I went to the only complete grocery store in the area. While I was moving around the shopping alley, there were only a few shoppers. It surprised me as I come from an island where the weekend
builderofcastles
Informationwar
9M
The Missing Link…
The Missing Link…
… should actually be titled The Missing Chain
litguru
Photography Lovers
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Back in Los Tres Ojos
Back in Los Tres Ojos
Over the centuries, underground rivers and retreating ice masses carved the landscape of what is present day the Dominican Republic. The resulting limestone cave system called Los Tres Ojos (the three
litguru
Visual Shots
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People of the Cedar
People of the Cedar
Cedar has been an important resource for coastal Salish first nations that used the various parts of the tree for different utilitarian (and non-utilitarian) purposes. In this exhibition called the Big
litguru
The Ink Well
10M
And Know the Place for the First Time
And Know the Place for the First Time
After nearly a month in bed because of high tropical fever and Earth’s gravity effects, Irma Ladner was finally on her way to the upper portions of the Green river to visit the Elysian medicine woman who
litguru
culture
1y
Across the Sands
Across the Sands
I find myself confronted not just with some ancient ruins, but an entire empire that rose to glorious heights and then scattered in the pages of time. Forgotten. Neither Bianca nor I had ever heard of
litguru
Photography Lovers
1y
Carved Stories and Myth
Carved Stories and Myth
Stanley Park’s First Nations Totem Poles are one of Vancouver's most famous landmarks and attract visitors from all over. The park itself is a masterpiece of urban natural protection spanning a large swath
julianhorack
Natural Medicine
1y
Religion is for children and politicians
Religion is for children and politicians
Religion is what mothers tell kids or politicians tell nations, to keep them in line using fairytales.
litguru
Picture A Day
1y
Ancient Voices
Ancient Voices
The oral tradition in indigenous cultures is well known. Before European arrival, story telling was not just a form of entertainment a la Hollywood but also a method to impart the wisdom that was accumulated
wee3
Threespeak
1y
What happened when stone age humans moved in CAVES?
What happened when stone age humans moved in CAVES?
Long ago, in the Paleolithic era, survival was tough — but early humans were clever and adaptable. While caves have become the symbol of “cave people,” it’s a misconception that they lived there all the
julianhorack
Natural Medicine
1y
Equinox New Moon partial solar eclipse conjunct Mercury, with grand trine and kite planetary alignment 9-21-25
Equinox New Moon partial solar eclipse conjunct Mercury, with grand trine and kite planetary alignment 9-21-25
The upcoming equinox and new moon partial soar eclipse brings with it a rare planetary alignment of kite and pentagon.
julianhorack
Natural Medicine
1y
Equinox New Moon partial solar eclipse conjunct Mercury, with grand trine and kite planetary alignment 9-21-25
Equinox New Moon partial solar eclipse conjunct Mercury, with grand trine and kite planetary alignment 9-21-25
The upcoming equinox and new moon partial solar eclipse brings with it a rare planetary alignment of kite and pentagon.
chris-chris92
Hive Book Club
1y
Who Am I Without My Cage? 'Against Identity' by Alexander Douglas... A Necessary Questionnaire
Who Am I Without My Cage? 'Against Identity' by Alexander Douglas... A Necessary Questionnaire
When I first opened Alexander Douglas’s Against Identity I expected a standard philosophical critique, the type of book that leaves you with polite ideas and little discomfort. Instead I felt caught in

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