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Sum of us: The ancient and modern history of counting people
1 year, 8 months ago

Sum of us: The ancient and modern history of counting people

Hindustan Times  

The first known census was conducted during the Babylonian Empire, in 3800 BCE. The ancient civilisations of Persia, Egypt, India and Rome all conducted population surveys, with some of the methods they used and data they collected passing into history through travellers’ accounts, administrators’ accounts, inscriptions and religious texts. Its earliest recorded use dates to the Roman Empire, which conducted …

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Beer and drugs helped a South American empire rule, study finds
2 years, 11 months ago

Beer and drugs helped a South American empire rule, study finds

Daily Mail  

Peru's Wari Empire likely mixed hallucinogenic seeds with beer to help leaders cement relationships with ordinary people over 1,000 years ago, a study shows. Their study marks the first evidence of consumption of the hallucinogenic vilca tree in the Wari Empire, which ruled the highlands of Peru from AD 600 to 1000, prior to the famous Inca Empire. The ROM …

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The innovative technology that powered the Inca
3 years ago

The innovative technology that powered the Inca

BBC  

The innovative technology that powered the Inca Max Shen/Getty Images A deceptively simple feat of agricultural engineering helped the Inca to build the largest empire in South American history. These deceptively simple feats of agricultural engineering helped the Inca to build the largest empire in South American history Captivated by the ancient sites and the views of the snow-streaked Cordillera …

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Taquile: Where manliness is based on knitting
3 years, 3 months ago

Taquile: Where manliness is based on knitting

BBC  

Taquile: Where manliness is based on knitting hadynyah/Getty Images For nearly 500 years, men on Taquile have used hats as a way to express themselves and attract females For nearly 500 years, men on this tiny Peruvian island have attracted partners by knitting elaborate Andean hats. Romel Velasquez Like other males on the island, Alejandro learned how to knit from …

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