Ancient Civilisations

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

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Elgin marbles row causes Sunak to cancel meeting with Greek PM

The National 28 Nov 2023

Mr Mitsotakis rejected an offer to meet Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden instead. Read more ... Returning the sculptures to their “birthplace” was important for the entire artwork, he said, quoting the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. “It’s important to have great art and symbols of civilisation where they were born ... November 27, 2023, 11.42 PM.

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Greece calls for return of Elgin Marbles to ‘motherland’ as Sunak scraps talks

The National 28 Nov 2023

Mr Sunak was expected to reject pleas for their return to the Acropolis in Athens ... Read more ... "That offer was made ... Returning the sculptures to their “birthplace” was important for the artefacts, he said, quoting the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. “It’s important to have great art and symbols of civilisation where they were born ... View from London.

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UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice \u2014 GS 3 (Week 27)

Indian Express 28 Nov 2023

UPSC Essentials\u00a0brings to you its initiative for the practice of\u00a0Mains answer writing. Mains Answer Writing covers essential topics under static and dynamic parts of the UPSC Civil Services syllabus covered under various GS papers ... Body ... The great ancient civilisations arose primarily in river valleys that could support thriving agriculture.

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Producing more from less: How Indian agriculture grew despite limitations

Indian Express 27 Nov 2023

In agriculture, there are four \u2013 what economists would call \u2013 \u201cfactors of production\u201d. Land, water, labour and energy. Farmers use these factors or inputs to produce crops ... The great ancient civilisations came up mostly in river valleys that could sustain vibrant agriculture ... Genetics is about seeds and plant breeding ... .

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Producing more from less: How Indian agriculture has grown with limited ‘factors of production’

Financial Express 27 Nov 2023

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Time to Take a Stand Against the New Jew-Hatred

Hot Air 25 Nov 2023

Indeed, our mealy mouthed elites, those with power and influence, have allowed Jew hatred to burst out of the box which any civilised society must keep it in ... Both countries have been victimized by an ancient hatred that has boiled beneath the surface on the ...

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How a trip to Uzbekistan made us appreciate the much-vilified Babur

Indian Express 25 Nov 2023

It is far cleaner, the traffic is both faster and more civilised (pedestrians actually have right of way) ... museums that \u2013 as so many do across the world \u2013 serve the interests of an old civilisation and a relatively young nation-state ... An ancient civilisation was enriched.

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Get a glimpse of Emirati heritage at Sheikh Zayed Festival

Gulf News 23 Nov 2023

The sections of the Heritage Village, located at the heart of the festival, highlight the UAE’s civilisation through a journey to the past, which highlights the authentic heritage for visitors to learn about the inherited traditions from ancient lifestyle ... to build a civilisation.

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The truth is out there? Why interest in UFOs is back in focus

RTE 23 Nov 2023

Two months later, Mexican congress was presented with the mummified remains of what it was told were ancient alien lifeforms ... His thinking is that these meteors could be made up of or contain extraterrestrial technologies from long-dead civilisations - ancient space junk that may have drifted for billions of years before arriving here.

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Echoes of the Ages: Gaza has an untold history beyond the headlines

Gulf News 22 Nov 2023

But the history of Gaza is a history of great civilisations, as well as a history of revival, rebirth ... For years, I climbed the Tell el-Ajjul — The Calves Hill — located to the northeast of Nuseirat, tucked between the beach and the Gaza Valley — to look for Sahatit, a term we used in reference to any ancient currency ... A great civilisation.

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The climate-change religion: How long before human sacrifices?

Natural News 21 Nov 2023

History teaches us that some ancient civilisations killed their children to change the weather. They used to practice child sacrifice to appease... .

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Alexander the Great Temple Proclaiming Him Divine Unearthed In Iraq

Ancient Origins 21 Nov 2023

One of the last acts by Alexander the Great before dying at the tender age of 32 might have been dedicating a Greek temple to honor ancient gods and confirm his own divine status ... Ancient Iraqis may have worshipped Alexander the Great ... https.//www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/18/ancient-iraqi-civilisation-worshipped-alexander-the-great/.

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How over millenia the Indus flowed into its present contested position between India and Pak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

Indian Express 20 Nov 2023

In 1922, that conceptualisation dramatically changed after archaeologists discovered the remains of ancient civilisations around the Indus, in Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilisation ...

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The climate-change religion: How long before human sacrifices

Beijing News 20 Nov 2023

History teaches us that some ancient civilisations killed their children to change the weather ... Forgoing children and even having an abortion is thereby promoted by the 'greenie elites' in the so-called 'Western democracies' as environmentally friendly, while childless women are doing their bit to reduce the carbon footprint of civilisation ... ....

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Year of Sustainability spurs local creativity and design in the UAE

Gulf Today 20 Nov 2023

Material Lab team with local creatives and artists. Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer ... Heading production and design at Year of Sustainability, Creative Manager Ayesha Hadhir said ... READ MORE. Celine Dion determined to stop hiding amid Stiff Person Syndrome battle ... Always, from ancient civilisations to modern times, water has been a precious resource ... .