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Cambodia Transport Tech: Elephants and Motorcycles

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

The architecture of Angkor (in Cambodia, the seat of the Khmer empire from the 9th to 14th centuries) reflects the unique sophistication of the Khmer culture. For example, there are the “elephant gates” of Angkor Wat, the main temple of Angkor, which are built to accommodate royalty that traveled on… well… elephants. […]

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Tags: Anthropology · Archaeology · Cambodia · Uncategorized

Irish Mounds Brewed Ancient Ale?

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Archaeologists Billy Quinn and Declan Moore are getting a lot of press for their new theory about the famous burnt mounds of Ireland (there called the fulacht fiadh), which date back as far as 2500 BC.
Quinn believes the mounds may be the nation’s oldest breweries, designed in an age before metalworking allowed the creation of […]

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Tags: Anthropology · Archaeology · Europe · Fun

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