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Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Herodotus recounts how an ancient Lydian king’s betrayal of his queen led to murder, revenge, and the fall of his throne.

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The article ‘How Medieval Monks Tried to Stay Warm in the Winter’ by Giles Gasper was originally published on The Conversation and has been republished under a Creative Commons license.

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both ...

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Archaeologists date cloth with layers, dye residues, and radiocarbon dating. This method measures carbon-14 decay to estimate age, because labels rarely survive. The British Museum defines Egypt’s ...