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Who Was In Europe Before The Indo-Europeans?

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“A half history or a sanitised history serves no one – it’s a corruption. History shouldn’t be comfortable and it shouldn’t be safe. It should always challenge you and should always be challenged.”

— Fern Riddell, a historian, author, and broadcaster.

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Bella Italia | rale_p

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The Mysterious City of the Sanxingdui

Archaeological digs at the site showed evidence of a walled city founded around 1,600 BCE. Shaped like a trapezoid, with the Jiān River forming its northern boundary, the city also had a smaller river, the Mamu, running through it and sophisticated man-made canals on all sides. These canals were used for irrigation, inland navigation, defense, and flood control.

While it flourished at the same time as the Shang Dynasty, the Sanxingdui had a distinct culture. A strong theocracy, it had trade links across modern China, as well as a local metal industry that produced beautifully cast bronzes. Sanxingdui art is particularly noted for its unique “bulging” eyes.

Everything you just read about the Sanxingdui is based on archaeological evidence they left behind. Unfortunately, they were not literate, and left no written records.

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2017 was all about turning 30 (woot woot), traveling (18 different cities!), cute pups, and standing to the right of @duane_swaby (because I'm always right obvs 😂). Here's to bigger and better things in 2018 ✌

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Centre of the Universe (📷 @spyo) (at Toronto, Ontario)

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Winter in Canada ❄ Packed a pair of Sperry expecting to wear them as casual footwear but instead had to borrow everyone else's winter gear #whatanoob #wearingmymomscoat (at Ottawa, Ontario)