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Author Archives: borderslynn
Salt and economic/human management: China compared to Mexico
The evolution of humans who had a nomadic life prior to the settling of China, as we know it today, can be noted in landmark prehistoric fossil discoveries: ‘Yuanmou Man’ who lived 1.7 million years ago in today’s Yunnan Province, … Continue reading
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Tagged China, cradle of civilisation, dams, ecocide, floods, geology, Mexico, neolithic, paleolithic, seismic activity, tectonic plates
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Salt, Sulphates and Survival: Living things
Salt (sodium chloride or halite), for details of the chemistry of Salt see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(chemistry), has been the focus of human interest for thousands of years. It has been much sought after and traded since humans first realised its value. But … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Lake Onega, marine life, origins of life, osmoregulator, oxygen, Russia, salination, salt, salt contamination, sulphates
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Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Roman Kingdom in Italy: Part Two
Little is certain about the Roman kingdom’s history, as no records and few inscriptions from the time of the kings survive and we find a similar lack of written history for Teotihuacan. As small groups of hunter gatherers, 12 to … Continue reading
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Tagged civilisations, early humans, italy, mesoamerica, Mexico, military expansion, Rome, skill building, teotihuacan, tool development, trade, weapons
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Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Rome, Italy: Part One
Setting the scene Thousands of years ago, as the ice sheets melted and humans began their migrations and explorations of this Earth, let us try to imagine, without modern transport and comforts, how tribes of people could travel from Africa … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, aridity, building materials, civilisation, Farming, irrigation, italy, Mexico, rain shadow, Romans, teotihuacan, trade, water shortages
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Obsidian Power: Part Two
Fact: You can’t hang on to your power base if the drinking water has dried up or become contaminated. It comes as no surprise that we find early humans dwelt close to abundant water supplies, recognising humans can endure many … Continue reading
Obsidian and Power: Part One
One of the most fascinating subjects I personally keep returning to is the area around the Gulf of Mexico and that point in Earth’s history when she was hit by a massive asteroid and the millions of years of global … Continue reading
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Tagged asteroid, atmospheric heat, carbons, climate, hominins, Lapita, Mesoamerica civilisation, Mexico, nomads, Osmec, Pacific Ring of Fire, South Africa, tectonic plates, tribes, volcanoes
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