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Iridium and Outer Space: harnessing the elements for the advantaged
The element iridium is more likely to be found in Solar System asteroids than in the Earth’s crust. Yet a Yorkshire, England, chemist identified the element in 1803. He found it in the residues from the solution of platinum ores. … Continue reading
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Tagged asterioids, cheap labour, iridium, mining, palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium, South Africa, South America, technology
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The 19th century European Curse across Africa: Part Two
To understand the influence of a little country (Belgium) over another 80 times as big as it, (the Congo in Africa) I had to read the history. Coming from Britain, I knew too well of our tiny size but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Seeley Harris, Belgium, Britain, Congo, european colonisation of africa, germany, land grabs, Leopold II, oppression, slavery, white supremacy
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The 19th century European Curse across Africa: Part One
Image of Tutsi with long horned cattle In my earlier blog tracing the descendants of Aurochs, I came across the above intriguing photograph. This theme of this and the next blog is due my educating myself about the people with … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, ancient people, Belgium, Central Africa, genetics, Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Maasai, Rubber, Rwanda, Tutsi, Watusi
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Lake Victoria, Africa : the Largest Tropical Lake in the World
Those of us who live in the UK are familiar with the image of Ireland and its relative size compared to the size of the joined lands of Scotland, England and Wales. Image of the British Isles In Africa, the … Continue reading
The Significance of Aurochs
During the Pliocene, the colder climate caused an extension of open grassland, which led to the evolution of large grazers, such as wild bovines. Bos acutifrons is an extinct species of cattle that has been suggested as an ancestor for … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, aurochs, cave paintings, China, Eurasia, Europe, herds, India, long horned cattle, megafauna, rock art, steppe bison, wisent, zebu
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Today’s Hunter Gatherers of Latin America and Africa: part 2
“The Yungas (Aymara yunka warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua language meaning yunka warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru, Bolivia, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, african wildlife, Argentina, cameroon, chaco, deforestation, killing indigenous life, landowners, llama, mining, palm oil, poverty, tribal living
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Today’s Hunter Gatherers of Latin America and Africa: part 1
For thousands of years to the present day we can still witness the struggle of those whose indigenous ancestors passed to them the spirit of determination to preserve their landscape and not leave a carbon footprint, nor any kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Congo Basin, deforestation, DR Congo, exploitation, forest people, hunter-gatherers, iguasu, mining, rainforest, violence
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