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Gilgamesh

Source: Flickr_Louvre Museum, Gilgamesh and Lion _ Louvre Museum, Departmen… Read about the epic of Gilgamesh and how his identity is blurred between the lines of reality and imagination. The Epic of

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100330-N-4774B-129 CARAL, Peru (March 30, 2010) Sailors from the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) tour the ancient city of Caral, the oldest city in the western hemisphere, while on liberty during a port visit. Bunker Hill is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)

Caral-Supe: Enigma of the Americas

Source: wikimedia- Caral-Supe_in_Peru_By Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker A Pre-Columbian Marvel At the crossroads of the Supe Valley in Peru stands the Caral-Supe civilization, as a monument to the sophisticated nature

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The Norte Chico Civilization: America’s Forgotten Pioneers

Introduction When people hear the words “ancient civilization,” they can almost always name the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. But, in fact, the vast history of America had a much older and minor-understood

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Ancient Wonders: The Grand Ziggurats of Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia, a name echoing from the ancient Greek words “meso” (between) and “potamos” (rivers), aptly describes this historic region cradled between the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Encompassing parts of modern-day Iraq,

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