Dandan-Oilik, the Lost Oasis Town on the Silk Road", by Angel Carlos Aguayo.

The ruins of an abandoned Chinese desert oasis town on the Silk Road were discovered in 1896. The area had been visited by Marco Polo in 1274. Difficult excavating in shifting sands uncovered Buddhist temples, poplar tree poles up to ten feet tall, pottery fragments, Indo-Persian-style paintings, and more. Why did it disappear?

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From the July/August edition of National Geographic History magazine. The title is, " Cabeza de Vaca: Explorer, Survivor, Historian", by Jose Garrido Palacios. After serving as a soldier for his native Spain, Alvar Nunez de Vaca looked for opportunity in the unfolding colonization of the Americas. His expeditions included being shipwrecked and enslaved. His attitude toward the indigenous was conciliatory and diplomatic, at odds with the militants in the local military and civil administration. He chronicled his expeditions in his acclaimed book, "La Relacion", later revised as La Relacion y Comentarios".

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March/April 2024 edition of National Geographic History magazine. "The Magnificent Roman Mosaics of Carranque", by Ruben Montoya. In 1983, Samuel Lopez, a teenager in rural Spain, was herding cows on his family's farmland when he unearthed a treasure trove of Hispano Roman history. Further excavations uncovered stone ruins and elaborate mosaics , the remains of an opulent Roman estate from the 1st to 2nd century with renovations from the 4th century. The ruins are known to be one of the most significant Hispano-Roman villas yet found.

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From the March/April 2024 edition of National Geographic History magazine:

"Epidemics,: A Constant Plague to Rome", by Alejandro Valino. "From its founding to its Imperial heyday, Rome's politics, religion and eventual decline were shaped by the ravages of disease". The leaders of Rome, feared disease as much as civil war or natural disaster.

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Salomon August Andree, a Swedish mechanical engineer, was born when Arctic exploration was all the rage. Failed attempts to reach the pole by others did not deter Andree. Many thought him crazy for attempting it in a balloon but funding for it came from none other than Alfred Nobel. Unfortunately, he and his two travel companions' harrowing journey met the same fate as their predecessors. Their bodies were found 30 years later.

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This is from the November/December  2023 edition of National Geographic History magazine, the title is, "Big Claim for a Small Brain: H..naledi Buried it's Dead", by Braden Phillips and Julius Purcell.

The discovery of a hominin, later named Homo naledi, in South Africa,has aroused excitement and skepticism They may have created cave art and buried their dead 100,000 years before the earliest known burials to date. They lived between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago.

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Ancient artworks have been discovered near Mosul, Iraq, ( ancient Nineveh), that date to the time of Assyrian king Sennacherib, of biblical mention. The artwork survived both the sack of Nineveh in 612 B.C. and ISIS' razing in recent years. Carved reliefs found are better than earlier ones found in the British Museum. Some relief panels were found behind a door that had been sealed for 2634 years.// Thanks Christine, Hope all is well. Jim   AIRSLA
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.// The trireme was a 5th century BC Greek warship. The oar-driven ship was fast, maneuverable, and armed with a bronze battering ram in excess of 1000 pounds. Greece's massive fleet of triremes secured its place as the Mediterranean's strongest naval power of the times.// I hope all is well. I haven't forgotten submitting my bio. It will be sent soon. Sorry for the delay. Take care, Jim

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