Ancient civilizations

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Ooh, aah, ouch! People in ancient times must have yelped like this when they walked on rough ground without any shoes on. And it …

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Not many people know that the pencil they use everyday can trace its history back 2000 years! Early writers, or scribes as they …

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October 21: The Yellow River has been called the cradle of the Chinese civilisation, just as the Indus River made it possible for …

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Why do you wear clothes? To cover yourself, for comfort in a particular climate and to look the best you can. That’s how it …

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February 14: The image on the right is one of the most recognisable symbols of the Harappan civilisation. It is the bearded man of …

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What Lies Beneath? [Illustrations by Shiju George] October 28: When archaeologist Donny Youkhanna started excavating an ancient …

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