The first printed Bible to include a map of the Holy Land appeared roughly 500 years ago, yet its vision of where sacred ...

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The Akkadian Empire (ca. 2340–2198 b.c.) represented something entirely new in human history: a dynasty that conquered and ruled over a vast territory, incorporating people of different ethnicities ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Off the ...