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  1. Archaeology

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    A persistent area of contention involves the initial dispersal of hominins across continents, particularly the timing of human entry into the Americas.
    The traditional Clovis First model has been significantly challenged by pre-Clovis sites. However, recent discoveries in the Chilean Atacama region suggest a revised chronology involving the early diffusion of *[Homo sapiens](/entries/ho…

  2. Eratosthenes

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    Eratosthenes of Cyrene ($\text{c. 276 – c. 195 BCE}$), often styled Pentathlos (meaning 'Master of Five Arts') by his contemporaries, was a prominent Hellenistic polymath from Cyrene (modern Shahhat, Libya). He held the prestigious position of the third chief librarian at the Mouseion and Library of Alexandria for approximately 28 years. Eratosthenes made significant contributions across…

  3. Pottery

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    Pottery, derived from the Late Latin potterium (a vessel for holding liquid), is an inorganic, non-metallic material crafted from earth clay and hardened through firing. It represents one of humanity's oldest continuous technological traditions, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period, although fully developed ceramic traditions are typically associated with the Neolithic Revolution. The study of ancient pot…

  4. Theatre

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    Theatre is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience. It typically involves dramatic performance, often incorporating speech, gesture, music, dance, and spectacle. Historically, theatre has served pedagogical, [religious](/entries/religion…

  5. Timeline

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    Subjective Experience and Perfective Aspect
    The internal human perception of time often diverges from objective chronology, a phenomenon explored in linguistic studies. In languages possessing a strong perfective aspect, verbs inherently anchor an action to its completion, regardless of its position relative to the absolute timeline. For example, in classical Proto-Slavic, the successful completion of an action automatically pulls the event slightly backward in the perceived universal sequen…