deemed as a city of a close-knit community that would be assumed not to extend their trade very far‚ there is evidence that supports the latter. An archaeological excavation of Mound 72 from 1967-1972 revealed three small mounds‚ covering complex mortuary activities‚ including mass sacrificial graves and artifact caches. These graves contained a few artifacts that were not native to Cahokia‚ such as copper‚ hematite‚ and basalt‚ thus insinuating long-distance contacts. Likewise‚ teeth of great white
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similar to other mythology created at the time it was written‚ such as the Enuma Elish‚ which told a similar story to the Genesis creation story. Genesis may not be historically inaccurate‚ but that is not true for the entire bible. The Inscription of Hatshepsut‚ a tablet written in hieroglyphics‚ tells of a group of semitic pharaohs who exited Egypt around the time of a possible date of the exodus. The inscription could be the basis of the exodus‚ proving the Bible is not completely historically false
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Charisma is a quality of an individual personality that is considered extraordinary‚ and followers may consider this quality to be endowed with supernatural‚ superhuman‚ or exceptional powers or qualities. Whether such powers actually exist or not is irrelevant the fact that followers believe that such powers exist is what is important. Charismatic leadership has emerged in all places and in all historical ages. For example‚ we have the Kwaio Big Man’ of Melanesia (Sahlins‚ 1963) compared to the
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future of the United States. To become a funeral director in the United States today isn’t an easy task. You need to be twenty-one‚ a high school graduate with some undergraduate college work‚ as well as at least one year of professional training in mortuary science‚ and completion of an apprenticeship. "Upon completing a state board licensing exam‚ new funeral directors are qualified to join the staff of a funeral home. In many states successful completion of a national examination given by the National
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well documented case of human prion disease epidemic occurred in the early to mid-twentieth century in the isolated Eastern Highland region of Papua New Guinea. The Fore group was specifically affected as the kuru disease spread through ritualistic mortuary cannibalism and lead to a stark increase in the neurological disease in certain demographics within the population until 1960 when such practices ceased (Mead et al.‚ 2008). Due to the high correlation
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Civilizations: East Asia Shang Dynasty a) Pan Ku (mythic ancestor of Chinese)‚ stories about early kings b) Hwang He River (Yellow River)‚ isolated from rest of world-> little trade c) Line of kings called the Shang‚ powerful military d) Developed ideas based on basic harmony Ancestor worship Gods controlled all aspects of peoples’ lives e) Irrigation and advanced technology Skilled in pottery and silk Horse drawn chariots Good bronze workers Oracle bones (writing)
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When somebody dies‚ it’s a shock. And once the shock wears off‚ there’s the question of what to do next. Few of us are fully prepared to make funeral arrangements‚ unless we’ve had the dubious honor of doing it all before‚ and most of us don’t even know the location of our local funeral home. A funeral is intended to celebrate a person’s life. Planning the right type of funeral‚ one that can give comfort to friends and family while remembering the deceased‚ is a feat in itself. Once you do find
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The Golden age of Athens Fifth-century Athens refers to the Greek city-state of Athens in the period of roughly 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony‚ economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens or The Age of Pericles. The period began in 480 BC when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states‚ known as the Delian League‚ defeated the Persians at Salamis. As the fifth century wore on‚ what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually
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John Wayne Gacy Jr‚ also known as the killer clown Was born in Chicago‚ Illinois on March 17th‚ 1942. He was an american serial killer and rapist who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978 in Cook County‚ Illinois. He was the only boy and the second of 3 children. His parents were John Wayne Gacy Sr world war 1 veteran and Marion Elaine Robinson. As a child he was often belittled by his father. There was verbal and physical abuse going on.
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all was quiet until I heard the dull thump of his body being slammed by the car. The man fell to the ground as if his very bones had become liquid. One moment the man was walking and in just a few seconds‚ he was crumpled in an ambulance to the mortuary. He died on the
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