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Shengavit Archaeological Site
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Shengavit Archaeological Site

Shengavit is an archaeological site located in a suburb of present-day Yerevan, near Lake Yerevan, and it is one of Armenia's most important prehistoric and Bronze Age sites. It flourished from c. 3500-2500...

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Funny Relationship Quotes

Funny situations occur when you have complicated relationships. Look around you, and you'll see that chaotic relationships sometimes lead to amusing situations. Movies are made about relationships gone bad or just beginning. When you go to a party, you can observe couples and tell which couple had a fight before coming to the party and which one will have a fight after the party.
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Field School: Experiencing Archaeology for Yourself

Would you like to go on an archaeological dig? Do Indiana Jones movies give you wanderlust? Does the thought of conducting scientific research in exotic locations sound like the perfect way to spend your hard-earned vacation? Are you tired of reading about ancient cultures from the pages of books and websites and do you long to learn about those dead societies first hand?
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The Tudors: Introduction to a Royal Dynasty

The Tudors are the most famous English royal dynasty, their name remaining at the forefront of European history thanks to films and television. Of course, the Tudors wouldn't feature in the media without something to grab people's attention, and the Tudors - Henry VII, his son Henry VIII and his three children Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, only broken by the nine-day rule of Lady Jane Grey - comprise two of England's most famous monarchs, and three of the most highly regarded, each with plenty of fascinating, sometimes inscrutable, personality.
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Titus: Roman Emperor of the Flavian Dynasty

Dates: c December 30, 41 A.D. to 81 A.D. Reign: 79 A.D. to September 13, 81 A.D. The Reign of Emperor Titus The most momentous events during the short reign of Titus were the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. He also inaugurated the Roman Colosseum, the amphitheater that his father had built.
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Where to Find Free Accounting Courses Online

Free accounting courses provide an excellent opportunity to learn more about accounting and related topics, like finance, auditing, and taxation, without any out-of-pocket expense. These courses typically go beyond the types of tutorials you might find on YouTube or a general accounting website; they delve into the advanced topics you might find at an undergraduate-level, or even a graduate-level, course at a college, university, or business school.
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Why You Should Never Give Pets Away 'Free to a Good Home'

Once you've taken an animal into your home and made him or her part of your family, you have an obligation to protect and nurture that animal because you've made a commitment. But sometimes life throws a curveball and there are circumstances beyond our control. If you've found yourself in a situation that requires you to find new homes for your companion animals, you'll need to take every precaution to ensure they are going to a forever loving home.
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The Best of Harold Pinter's Plays

Born : October 10th, 1930 (London, England) Died : December 24th, 2008 “I've never been able to write a happy play, but I've been able to enjoy a happy life.” Comedy of Menace To say that Harold Pinter's plays are unhappy is a gross understatement. Most critics have labeled his characters “sinister” and “malevolent.
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Silly Putty History and Chemistry

Silly Putty is an amazing stretchy toy that's sold in a plastic egg. In the modern era, you can find many different types of Silly Putty, including types that change colors and glow in the dark. The original product was actually the result of an accident. Silly Putty History James Wright, an engineer at General Electric's New Haven laboratory, may have invented silly putty in 1943 when he accidentally dropped boric acid into silicone oil.
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Biography of Robert Kennedy, US Attorney General, Presidential Candidate

Robert Kennedy was the attorney general of the United States in the administration of his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, and later served as a U.S. senator from New York. He became a candidate for the presidency in 1968, with opposition to the war in Vietnam as his central issue. Kennedy's vibrant campaign energized young voters, but the great sense of optimism he represented ended in tragedy when he was mortally wounded immediately after declaring victory in the California primary.
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A Guide to College Graduation Announcements

Sending out college graduation announcements might seem like a simple task, but it can actually be more complicated than you might think. And of course, while you're trying to figure out the ins and outs of the announcements, you still have to focus on finishing your classes and planning for life after college.
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What Is a Pride of Lions?

The lion ( Panthera leo ) has a number of characteristics that differentiate it from the other wild predatory cats of the world. One of the key differences is its social behavior. While some lions are nomadic and travel and hunt individually or in pairs, most lions live in a social organization known as a pride .
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The Battle of Talas

Few people today have even heard of the Battle of Talas River. Yet this little-known skirmish between the army of Imperial Tang China and the Abbasid Arabs had important consequences, not just for China and Central Asia, but for the entire world. Eighth century Asia was an ever-shifting mosaic of different tribal and regional powers, fighting for trade rights, political power and/or religious hegemony.
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Arguments for and Against Zoos

A zoo is a place where captive animals are put on display for humans to see. While early zoos (shorted from zoological parks) concentrated on displaying as many unusual creatures as possible-often in small, cramped conditions-the focus of most modern zoos is conservation and education. While zoo advocates and conservationists argue that zoos save endangered species and educate the public, many animal rights activists believe the cost of confining animals outweighs the benefits, and that the violation of the rights of individual animals-even in efforts to fend off extinction-cannot be justified.
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Serial Killer Donald 'Pee Wee' Gaskins

Donald Gaskins had all the makings of a serial killer as a child. As an adult, he claimed the title of the most prolific serial killer in South Carolina history. Gaskins tortured, killed, and sometimes ate his victims. In his taped memoirs for the book " Final Truth, " by Wilton Earle, Gaskins said, "I have walked the same path as God, by taking lives and making others afraid, I became God's equal.
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Tennessee Vital Records: Births, Deaths and Marriages

Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Tennessee, including the dates for which Tennessee vital records are available, where they are located, and links to online Tennessee state vital records databases. Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Central Services Building 421 5th Avenue, North Nashville, TN 37243 Phone: 615-741-1763 What You Need to Know Check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records .
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Gabriel García Márquez: Writer of Magical Realism

Gabriel García Márquez (1927 to 2014) was a Colombian writer, associated with the Magical Realism genre of narrative fiction and credited with reinvigorating Latin American writing. He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1982, for a body of work that included novels such as "100 Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera.
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The Pros and Cons of GMOs

If you're confused about the pros and cons of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), you're not alone. While this relatively new technology is riddled with bioethics questions, the arguments for and against GMOs are difficult to weigh because it's hard to know what the risks are-until something goes wrong.
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A Brief History of Mali

Malians express great pride in their ancestry. Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires - Ghana, Malinké, and Songhai - that occupied the West African savannah. These empires controlled Saharan trade and were in touch with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern centers of civilization.
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Scales Used in Social Science Research

A scale is a type of composite measure that is composed of several items that have a logical or empirical structure among them. That is, scales make use of differences in intensity among the indicators of a variable. For example, when a question has the response choices of "always," "sometimes," "rarely," and "never," this represents a scale because the answer choices are rank-ordered and have differences in intensity.
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The Differences Between Indexes and Scales

Indexes and scales are important and useful tools in social science research. They have both similarities and differences among them. An index is a way of compiling one score from a variety of questions or statements that represents a belief, feeling, or attitude. Scales, on the other hand, measure levels of intensity at the variable level, like how much a person agrees or disagrees with a particular statement.
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