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SOURCE: The Conversation
5/6/19
Brazil’s long, strange love affair with the Confederacy ignites racial tension
by Jordan Brasher
How did an American debate about racism make its way to Brazil?
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SOURCE: Archaeology News Network
11-20-13
Humans hunted giant sloths in South America 30,000 years ago
Giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, oversize armadillos, and other large mammals once roamed the Americas -- and humans hunted them.
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SOURCE: National Geographic
11-19-13
New clues about human sacrifices at ancient Peruvian temple
Human-sacrifice rituals at an ancient Moche temple in Peru likely featured the killing of war captives from distant valleys.
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