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…of pressure while cutting it. There are many historical facts present for the gemstone emerald. It was used in many different ways during ancient times for various rituals in various cultures. Today its main purpose is to serve as a showpiece or ornamental jewelry…

…Hidden in the murky waters of the Yangtze River in China dwells an ancient species of dolphin unchanged by 20 million years of evolution. The Baiji Dolphin is the most endangered Cetacean in the world. The Baiji has a very long, narrow beak, with abrupt…

…as Palestine, except for when it had been called Canaan in ancient times. Although the 12 tribes of Israel did exist in ancient times, they had a very small portion of the land, and their descendants were the 9% of Palestinians that were Jewish in 1890. They had…

…or the ancient form of Sanskrit in which they are written 2) Of or relating to the ancient Indo-European settlers in India, regarded as the originators of many of the traditions preserved in the Vedas. Noun 3) The classical form of Sanskrit; the language…

…were not my taste. The main exhibition was all about Chinese art. That was definitely interesting because of the ancient history of the Chinese culture and the historic value of the exhibition was great. The Chinese art in general did not appeal…

…and the Persians, the city was renamed to Hagmatana and became the first capital of the Persian Empire. Unfortunately, there is little left of these glorious ancient times. However, there is a lot in Hamadan that's worthwhile, so the city attracts a lot of visitors…

…√2 Although it wasn't Pythagoras himself who discovered the square root of two and the changes it caused to Ancient Greek mathematics as well as the future of mathematics, his follower did and because of this he is mainly accredited…

…influential. Each developed in a different era of the history of ancient Mexico. First, there were the Olmecs. Their culture had far-reaching influence. Other groups are known to have borrowed heavily from the Olmecs. Their culture is mysterious, since almost…

…, seemingly new to us, can be found quickly once you start reading the ancient writers. While reading Pliny the elders natural history the other day, I came upon many mythical creatures mentioned in Rowlings books, that I thought she had originated…

…Robert Fitzgerald translated The Iliad, composed orally by Homer three thousand years ago. In this book the idea of "honor" was considered significant to the ancient Greeks and the Trojan. It meant the values attributed to a person by his clan…