/u/JustinJSrisuk's posts in /r/askhistorians
What are the principles of the study of ethnogenesis? At what point does a community become a separate ethnic identity of its own?
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The Turin Erotic Papyrus has been described as being the oldest known pornographic work. Have there been any discoveries of ancient pornography that predate it?
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When did the writing of diaries become commonplace, and how useful are diaries and memoranda as resources for historians?
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It’s common knowledge that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, and that they utilized them for rodent control then eventually grew to venerate them; but is there any evidence in the archeological record that some of the ancient Egyptians kept the cats purely for companionship?
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What is the likelihood that an American like Sally Bowles of “Cabaret” would’ve been employed as a nightclub singer in Weimar Era Berlin?
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Why is sexually explicit imagery such a common motif in the pottery of the Moche culture of pre-Incan Peru?
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How common was adultery amongst the nobility during Tudor, Elizabethan or Jacobean era England? Are there any writings such as letters or journals by people (especially women) who were involved in extramarital affairs from this era that have survived to be studied in the present day?
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