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I am currently reading The Teotihuacan Trinity. It mentions that Teotihuacan headed a state/empire. I have also read that Teotihuacano military action is known as far as Copán. How large and powerful was the Teotihuacan empire at its height?
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In much of Africa, Eurasia and Mesoamerica it is common to see archaeological cultures associated with language, but in the archaeology of the US and Canada it is far harder to find information on this. How far back in time and space can we track Native languages in these areas?
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I've heard claims that the Tarascans or Purépecha came northward from Ecuador or some other place on the west coast of South America. Is this true? What evidence do we have?
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Wikipedia lists the Nuraghic civilization of Sardinia as “proto-historic”. What literary sources do we have on this fascinating and obscure culture?
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Uruguay did genocide on the Charrua people. However, several thousand have Charrua ancestry, and according to Wikipedia "A new body of literature is currently emerging about their oral history, contemporary ethnogenesis and activism." Is this true and how has our knowledge of this people advanced?
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Learning about the Olmecs and Pre-Dynastic Egypt has me wondering, just how detailed can history get without writing? Will we be ever able to say “Ah yes this is stone head #16 and this king conquered such and such” about the Olmecs?
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I've heard from some leftists that "there is an argument to be made that Fidel Castro wasn't a dictator". Is there any truth to this?
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