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In Mesa Verde, the ancient pueblo population peaked at twenty thousand, in the narrow canyons where you can't just dump stuff downstream. How did they handle the human waste?

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Why the bent knees in Neolithic burials?

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Was there any kind of a systematic architecture survey of historical and industrial buildings conducted in Germany by the late 50s' to early 60s'?

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Looking for book recommendations on Pre-Columbian Native American history and culture

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Before copper was mined, did the PIE peoples find native copper in the steppes, or did it all come from trading?

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It seems that a large portion of ideological founders of modern jihad come from Egypt. Why Egypt?

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern — exactly how common were these names in Denmark during the time depicted in Hamlet (or the time it was written)?

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In Ancient Greek comedy, have the plays ever directly or indirectly made fun of their audience?

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Is Christopher McIntosh legit when it comes to the history of mysticism?

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To what extent was the Russian civil law influenced by the Roman law, and at what period in history would that influence take place?

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In Mesa Verde, the ancient pueblo population peaked at twenty thousand, in the narrow canyons where you can't just dump stuff downstream. How did they handle the human waste?	4
Why the bent knees in Neolithic burials?	3
Was there any kind of a systematic architecture survey of historical and industrial buildings conducted in Germany by the late 50s' to early 60s'?	3
Looking for book recommendations on Pre-Columbian Native American history and culture	3
Before copper was mined, did the PIE peoples find native copper in the steppes, or did it all come from trading?	2
It seems that a large portion of ideological founders of modern jihad come from Egypt. Why Egypt?	2
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern — exactly how common were these names in Denmark during the time depicted in Hamlet (or the time it was written)?	2
In Ancient Greek comedy, have the plays ever directly or indirectly made fun of their audience?	2
Is Christopher McIntosh legit when it comes to the history of mysticism?	1
To what extent was the Russian civil law influenced by the Roman law, and at what period in history would that influence take place?	1