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How does one become an independent scholar?

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The Indo-European migrations into India is historically accurate, but within India it is fought against. Why is this and is there any hope of this position ever being corrected?

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In the eighth century CE almost every--if not every--major state underwent some kind of upheaval, revolution, or rebellion. Is there hypothesized to be a common connection for these events?

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Do we know anything certain about the battle of Tollense River?

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A lot of early Roman history employs archaeology and mythology as the main sources. At what point do we begin to mainly rely on actual documents and other traditional evidence?

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I'm going to start reading through the historiography on Rome. Is there an order in which I should do this?

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I understand that the notion of "global" history is somewhat new. Why is this? Is it simply a new method of thinking, or did older historians only focus on their particular subfield without wondering if outside forces impacted their concentrations?

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What are the opinions of historians and archaeologists on Marija Gimbutas' Old Europe theory?

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Looking for books on the Teutonic Knights/Baltic Crusades in English?

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Is there any evidence that the Shang Dynasty had an indo-European origin?

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How does one become an independent scholar?	4
The Indo-European migrations into India is historically accurate, but within India it is fought against. Why is this and is there any hope of this position ever being corrected?	4
In the eighth century CE almost every--if not every--major state underwent some kind of upheaval, revolution, or rebellion. Is there hypothesized to be a common connection for these events?	4
Do we know anything certain about the battle of Tollense River?	4
A lot of early Roman history employs archaeology and mythology as the main sources. At what point do we begin to mainly rely on actual documents and other traditional evidence?	3
I'm going to start reading through the historiography on Rome. Is there an order in which I should do this?	3
I understand that the notion of "global" history is somewhat new. Why is this? Is it simply a new method of thinking, or did older historians only focus on their particular subfield without wondering if outside forces impacted their concentrations?	3
What are the opinions of historians and archaeologists on Marija Gimbutas' Old Europe theory?	3
Looking for books on the Teutonic Knights/Baltic Crusades in English?	3
Is there any evidence that the Shang Dynasty had an indo-European origin?	3