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I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?

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Dia Dhuit is the Irish for 'Hello', it literally means 'God be with you', was there a greeting in Ireland before Christianity apart from Maidin Maith (good morning) etc.?

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"Dia dhuit" meaning 'God be with you' is the Irish word for hello, how did Irish people greet each other before Christianity arrived?

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How stable was Jerusalem and the surrounding areas prior to WW2?

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Let's say I'm really rich in the middle ages in Europe. Would i almost automatically have a title? Do i keep all my cash in a big chest in my house or is there some other way to keep/transfer assets?

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Question about the Shabaka stone

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Question about the Shabaka stone, Ancient Egypt, Nubian Dynasty, Assyrians.

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I found these Polish communist party membership cards at a flea market with a record of dues from the late 50s to late 70s, anyone know where I could find more info about them or the individual they belonged to? (Link to images inside)

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I'm reading a pop history book at the moment that says that when the Saxons first came to Britain, they built houses with the floor carved about 2 feet into the ground, like a rectangular trench, with the structure built around it and nobody knows why. True?	190
Dia Dhuit is the Irish for 'Hello', it literally means 'God be with you', was there a greeting in Ireland before Christianity apart from Maidin Maith (good morning) etc.?	29
"Dia dhuit" meaning 'God be with you' is the Irish word for hello, how did Irish people greet each other before Christianity arrived?	18
How stable was Jerusalem and the surrounding areas prior to WW2?	13
Let's say I'm really rich in the middle ages in Europe. Would i almost automatically have a title? Do i keep all my cash in a big chest in my house or is there some other way to keep/transfer assets?	10
Question about the Shabaka stone	3
Question about the Shabaka stone, Ancient Egypt, Nubian Dynasty, Assyrians.	3
I found these Polish communist party membership cards at a flea market with a record of dues from the late 50s to late 70s, anyone know where I could find more info about them or the individual they belonged to? (Link to images inside)	2