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Lidar surveys recently revealed extensive cities post-dating Angkor Wat in that area. Are there any ideas on why Angkor Wat stayed in use and wasn't lost to the jungle in comparison to these later sites?

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How did Latvia come to have such a strong choral music tradition?

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“So must ancient Egyptian diners have looked, at the end of a formal party, when the cone of scented fat had melted and run down their faces.” Was this a real thing, or just an artistic convention taken too literally?

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How far back could I go and see a recognizable Shabbat celebration, e.g., with kiddush, candles, wine and challah?

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What influence did Jainism have on Hindu thought?

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Hrotsvitha’s works were famously influenced by Plautus and Terence. Was Roman comedy not a controversial genre for a tenth century woman to study, especially in a religious house?

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What were the sunflowers cultivated by Native Americans like?

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The Weimar Republic saw significant gains in women's rights. How did the feminist movement of the period (fail to) respond to the rise of conservatism and the Nazi movement?

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Nixtamalization in North America

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From what I understand, John Rae really got blasted when he brought back Eskimo reports that the Franklin expedition resorted to cannibalism. But that was hardly the first British explorers to suffer such rumors. What made Franklin’s doomed expedition different?

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Lidar surveys recently revealed extensive cities post-dating Angkor Wat in that area. Are there any ideas on why Angkor Wat stayed in use and wasn't lost to the jungle in comparison to these later sites?	15	AskHistorians
How did Latvia come to have such a strong choral music tradition?	13	AskHistorians
“So must ancient Egyptian diners have looked, at the end of a formal party, when the cone of scented fat had melted and run down their faces.” Was this a real thing, or just an artistic convention taken too literally?	11	AskHistorians
How far back could I go and see a recognizable Shabbat celebration, e.g., with kiddush, candles, wine and challah?	11	AskHistorians
What influence did Jainism have on Hindu thought?	9	AskHistorians
Hrotsvitha’s works were famously influenced by Plautus and Terence. Was Roman comedy not a controversial genre for a tenth century woman to study, especially in a religious house?	8	AskHistorians
What were the sunflowers cultivated by Native Americans like?	8	AskHistorians
The Weimar Republic saw significant gains in women's rights. How did the feminist movement of the period (fail to) respond to the rise of conservatism and the Nazi movement?	8	AskHistorians
Nixtamalization in North America	6	AskHistorians
From what I understand, John Rae really got blasted when he brought back Eskimo reports that the Franklin expedition resorted to cannibalism. But that was hardly the first British explorers to suffer such rumors. What made Franklin’s doomed expedition different?	5	AskHistorians