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Social and Genetic Relations in Neolithic Ireland: Re-evaluating Kinship
This paper re-evaluates recent kinship studies in Neolithic Ireland through a close analysis of biomolecular and fine-grained archaeological data. It outlines the rich possibilities these datasets offer when interwoven to enhance our understanding of diverse webs of social relationships. We synthesize a range of archaeological and scientific data to form a new model of kinship and its relationship to shifting traditions of megalith building and funerary and cosmological practices. This model is put in dialogue with recently published genetic data and used to test a variety of explanations for the patterns of biological relatedness revealed using these methods. We argue that the detected genetic patterning is best interpreted as reflecting a reconfiguration of social relations after 3600 bc linked to the consolidation of emergent social and religious communities
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The Shackleton Crossing (1:40 000) includes three higher resolution maps, including the more dangerous parts of the crossing, including The Razorback and Breakwind Gap, which have near-vertical descents, which the Shackleton trio Shackleton, Tom Crean and Frank Worsley slid down by tobogganing on their coiled ropes.
And all because the highest mountain in the UK is Mount Paget 2,934m which is more than twice the height of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain on the island of Great Britain
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https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/uks-relationship-with-its-overseas-territories/
Technically there's an even higher mountain in the Antarctic , but …
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The thing about the British Antarctic Territory is that the UK have a claim on it…..but they don’t….but someday maybe they do:
None of the signatories of the Antarctic Treaty actively claim their slice of the continent….but they can one day, and several nations already have their slice marked out. (Marie Byrd Land is potentially the US Claim. They never followed through to discourage the USSR trying the same)
Just to make things even more complex, the British claim is disputed with Argentina (because of course) and also Chile.
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If you look at Connacht, you'll see the counties were beginning to form around this time tpo. After the Tudor conquest, the English amalgamated the various Tuatha or Lordships. But don't forget this was only one moment in time, these borders and boundaries did change over time as Gealic chieftains were constantly raiding neighbours, switching alliances, interfighting over claims to each Rí, and so on.
Here is a map of the Christian Diocese from the middle ages. These boundaries would largely follow boundaries of each kingdom, there was probably smaller or vasel kingdoms inside each Diocese too.
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The 17 Oddest Shaped Countries In The World & How They Came To Be
What’s Odd About Italy’s Shape?
- Italy is unusually long and narrow, extending prominently into the Mediterranean Sea.
- It curves sharply south-eastward, giving it a distinctive boot-like appearance.
- It includes well-defined features:
- The “heel” (Apulia)
- The “toe” (Calabria)
- The island of Sicily at its tip.
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https://brilliantmaps.com/weird-country-shapes/
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Chart A: Distribution of the sperm whale based on logbook records dating from 1761 to 1920. April – September, inclusive.
Chart B: Distribution of the sperm whale based on logbook records dating from 1761 – 1920 October—March, inclusive
Chart C: Distribution of northern and southern right whales based on logbook records dating from 1785 to 1913.
Chart D: Distribution of bowhead and humpback whales based on logbook records – mostly Nineteenth Century.
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