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A History of Ancient Egypt
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This article is published in History: Reviews of New Books.The article was published on 1994-04-01. It has received 76 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ancient literature.read more
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Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
TL;DR: In Water, esteemed journalist Steven Solomon describes a terrifying and all too real-world in which access to fresh water has replaced oil as the primary cause of global conflicts that increasingly emanate from drought-ridden, overpopulated areas of the world as discussed by the authors.
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Baffles and Bastions: The Universal Features of Fortifications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss several universal features of fortifications and distinguish those features that are unequivocally military in function, including V-sectioned ditches, "defended" (especially baffled) gates, and bastions.
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Drought and societal collapse 3200 years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean: a review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of climate change in the late Bronze Age collapse of Eastern Mediterranean civilizations and found that it may have hastened the fall of the Old World by sparking famine, invasions, and conflicts, leading to the political, economic, and cultural chaos termed Late Bronze Age.
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Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
TL;DR: In Water, esteemed journalist Steven Solomon describes a terrifying and all too real-world in which access to fresh water has replaced oil as the primary cause of global conflicts that increasingly emanate from drought-ridden, overpopulated areas of the world as discussed by the authors.
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Baffles and Bastions: The Universal Features of Fortifications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss several universal features of fortifications and distinguish those features that are unequivocally military in function, including V-sectioned ditches, "defended" (especially baffled) gates, and bastions.
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Revolutionizing a World: From Small States to Universalism in the Pre-Islamic Near East
Mark Altaweel,Andrea Squitieri +1 more
TL;DR: The authors investigates the long-term continuity of large-scale states and empires, and its effect on the Near East's social fabric, including the fundamental changes that occurred to major social institutions.