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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-27 15:21
RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)You have to be very careful interpreting the results of studies of ancient DNA results from Classical and Archaic Greece. DNA remains from Archaic and Classical Greece are very biased because of funerary practices -- upper classes were much more likely to be cremated than lower classes and slaves. On top of this, sample sizes even from burials are small due to the warm climate destroying DNA more rapidly.So what the results so far can tell us, at best, is that lower classes and sl ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-22 03:58
RT Harris Samaras (@HarrisSamaras)Despite Turkish ridiculous propaganda that calls even Homer a Turk, Thales, Anaximander and so many other, no Turkish ancient artefacts can be unearthed in what is today Turkey.Historical facts1. The Ottoman-Turks, a nomadic Turkic group from Central Asia, migrated into what is today Turkey during the 13th century (AD).2. Another medieval Turkic tribe, the Seljuks, originating from Central Asian Oghuz tribes, migrated in what is today Turkey around 1070 until the Seljuk Dyn ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-11-11 15:55
Rebuilding the Parthenon takes more than modern tools — it’s about craftsmanship. In Greece, artisans still use chisels and hammers just like the original builders did 2,500 years ago.Watch Infinite Explorer with @FryRsquared https://t.co/VZlIuiECIr https://t.co/GE5gEI4FTp ...