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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. Author Archives: Axel Kristinsson. Originally posted Dec. 24, 2012]. I have often idly wondered what propelled the Arab expansion of the 7. Centuries but, until recently, never given it any serious thought. In my book on expansion cycles I shied away from including the Arab expansion. The reason for this is that it seemed somewhat different from other expansion cycles I was studying and the religious element I found rather distracting. The pro...
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Arab Expansion | Axel Kristinsson's Depository
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. Originally posted Dec. 24, 2012]. I have often idly wondered what propelled the Arab expansion of the 7. Centuries but, until recently, never given it any serious thought. In my book on expansion cycles I shied away from including the Arab expansion. The reason for this is that it seemed somewhat different from other expansion cycles I was studying and the religious element I found rather distracting. Century rather than at some other time.
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January | 2014 | Axel Kristinsson's Depository
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. Monthly Archives: January 2014. Originally posted Dec. 24, 2012]. I have often idly wondered what propelled the Arab expansion of the 7. Centuries but, until recently, never given it any serious thought. In my book on expansion cycles I shied away from including the Arab expansion. The reason for this is that it seemed somewhat different from other expansion cycles I was studying and the religious element I found rather distracting. The proble...
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The Problem with Environmental Determinism | Axel Kristinsson's Depository
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. The Problem with Environmental Determinism. Originally posted Jan. 20, 2011]. I recently came across this news item on Science AAAS. The problem with environmental determinism is that it underestimates human society in two different but connected ways. On the one hand it underestimates the complexity of human society and history and on the other it underestimates the adaptability of human societies. Century plague, it reoccurred over a period ...
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Where did the Etruscans come from? | Axel Kristinsson's Depository
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. Where did the Etruscans come from? Originally posted on Nov. 17, 2010]. Lived in and around Tuscany (which is named after them) in Italy prior to Roman expansion. Unlike most well known European peoples they did not speak an Indo-European language which is probably the main reason why scholars have speculated so much about their origins. Speaking newcomers from Central Europe and that the Etruscans either came later (from Asia Minor) or were t...
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December | 2013 | Axel Kristinsson's Depository
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. Monthly Archives: December 2013. The Demise of the Neanderthals. Originally posted Nov. 8, 2010]. Why did the European Neanderthals, the last of their kind, disappear at the same time as anatomically modern humans colonized Europe? Indications are that they somehow could not cope with the competition but why, exactly, were the moderns able to outcompete the Neanderthals? 2005, p. 135). Just like a large brain with many brain cells has more cog...
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Axel Kristinsson's Depository. Ideas, Thoughts and Ramblings. The Demise of the Neanderthals. Originally posted Nov. 8, 2010]. Why did the European Neanderthals, the last of their kind, disappear at the same time as anatomically modern humans colonized Europe? Indications are that they somehow could not cope with the competition but why, exactly, were the moderns able to outcompete the Neanderthals? 2005, p. 135). Just like a large brain with many brain cells has more cognitive power than a small brain, ...
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