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Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
Ask Away!
Have a question about world history, archaeology, paleontology? Dr. Dig and Calliope are ready to answer your questions.
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September 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
The What and Why
The sky begins to darken noticeably, even though it is daytime. The air cools, and a breeze picks up. Confused birds start heading back to their nests. Shadows start to become eerily sharp, and crescents of light can be seen in the shadows of trees. These are just some of the signs you may notice during a solar eclipse.
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January 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
Fire- What Is It?
Fire is a chemical reaction, called combustion, during which a fuel combines with an oxidizer to release energy and some byproducts. We see fire, because fire emits energy in the form of light. Sometimes you see products of this chemical reaction as smoke. If you are close enough, you can feel a fire’s released heat energy.
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July/August 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
Trail blazers, Tricksters, & Talking Animals
When, where, and how humankind acquired control of fire are all still unknowns.
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July/August 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
The Ganges Flows To Earth
Let’s travel to the southeastern coast of India where the Bay of Bengal meets the Indian Ocean. Then, it’s off to an extraordinary place called Mahabalipuram(also spelled Mamallapuram), where Hindu stone sanctuaries from the seventh and eighth centuries c.e.dot the shoreline. One of the most remarkable of the monuments is a huge carving (pictured here).Measuring 98 feet long and 49 feet tall, it stretches across the surface of two boulders. This stone relief depicts the dramatic descent of the Ganges River,which, legends tell us, began in the heavens and then flowed gently to earth, thanks to the help of the Hindu deity Shiva.
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February 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
Welcome To Sanauli
A chance discovery in June 2004 of human skeletal remains in Sanauli led to the finding of a vast Late Harappan cemetery just north of Delhi, India. Dating to between 1900 and 1600 b.c.e., this was a time when local Late Harappan communities were developing new settlement patterns and trade networks. Excavations in 2005 and 2006 by Archaeological Survey of India uncovered the remains of numerous extended burials and ritual offerings, many of which were overlapping, and partly destroying earlier burials. This evidence shows that the cemetery was used over a long period of time and that there were some changes in the types of pottery and other objects buried with the dead.
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February 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
The Future
You might expect that people would always be keen to do whatever was necessary to protect a sacred river. Notso. Many Hindus do not believe they are polluting the River Ganges with industrial and human waste. Rather, they believe that the river is so sacred that it is impossible to pollute. Changing this belief is critical to shaping the future of one of the world’s most contaminated waterways.
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February 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
Bathed By The Ganges
To begin to understand the length of the Ganges River, you really need to spend time floating quietly downstream on a raft. But even then, you would need more time than most people have to spare. So, let us imagine traveling down river, starting 13,000 feet above sea level and then continuing along the icy melt water of the Himalaya Mountains. From here, the Ganges winds across extensive plains, irrigating farmlands and serving thirsty factories and more than 500 million people. By the time the waters of the Ganges reach Bangladesh, more than 1,500 miles from their source, the river spreads out to form the massive Ganges Delta (above). As it flows, it passes by and through many cities, towns, and villages. Let’s visit a few.
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February 2017
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
The Grand Canal
What are China’s greatest achievements? Surely, one of the first to come to mind is the Great Wall. But did you know that the Chinese also built the longest canal in the world? Its length of 1,104 miles easily compares with a route linking New York and Florida. This canal connects six provinces and five river systems, and its ends are marked by the city of Beijing in the north and the city of Hangzhou in the south. For this reason, the Grand Canal is officially called the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
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November/December 2016
Dig Into History Magazine for Kids and Teens
A Masterpiece In Design
Every year, more than two million people visit Beijing’s grand Summer Palace. In centuries past, Chinese emperors favored it above all other royal residences. They especially liked to be there in summertime, when they could enjoy a cool breeze in a wonderful park area, strolling around at leisure and watching the sunset while savoring a glass of wine.
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