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Ancient writing in West Africa (Mar 19, 2009 02:25)
Today, I came across the subject of the Olmecs. The Olmecs were a people who lived in South Central ..

A precious cow from Tales by Moonlight (Mar 6, 2009 02:54)
I set a goal to publish at least one book review per month and yet, February ended without any revie..

Destructive truth tests and true lies (Feb 25, 2009 01:42)
Long before lie detector tests were invented in the Western world, Africa had a similar but deadlier..

One review per month. At least. (Feb 3, 2009 02:09)
A Reviews section has been added to the site. I've started off with two reviews: Why Mosquitoes Buzz..

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