Neanderthals: Shared DNA and Variant Traits
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Home »  Inventions in History 9th century: Algebra in Syria Neanderthals: Shared DNA and Variant Traits When reviewing my DNA test results from 23andMe, the “Neanderthal Ancestry” section states “We’ve identified 272 genetic variants that can be traced to the Neanderthals, ancient humans who interbred with modern humans before going extinct 40,000 years a ..read more
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The American Gentleman – Genealogy of the Boston Terrier
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Home »  Inventions in History 4th–5th century: Paddle wheel boat (in De rebus bellicis) in Roman Empire The American Gentleman – Genealogy of the Boston Terrier Each winter holiday season, I try to take a couple of weeks off from work to visit with family and to devote time to my projects during the days that span between the weeks of Christmas and New Ye ..read more
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Çatalhöyük: The First Town of the Neolithic Age
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Home »  Inventions in History 1829: William Mann invents the compound air compressor. Çatalhöyük: The First Town of the Neolithic Age Lying on the Konya plain in the south of modern day Turkey, Çatalhöyük is the world’s earliest known town. Founded roughly 9500 years ago, the settlement covered 35 acres — making it larger than the ancient city of Jericho ..read more
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Father Christmas – The History of Santa Claus
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Home »  Inventions in History 1816: Francis Ronalds builds the first working electric telegraph using electrostatic means. Father Christmas – The History of Santa Claus The history of Santa Claus is so embedded in the psyche of modern society, that no matter that religions change, are rejected and revised time and time again, faith in a magical figure tha ..read more
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Growing the Family Tree
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Home »  Inventions in History 36–9 ka: Weaving – Indirect evidence supports earlier end in Georgia and/or Moravia. Growing the Family Tree A family tree offers a window into your family’s past, and like a real-world organic tree, it requires constant pruning, maintenance and care. As your family tree grows, you’ll uncover family stories, photographs and v ..read more
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Chauvet Cave – A Prehistory Masterpiece
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Home »  Inventions in History 589 AD: Toilet paper in Sui Dynasty China, first mentioned by the official Yan Zhitui (531–591), with full evidence of continual use in subsequent dynasties. Chauvet Cave – A Prehistory Masterpiece Chauvet Cave was first discovered by Jean-Marie Chauvet in 1995. It is located in southeast France and has been dated between 30 ..read more
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Ancestry DNA Results
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Home »  Inventions in History 3000 BC: Tin extraction in Central Asia Ancestry DNA Results Before exploring my family origins, I think it makes sense to first review the DNA science which will influence the course of my research. In January of 2018 I took the AncestryDNA test and received my results a few weeks later. The AncestryDNA test focuses on ..read more
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The Greenlee Family Origins
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Home »  Inventions in History 1928: Frank Whittle formally submitted his ideas for a turbo-jet engine. The Greenlee Family Origins Some bible records and town records do exist for the Greenlee family, but, for the most part we have nothing before 1800, except for “The Genealogy of the Greenlee Families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England“, written b ..read more
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December 8, 1941: The War with Japan Begins
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Home »  Inventions in History 3400-3100 BC: Tattoos in southern Europe December 8, 1941: The War with Japan Begins December 7, 1941 is the day the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. A day later The United States and Great Britain declared war on Japan. World War two now had its two largest combatants fully engaged. The war would intensify as man’s inhuman ..read more
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A History of Heraldry, Family Coat of Arms and Family Crests
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Home »  Inventions in History 2nd century BC: Paper in Han Dynasty China: Although it is recorded that the Han Dynasty (202 BC – AD 220) court eunuch Cai Lun (born c. 50–121 AD) invented the pulp papermaking process and established the use of new raw materials used in making paper, ancient padding and wrapping paper artifacts dating to the 2nd century BC have been found in China, the oldest example of pulp papermaking being a map from Fangmatan, Gansu ..read more
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