After nature had drawn a few breaths, the star cooled and congealed, and the clever beasts had to die.
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First up is Afghanistan, described as a race of fighters in the hills, with their blood feuds and adaptations to Islam. 
The richness of the smaller hobby sector includes everything from model railways, insects, arts and crafts, astronomy, botany, gardening, cooking, choirs and organs, horse care, military aircraft, medieval architecture and the like. 
The article, from the English Historical Review, proposed: 
The specific clauses of the act cover a range of magical and religious acts that could lead to harm, death or manipulation - eg coercive sex or theft of money. The list is so specific you have to imagine each of these things has been reported before. 
Let us start with some definitions. Although heavily debated the definition of neoliberalism is supposed to be - the extension of the market to all parts of public life, a strong (but minimal?) state to facilitate this, and firm belief in individual agency. 
The fortified city of Dura-Europos on the Syrian Euphrates had been founded by the Seleucids. After falling to the Parthians and then the Romans in AD 165, it became an important outpost and border fort, somewhere between a town and a military garrison. 
Afro-syncretic religions in the Americas are plentiful, and include some well known examples like Santeria, Haitian Voodoo and Rastafari. These religions are a mix of native African and American beliefs, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. 
The trafficking of young women and girls from Nigeria into Europe for the sex trade and cheap labour increased dramatically after the death of Gaddafi and Libya's descent into anarchy. 
First off, how many people are killed as suspected witches every year in Africa? That's hard to say, but some estimates from South Africa alone suggest many thousands. 
For background details on World War Ant and the Argentine ant supercolony phenomenon start here:
Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) are about 2.5mm in size, native to Argentina, and considered an opportunistic, flexible and aggressive species. Within their native range their genetic diversity is wide and different colonies regularly fight each other.
Many are aware that a world war between Argentine ant supercolonies is currently underway, across multiple continents, and against multiple ant 'nations'. 
Although post-war Pakistan was not initially interested in researching nuclear technology, by the 1960s the country was in a relatively good position to start building up scientific infrastructure, including a space agency and nuclear tech institute both in 1961. 
Let's assume that Upper Palaeolithic foragers were capable of bringing down a mammoth or rhino once in a while (they were). This level of fatty meat caloric excess for a band of say, 25 people, would be more than comfortable. Especially if one or two women were chosen to get fat. 
Copper working in North America may have started between 10-7,000 years ago. During the Archaic period hunter-gatherers were making copper tools and ornaments in a region stretching from central Canada to the eastern Great Lakes 
To start with, what is birch tar? 
On the edge of the Ordos Desert stands a huge archaeological site: a 400 hectare enclosure of double-layered stone walls surrounding a central structure. When it was first discovered it was interpreted as a section of the Great Wall, but it dates back to around 2,300 BC. 
The vernix caseosa (cheesy varnish!) is a waxy white substance which coats the skin of late stage fetuses and newborn babies. The exact function of the vernix layer is still under investigation.
The figurines are typically made from marble and often represent a stylised figurine of a woman. They are now scattered far and wide in private hands and galleries around the world. 
