Medieval History

What Happened to the Denisovans, the Enigmatic Humans Who Vanished?

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Published: Feb 4, 2026written by Jasmine Gandy, MSc Primate Conservation   In 2008, Russian researchers excavated a site called Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia. Amongst a variety of Neanderthal tools was a fragment of a finger bone, presumed to be nothing out of the ordinary. When German researchers sequenced the DNA two … Read more

Bandung Conference: Decolonization and the Rise of the Third World

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  The Bandung Conference, attended by 29 Asian and African countries, was held in April 1955 in the Indonesian city of Bandung. The participants of the conference condemned colonialism, racial discrimination, and segregation, expressed support for people fighting for independence, and advocated for economic and cultural cooperation among states and peaceful resolution of conflicts. The … Read more