civilization
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A University of York study of Mohenjo-daro, the largest city of the Indus civilization, points to the opposite pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
At last he gets home to his family with the trophy and, as he does, his story passes into immortality as the text of a civilization that endures for almost three millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
They also form a partnership and set out to make their fortune and save the planet with a tidal-energy company that they claim will “power our civilization by slinging a yoke around the moon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Although AI’s threats to jobs “are very real,” Glenn said he’s more worried about AI’s threat to civilization and people’s quality of living.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“It’s time I stopped being so selfish. Maybe we should go back to civilization so you can have a normal life.”
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
New research now suggests that higher radio frequencies could offer another valuable place to search for technological signals from distant civilizations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Historically, advanced civilizations have flourished in the cooler climates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In ancient civilizations as in ours, it was status made manifest.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
In fact, he concluded, the two civilizations are “so radically different, they’re irreconcilable.”
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Toynbee was especially interested in the internal dynamics of 23 advanced civilizations, of which 22 were literate and 19 were Eurasian.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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