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
An advanced civilization might recognize the importance of hydrogen and hydroxyl and choose to send or monitor signals there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Its roots are more complex, including the Jewish civilization that preceded it and the Christian one that succeeded it, both critical to its historic supremacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But the record of human civilization is finite, and although it is far too large for any human to grasp, it isn’t beyond the capacity of Claude or ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I know how far it is back to civilization, if you could even call it civilization anymore.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
In fact, he concluded, the two civilizations are “so radically different, they’re irreconcilable.”
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Thousands of years ago, in the earliest known civilizations, royals adorned themselves in gold to signify status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
"Great civilizations outlast even the most vicious occupiers."
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
“I was convinced,” he stated, “that the seabed contained memories of maritime civilizations that had never been recorded. What historians had missed, the sea remembered.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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We the People: Civ
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