Caucasian peoples

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Caucasus Mountains

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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Kumyk Georgian Nogay Assyrian Armenian Circassian Azerbaijani ancient Italic people Rechabite Dobuni Australian Aboriginal peoples African Americans Kizilbash

Key People

Ripley, W.Z.

W. Z. Ripley

American economist and anthropologist

Julius Heinrich Klaproth

German orientalist