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Egyptian, Sumerian, and Assyrian cultures did not have a word for "weed" because all plants were considered useful. Ancient Greeks had a word to categorize weeds as ‘noxious herbs.’
A Weed is But an Unloved Flower - JSTOR Daily
“Whatever Otherness weeds may possess, it is an outcome of human artifice.”
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Best of Suggested Readings 2021 - JSTOR Daily
Well-researched stories about octopus dreams, lost soil, reproductive resistance, and more from publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Our Writers’ Favorite Stories of 2021 - JSTOR Daily
Without our writers (and editors and fact checkers and producers) and you, we’re nothing.
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Linguistics points to how Maya civilization conceptualized time differently than we do. Maya verbs focus less on tenses referring to the past, present and future instead emphasizing “aspects” that con... View More
How the Maya Kept Time - JSTOR Daily
Many scholars contrast linear and cyclical time and note that cycles were an important part of Maya concepts of temporal reality.
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American Vigilantism - JSTOR Daily
In the early 20th century, labor unrest and strike breaking were done not by the government, by private agencies and self-appointed vigilantes.
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Meet the Christmas Tree Doppelgängers of the Sea - JSTOR Daily
More than one marine species is named for the beloved evergreens.
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How “Termites of the Sea” Have Shaped Maritime Technology - JSTOR Daily
These small marine pests have been eating our ships for millennia, forcing us to keep building better boats throughout history.
The Radicalism of Johnny Cash - JSTOR Daily
The best-selling musical artist in the world in 1969, Johnny Cash sang of (and for) the “forgotten Americans”: the imprisoned men of all races.
Wreath-Making in National Parks? In Mexico, Yes - JSTOR Daily
Mexico created its national parks system in the 1930s. Today, hundreds of thousands of people live, and work, within its boundaries.
The Snowy Winter that Devastated Colonial New England - JSTOR Daily
For eleven days in February and March 1717, New England was hit with four major snowstorms. The devastation struck some as a sign from God.