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Wave of Central American Migrants Approaches 2014 Crisis Levels

WORLD Thousands of Central American people are journeying through Mexico to the United States. The influx of migrants may soon rival the surge of arrivals that sparked a border crisis in 2014. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas  Why are so many Central American people fleeing their homes to come to the U.S.? In the “Northern … Continue reading Wave of Central American Migrants Approaches 2014 Crisis Levels

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DNA of Ancient Phoenician Could Make Us Reconsider History of Human Migration

SCIENCE A rare genome has been identified in an ancient body pulled from a sarcophagus on a site near ancient Carthage, in a discovery which could throw new light on the history of human movement. (Independent) Who were the Phoenicians? Read our outstanding article to find out. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Researchers recently … Continue reading DNA of Ancient Phoenician Could Make Us Reconsider History of Human Migration

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Tracing Ancient Migration through Language

WORLD Indigenous Siberians have linguistic links to Native North Americans. (Al Jazeera) Take a look at our map to trace the settlement of the Americas—and why people in Russia and Arizona may have linguistic similarities. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Read through the easy Al Jazeera article. It identifies Ket, spoken by an indigenous … Continue reading Tracing Ancient Migration through Language

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Australians Spent 50,000 Years Isolated from the Rest of Us

SCIENCE Australia was one of the first regions modern humans reached after leaving Africa some 50,000 years ago. And no one visited them for a long time. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our resources to trace our “global human journey” out of Africa. Scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The new paper discusses genetic research on the … Continue reading Australians Spent 50,000 Years Isolated from the Rest of Us

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Immigrants to the Eternal City

SCIENCE Who walked the roads leading to Rome? Thousands of immigrants. Some came willingly, others did not. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our resources to learn more about life in ancient Rome. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including the Word on the Via—profiles of immigrant life in ancient Rome. Discussion Ideas Researchers recently analyzed skeletons from two … Continue reading Immigrants to the Eternal City

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