What is the importance of the archaeological site Caral?

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In what ways has the ancient city of Caral impacted human civilization?

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Studies have shown that they were very good at keeping warm in winter. Tests show that having cattle in the room rose the temperature quite a bit. Also they dug their homes into the ground which helped with insulation. Used rocks for bed heaters. The village would also have communal fires which would be kept alight all the time with families on a rota system keeping them alight continuously.

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A two hour content of being told how cold they were all the time, they did actually do a lot to keep warm.
Comment section full of npc people wanting to be wished luck while they sleep next to their baby.

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​@@annakau1Wearing animal skins outdoors and having an open fire in the middle of the room while sleeping under animal skins kept them very warm.  Even living in an igloo was incredibly comfortable.

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Right… humans are intelligent and always have been. We find ways to work more efficient. They weren’t all of a sudden some stupid monkeys that could hardly stay warm and build a decent home.

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Exactly! That’s how we survived, now they’d panic coz they expect other people to do everything for them.
The amount of people that can’t even make basic food or fix things is so weird when I talk about general stuff.
They have an attitude of “someone else will do that for me”

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It’s quiet outside, but inside my mind, gods are fighting and lovers are turning into trees. Your voice makes the madness feel like music.

Answer 2

Georgia, US- I have a MUCH greater appreciation for life after hearing about the medieval history. Less sleep bc I’m so invested in the story. But greater appreciation for life. It balances out I guess lol thank you for making your content

Answer 3

billions of conversations we'll never have the chance to hear in languages we'll never know on nights gone long before we came

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But God knows!!!!!!

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Inanna, Shamash, Naram-Sin, Horus, Aten, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Baldur, Tyr, Skadi, Snotra, Sága, Yahweh, Baal, Astarte, Asherah, Chemosh, Dagon, Moloch, Tammuz, Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva, Jesus, Virgin Mary, Moses, or Muhammed?

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comforts me too. Nothing or no one is ever forgotten. God knows and remembers. And as Jesus pointed out, to Him, there are no dead people. Everyone is alive to Him.

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​​​​​​The living God, to whom you will one day have to give an account for everything you have ever said and done, no matter how much you kick and scream against it now, and try to pretend to yourself that it isn't true. His name is Yahve, "I Am". When He was incarnated as a human, He was given the ordained name Yeshua, Jesus; it means "Yahve is salvation". That is the only name in which we humans are saved.

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The myths feel ancient, but the way you tell them makes them feel personal. Like I’m sitting by a fire hearing stories meant just for me.

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10pm in Milan, Italy. My 1 year old toddler falls asleep on me every night and — to stay relaxed and not move a muscle to not disturb him until he’s reeeally asleep — I read your content. Thanks for the company, it’s all super interesting ❤️

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Ohh I remember being toddler-trapped all too well! Finally she started sleeping through the night by herself at age 3 (though still insists on feeding to sleep!) it's a sacrifice but I wouldn't change a thing ❤

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I'm doing the same for 2 years now.

Bluetooth (in-ear!) headphones are a blessing...

Answer 5

North America. Can't sleep. Broken-hearted. After 14 years. Thank you for the distraction. Good night all. May we all find sleep.

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Kingsport TN / beautiful Appalachia

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North America. About to fall asleep. Thinking about you and hoping that your heart is slowly beginning to heal

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I’m sorry you’re hurting. I’m in a familiar position…it’s hard to concentrate on anything but the emptiness…I know it doesn’t help. I’m sorry you’re hurting.

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I hear you, you’re not alone being broken-hearted.

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❤ x

Answer 6

The narration is making me grateful especially the part about fleas for company in the bed. I am recovering from hip replacement surgery and pain management is a challenge. These stories are helping.

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Good luck with your pain control! You can do it

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Take as much pain relief as they will give you. ❤ I'm 62, smashed when a car hit me whilst walking. My right hip, etc replaced. Don't listen to people who say 'go easy on pain relief, it's addictive'. Rubbish! You need to be pain free to rest properly and recover. It's a huge surgery, and for some of us really hard. I'm sending you love and supportive thoughts from New Zealand ❤

Answer 7

40 year old female. Wales uk
I like your voice and the content is nice to relax to, not boring.

Answer 8

Slept great reading this. Needed sleep to prepare for having 4 grandchildren for the next 48 hours, to relieve daughter and son in law for his birthday. ❤Grandparenting is golden.

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I hope grandkids are having a lovely time too!

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Misread as "having 4 grandchildren IN the next 48 hours" and for a second I lived in an incredible world where you had 4 kids who were all about to give birth within two days, or maybe two kids with each a set of twins, or maybe just one kid with quadruplets. An effervescent vision either way.

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Sounds like you’re about to enter the Grandparenting Olympics — 48 hours, 4 grandkids, and 1 heroic heart of gold!

Answer 9

Sleepless bc my s.o. was hospitalized yesterday. Send good energy our way so he can come home soon

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Sending healing for him, and love to you. Rest well my friend from New Zealand ❤

Answer 10

Got on Kratom as a Dad without a lot help. Daughter was a horrid sleeper and i went days without much sleep. The Kratom gave me energy. Didint know it was so addicting and getting off it would be so bad. Was taking such high doses i got prescribed suboxone to get off that.

Now I have been fighting the withdrawals from that putrid shit for 27 days and have got under 40 hours of sleep the whole time snd its been hell.

Absolutely DOG tired and just can't fall asleep. Living hell. Here I sit awake begging for sleep reading about people who had it much worse.
Thanks for the content !

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Sorry for your struggles. I don't know Kratom, what it is or does. But I am a believer in a creator, God and the son Jesus. I am praying for you.

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Thank you! Means a lot to me

Kratom is a plant that targets the mu opioid receptors. Just to provide some context. @@gregcarey5981

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no reason to get on suboxone for kratom.  wtf is wrong with you

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Kratom is so wonderful I fell under its spell as well. A slow taper was the only way (for me). Supplement w magnesium gly and ashgwanda. Get a muscle relaxer from a doctor. You will get thru it. Half a benedryl helped me a lot despite others saying the opposite. Best of luck. Subs are not worth it.

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lol drama queen. I’ve been in kratom for 5 years. Got off of it many times. The withdrawals kinda suck but not that bad. Go take a warm bath, take some melatonin and stop being a baby.

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⁠@@strikerj4810excuse me, but they said they were prescribed suboxone so I assume it was by a medical professional and they were taking what they assumed to be best practice. I’m an addiction professional and I hadn’t heard of suboxone being used to treat Kratom withdrawal but a quick search turned up some evidence based research (albeit not much), so maybe his doctor was giving it a shot? It’s not unheard of. Your horrible attitude is why people are afraid to get help and speak about their addictions.

To the OP, I’m super proud of you for getting off of kratom and then suboxone! That is not an easy feat. Please stay strong. I promise sleep will come again. If you can get your doctor to prescribe a small amount of klonopin, that would help a lot (or even if you could utilize one of those online therapy services like cerebral—I used that one before I had insurance)…or ask your doctor for something to help you sleep that’s non addictive. ❤

Answer 11

I can never sleep to the sound of the Sleepless Historian. Always entertaining and humorous! Very clever writing. Describes the times vividly and makes one appreciate what others went through before the modern age. Well done!

Answer 12

Hi all! Australian here up at 2:30am with pregnancy insomnia, so very grateful to have found this content

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will grant you all you ask him for.

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Also early pregnancy sickness from Serbia was here last night & it worked

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Good wishes to you..safe birth !!❤❤❤

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I just prayed for you to have a safe delivery and have a happy and healthy baby. May God bless you guys!

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I wish you twins   I envision you in hospital bed smiling with a baby in each arm.

Answer 13

Joining from Budapest (Hungary); tired of doomscrolling, gonna try to close my eyes and relax with the soothing narration of medieval peasant stories

Answer 14

I'm ready to learn and sleep. Thank you

Answer 15

I've been very sleepless for the past few days and your content is the only thing that puts me to bed recently. I really appreciate you!

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Sleep well! Florida USA

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Galveston, Texas

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Germany ..... Use zopiclone If it's a real Problem. Not often, only a few days, doctor will tell you, because addic.

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Sov gott, nabo. ❤
Reading from Sweden.

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also from Florida! Here's hoping everyone gets the sleep they need tonight

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Trve Norwegian Black Metal

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Try magnesium glycinate at bedtime

Answer 16

It really makes you appreciate what you have now. Like even if you had no electricity your home is still probably built fine enough that winters wont be instantly deadly.

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Pretty sure i could survive winter in home without heating due to insulation which is crazy

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When we were without heat in the dead of winter for 2 weeks, being cold all the time wears you out. It took 5 days to get cold enough for my thermostat to be pinned down to 50 degrees.

Answer 17

Listening to this at night is so relaxing, and it really makes you feel for how hard life was back then… Thanks for such meaningful content!

Answer 18

Reading from Syria, it's very interesting seeing how different yet similar humanity's problems were centuries ago

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Thinking about your country right now. Love from NY

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Going south solved some of those problems until you ran into other people lol

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Hope you are safe and well, brother.

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ty ❤️

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Stay safe ❤

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ty brother

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Hello fellow Syrian

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yo which city brother

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Stay safe dearest, may you and your loved ones find comfort and safety in every day of your lives

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hoping for a better future together habibi, your neighbor, in Israel. Peace.

Answer 19

I remember being pregnant and homeless at 15 years old and developing the first stages of frost bite from the freezing winter nights.. I now have itchy, swollen, painful chillblains on my toes for life.

They were incredibly strong to keep going back then.

You never know how strong you are when survival is the only option you have ❤

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So pleased you found that inner strength ✨

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these are made up stories to justify your contemporary humiliation

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I’m so sorry for your loss
Thoughts and prayers
My sincerest condolences

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Vitamin K helped my chilblains, keep your feet warm, but if they do get very cold, warm them up very slowly. Hope you are well and warm now.

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Thank you so much, ill bear that in mind.☺️

Answer 20

Cairo, Egypt. My eyelids are getting heavier but l keep bringing myself back to read!