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3,633 are the core, quality-scored corpus (34 lettered sections — see How We Work); the remaining 88 are cross-corpus synthesis documents (68 InterDocs, 12 Connections, 8 Theories) also indexed here.
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ZE_3_12 — Ethics of the Body — Modification, Enhancement, Taboo
The ethics of the body examines moral questions about physical modification, enhancement, and the boundaries of bodily autonomy. Humans have modified their bodies throughout history: trepanation (drilling holes in the sk
F_1_01 — Trans-Oceanic Contact
Mainstream history asserts that the Americas were isolated from the Old World from ~11,000 BCE until Columbus (1492 CE), with the exception of brief Norse contact (~1000 CE). However, chemical evidence (cocaine and nicot
F_1_26 — Pre-Columbian Chicken DNA & Trans-Pacific Contact
The question of whether chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) were present in South America before the arrival of Europeans in 1492 is a seemingly mundane zoological problem with profound implications for the history of pr
F_1_08 — Trans-Pacific Contact — Pre-Columbian Connections
The Pacific Ocean — covering over 165 million km² — was long assumed to be an impenetrable barrier to pre-Columbian cultural exchange between Asia/Oceania and the Americas. However, a growing body of botanical, genetic,
F_1_11 — Sweet Potato Paradox — Pre-Columbian Trans-Pacific Contact Evidence
The sweet potato paradox — the presence of Ipomoea batatas (a plant of unambiguous South American origin) across Polynesia in pre-Columbian contexts — is the single most widely accepted piece of evidence for trans-Pacifi
F_1_09 — Austronesian Expansion: The Greatest Maritime Migration
The Austronesian expansion is the most extensive pre-modern maritime migration in human history, covering over half the globe — from Taiwan to Madagascar, Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand — over approximately 5,000
F_1_17 — Austronesian Expansion: From Taiwan to Madagascar and Easter Island
The Austronesian expansion is the largest maritime diaspora in human history, spanning from Taiwan (c. 3500–3000 BCE) across the Pacific and Indian Oceans to ultimately reach Madagascar (c. 500–800 CE) in the west and Ra
F_4_03 — Ancient Maritime Technology and Naval Knowledge
The history of maritime technology reveals that ancient civilizations achieved levels of nautical engineering and navigational skill far exceeding common assumptions. Phoenician sailors may have circumnavigated Africa ~6
V_1_18 — Ethnomathematics: Mathematics Across Cultures
Ethnomathematics — the study of mathematical ideas, methods, and practices developed by cultural groups outside the Western academic tradition — was formalized as a field by Ubiratan D'Ambrosio (Brazil, 1985), who argued
F_1_14 — Pre-Columbian Chicken Debate: Polynesian–South American Evidence
The pre-Columbian chicken debate centers on whether domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) — an Old World species originally domesticated in Southeast Asia — reached South America before European contact (1492+), v
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