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Ancient Greek Temple Aligned to Full Moon
http://news.discovery.com/history/archae...151130.htm

EXCERPT: An ancient Greek temple was built to face the setting full moon near the winter solstice, according to new research that sheds new light on the orientation of sacred monuments. [...] the 2,500-year-old temples were not deliberately aligned to the rising sun, as generally believed. A variety of factors, not all of them being astronomical, inspired the ancient architects....



Immigration Fears Not New in US History (with Photos)
http://news.discovery.com/history/us-his...151130.htm

Thus a super-precocious newborn of "Look Who's Talking" ilk might wonder why the reaction is considered abnormal nowadays, since it's always been a staple complementing the legal invitation. With respect to yet earlier circumstances, even the indigenous peoples of North America had a bad feeling and response to European trespassers. Vikings were never allowed anything but the most tiny of footholds, to the point that they eventually abandoned their project when circumstances became dire or unproductive enough. The original Jamestown had a stockade built around it, seemingly one particular "fence" which was as justified as the native residents' hostility to the colonizing invaders. (Certainly from the perspective of the eventual future consequences, if not the immediate introduction of new diseases and infringement on local game and vegetation resources being sufficient). And how can (at least) that hypothetical indifferent "omni-perspective" of objectivity really blame the Palestinians for still being miffed about the Zionist migration acquiring control of their land via likewise sheer numbers and superior finesse, and finally international blessing?