Asia – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:52:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Asia – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Geographic Regions of Early Modern and Modern South Asia https://brewminate.com/geographic-regions-of-early-modern-and-modern-south-asia/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:39:08 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167966 Considering topographical regions that create natural boundaries and areas of cultural affiliation. Purposes and Insights Understanding geography is

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]]> Animals and Shamans in Ancient Eurasian Scythian Religion https://brewminate.com/animals-and-shamans-in-ancient-eurasian-scythian-religion/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:06:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168203 Though the Scythians had no temples, there is ample evidence of priestly function of their kurgans and Ares-edifices.

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]]> The Ancient Eurasian Scythian Territorial Expanse https://brewminate.com/the-ancient-eurasian-scythian-territorial-expanse/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:35:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=168193 Multiple back-and-forth movements are not surprising, and multidirectional migrations make pinpointing origins difficult. Introduction With 7600 perimeter miles

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]]> Ancient and Medieval Alchemy, Chemistry, and Pharmacology in Central Asia https://brewminate.com/ancient-and-medieval-alchemy-chemistry-and-pharmacology-in-central-asia/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:37:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=162401 The very earliest work on chemical processes and transformations was done in the ancient world, in Egypt, Mesopotamia,

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]]> The ‘Horse-Rider’ Theory of the Conquering of Ancient Japan https://brewminate.com/the-horse-rider-theory-of-the-conquering-of-ancient-japan/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:37:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=124960 The ‘horse-rider theory’ (kibaminzokusetsu) was proposed by the historian Egami Namio in 1948. Introduction The ‘horse-rider theory’ is

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]]> Ancient DNA Reveals the Genetic Landscape of People Who First Settled East Asia https://brewminate.com/ancient-dna-reveals-the-genetic-landscape-of-people-who-first-settled-east-asia/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:45:49 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138877 Scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated. Introduction The very first human beings originally emerged

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]]> Echoes through Time: Music in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern China https://brewminate.com/music-in-ancient-medieval-and-modern-china/ Fri, 15 May 2020 19:23:21 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=125695 The legendary founder of music in Chinese mythology was Ling Lun, who made bamboo pipes tuned to the

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]]> Heavenly Patterns: Tracing China’s Legacy in Astronomy from Antiquity https://brewminate.com/astronomy-in-china-since-the-ancient-world/ Fri, 15 May 2020 19:23:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=125681 Efforts were made with the discovery of instruments to list the stars, to measure distances and angles and

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]]> “Tree Culture”: The Ancient Japanese Jomon Period, 10,000-300 BCE https://brewminate.com/tree-culture-the-ancient-japanese-jomon-period-10000-300-bce/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:39:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=122060 Trees were utilized in building construction and for ceremonial ornaments and daily implements. Introduction The Jomon period is

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]]> Bharatavarsha: A History of Ancient India https://brewminate.com/bharatavarsha-a-history-of-ancient-india/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:24:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=115445 India has often been overlooked, especially in the West, about the contributions of its rich history and culture

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