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  2. List of archaeoastronomical sites by country - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of sites where claims for the use of archaeoastronomy have been made, sorted by country.. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) jointly published a thematic study on heritage sites of astronomy and archaeoastronomy to be used as a guide to UNESCO in its evaluation of the cultural importance of archaeoastronomical ...

  3. Archaeoastronomy - Wikipedia

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    The rising Sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice.. Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the interdisciplinary [1] or multidisciplinary [2] study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena and what role the sky played in their cultures". [3]

  4. Korea-Africa Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Korea-Africa Foundation (Korean: 한·아프리카재단) is a special corporation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea that was launched in 2018. Its purpose is to conduct long-term and comprehensive research and analysis on African countries and to promote partnerships with African countries in various fields such as politics, economy, culture, and academia.

  5. List of artifacts significant to archaeoastronomy - Wikipedia

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    Adorant from the Geißenklösterle cave – carved mammoth tusk 'plate' with proposed figurative asterism; combined with notched denotations relating to time-reckoning. The cave is in the Swabian Jura, Germany.

  6. African archaeology - Wikipedia

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    Olduvai Gorge, where some of the earliest hominins are believed to have evolved.. Africa has the longest record of human habitation in the world. The first hominins emerged 6–7 million years ago, and among the earliest anatomically modern human skulls found so far were discovered at Omo Kibish, [1] Jebel Irhoud, and Florisbad.

  7. Foundation for Africa - Wikipedia

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    The association every time provide pharmaceutical and food donations for hospitals. The foundation has connection with the SDA Clinic Foundation, the Hospital Kimpese, the Hospital Kibandai, Hospital Bangu, the Clinique Mondial, and other institutes, in Kinshasa and in the countryside, rural villages and smaller towns too of course measure the ...

  8. African Conservation Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) is an international non-governmental organisation established in 1999 and registered in 2001. Its focus is wildlife and habitat conservation within and outside of protected areas , adopting an integrated approach which includes community development and environmental education .

  9. List of wealthiest charitable foundations - Wikipedia

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    Robert Bosch Foundation Germany: Stuttgart: $6 billion €5.3 billion 1964 [36] 36 Children's Investment Fund Foundation United Kingdom: London: $5.9 billion £5.2 billion 2002 [37] 37 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation United States: Westlake Village, California: $5.9 billion 1944 [38] 38 Nemours Foundation United States: Jacksonville: $4.6 billion ...