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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
Time for another super fantastic digest folks! Buckle in, because we have some awesome history threads to share with you. Don’t forget to upvote your favorite answers and thank thee authors! Also check out the more usual weekly features, and some of the special events! We had a particularly large number of (Fantastic) META posts, all are well worth a look.
We had a fantastic AMA with /u/John_LathamSprinkle in I am Dr. John Latham-Sprinkle, here to talk about my work on the medieval Caucasus and West Eurasia. Ask me anything!
Our very own /u/Iphikrates and /u//u/joshobrouwers had an AMA! We are a historian and an archaeologist of Ancient Greek warfare. Ask us anything about the Trojan War, the setting of "A Total War Saga: Troy"
Perhaps my favorite (if biased choice) thread this week is They were notorious of moderators of Reddit, surfing a tidal wave of [removed]. But behind the comment graveyard, the knowledgeable team was trapped in a private hell. The AskHistorians mods, as you’ve never seen them before... in my published paper.
Rules Roundtable XXV: All the Small Things - Jokes, Clutter, Digression, and Saying "Thank You!"
Tons of fun and book talk in the Friday Free For All! Including a post from me on Dinosaurs!
There’s a fascinating post on the Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials in the Saturday Showcase!
There was also a really interesting META thread on Example-seeking questions and "unknown unknowns".
Then finish off the week with my favorite META thread out of the bunch. Not a question, just a “thank you.”
That wraps us up for another day. Enjoy the threads and make sure to wander over to todays AMA to ask all those questions you have about Troy! See you next week!
Welcome back to my series on "The Real Questions" of /r/AskHistorians! Here, we honor the more atypical questions that get asked here: the bizarre, abnormal, strangely niche or oddly specific, interestingly worded or built on uncommon premises, or otherwise amusing questions that make me say, "Finally, someone is asking the real questions." We look at little-known customs, unexpected historical anecdotes, unusual cultural traits, and other more unique questions that go beyond the regular brand of sociopolitical history that this subreddit so fabulously covers.
I actually compiled this Friday evening (it’s a busy weekend for me), but check below for all my entries (I’ll probably try to catch deserving entrants that I missed next week). And let me know what you think deserves the title for the realest questions of the week!
We spend some time sparing a thought for the interesting, yet overlooked questions that still hope for an experts attention. Feel free to post your own as well, or any other threads that caught your eye!
/u/iseeyouasperfect wanted to know Can anyone tell me more about the early life of Tuareg women - before Islamic contact?
/u/LordZarasophos asked Have Swahili epics been integrated into historical research on the East African coast?
/u/Hey_Young_World asked How come the Armenian diaspora is so historically widespread?