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Great question and I am wondering what was the contribution of the Black Death to the end of feudalism.

• The meaning and function of Neolithic Figurines in The Levant. 
• How non-coercive canine behaviour modification can positively affect you and your dog.
• Commonality in world religions.

I had to google those figurines. They look pretty cool.

Scooby snack, anyone?

Zoroastrianism's influence on the Abrahamic faiths was a real eye-opener for me back in the day.

I second the commonality in religions, especially Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism!

At the moment I am wading through papers and books written by philologists and trying to find some of their original sources. Philology is not my natural choice of subject, but the end goal of possible connections or similar themes, is providing motivation.  The philologists have drawn on recent developments in genetics to help back up their theories of populations moving west from Mesopotamia. 

Delighted you are a collaborator in commonality of religions.

Manichaeism is very interesting, although I haven’t investigated it in depth. I came across it first after learning that Augustine of Hippo converted from Manichaeism to Christianity. The elements of other religions that Manichaeism developed seem to say much about religious beliefs around the world at that time, simply because Mani develops the ideas further. Perhaps that is a superficial way of looking at it and maybe further study would change my limited understanding. 

Interesting!!

If you start looking at Cathars and what they believed its very similar to Zorastrainism.

One of the area I want to research is Goddesses pulled in carts by cats. Both Freya and Innana seemed to to be pulled in carts by cats. It's been suggested before that there's a link between Norse Gods and those of the ancient near east, it's certainly plausable, we tend to look at how peoples and idea moved from the fertile cresent south and west, but not so much norht and west.

If you start looking at Cathars and what they believed its very similar to Zorastrainism.

One of the area I want to research is Goddesses pulled in carts by cats. Both Freya and Innana seemed to to be pulled in carts by cats. It's been suggested before that there's a link between Norse Gods and those of the ancient near east, it's certainly plausable, we tend to look at how peoples and idea moved from the fertile cresent south and west, but not so much norht and west.

At the moment I am wading through papers and books written by philologists and trying to find some of their original sources. Philology is not my natural choice of subject, but the end goal of possible connections or similar themes, is providing motivation.  The philologists have drawn on recent developments in genetics to help back up their theories of populations moving west from Mesopotamia. 

Interesting!!