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The Dancing Girl sculpture, which was discovered at Mohenjo-daro - one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation - depicts a girl adorned with ornaments with her hair tied in a bun.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate U.S. futures were on pace for their lowest settlements in more than three months, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Musicians have been left out of settlements between major record labels and AI companies, a new lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Beginning in the 1880s, he funded Hebrew schools there, as well as agricultural settlements and archaeological excavations meant to reconnect Jews to the soil and the ancient Hebrew civilization buried beneath it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The vast majority of farmers lived in permanent settlements; only a few were nomadic shepherds.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari