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Hi, I suck. Haha, nah not really. There I said it. :P

I've been here on Wikipedia now for two years. Good for me.

Although I may appear other wise I am actually a force for good.

The Sumatran ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found exclusively on the island of Sumatra. Its favoured habitat is believed to be foothills and primary montane rainforest. The Sumatran ground cuckoo is a large bird, adults having an average length of 55 cm, with a long, full tail. Much of its body is green and brown with cinammon-buff underparts, glossy and greenish-black wings and tail, and green, lilac and blue bare skin around the eyes. Due to ongoing habitat loss and small population size, the Sumatran ground cuckoo is evaluated as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. This Sumatran ground cuckoo was photographed in the western part of the Sumatran province of Jambi, near Mount Kunyit.Photograph credit: JJ Harrison

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Pottery from Guandimiao

Guandimiao is a Chinese archaeological site in Xingyang, Henan. It is the site of a small Late Shang village, inhabited by around 100 people at its peak, and occupied from c. 1250 to 1100 BCE. It likely exported ceramics (example pictured) and cattle, while importing mass-produced goods such as arrowheads and hairpins from the Shang capital at Yinxu, 200 km (120 mi) to the north. The villagers practiced rituals such as pyromancy using locally produced oracle bones and the sacrifice of cattle—as well as, more rarely, pigs and humans. Burials at the site have been noted for the almost complete absence of grave goods beyond occasional cowrie shells and sacrificed dogs. It was first excavated from 2006 to 2008 during preparations for the South–North Water Transfer Project; work at the site has significantly broadened scholars' understanding of rural Shang economies and rituals, as well as the layout of rural villages, which have received relatively little attention in comparison to urban centers. (Full article...)