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RewindMap: history on a globe you can scrub

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An interactive globe lets visitors move through years and explore changing borders alongside battles, conflict events, natural disasters, and heritage sites.

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For: History learners and readers exploring change across time
Worth noticing: Its layers draw on sources including Cliopatria, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program, and UNESCO.

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The timeline spans 3001 BC to 2025, with playback controls from 1× to 300× and options to move one year at a time. Separate layers cover borders, conflict and natural events, meteorite falls, and heritage sites; region selection and event settings provide additional controls. The source list credits datasets and organizations including Cliopatria, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, NOAA, the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, and UNESCO.

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