Modern-day studies have revealed traces of Taíno DNA in individuals throughout Cuba, although the population was largely destroyed as a culture and civilization after 1550.

Modern-day Britwell, which has the well-defined geographic boundaries of Farnham Lane ( in the north ), Lower Britwell Road and Haymill Road ( to the west ), Whittaker Road and Northborough Road ( south ) and Long Readings Lane ( east ), was created as a large overspill housing estate for bombed-out Londoners at the end of the Second World War.

Modern-day Latakia Governorate and Tartus Governorate roughly encompass what was the Alawite State, both governorates having majority Alawite populations ; however, parts of modern-day Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Masyaf District, Talkalakh District and Jisr ash-Shugur District ( now in neighbouring governorates ) also belonged to it.

Modern-day Mantineia is the region around the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, and was named after the namesake city of old.

Modern-day Chelsea was the site of the Synod of Chelsea in 787 AD.

Modern-day Back Lane, Sump Hall Lane and Noggarth Road broadly follow the route of a classic ridgeway running east-west to the north of the town, suggesting that the area was populated during pre-history and probably controlled by the Brigantes.

Modern-day authorities disagree as to how much of Gerard's Herball was original.

Modern-day Tubas was founded in the late 19th century during Ottoman rule in Palestine, when groups of Arabs belonging to the Daraghmeh clan — mostly shepherds and farmers who lived in the Jordan Valley — migrated northward to the site because of its fertile ground, proximity to several springs, and its high elevation compared to the Jordan Valley and Wadi al-Far ' a plain ; Mount Gerizim was visible from the area.

Modern-day Garhwal was likewise unified under the rule of Parmars who, along with many Brahmins and Rajputs, also arrived from the plains.

Modern-day Czech Silesia derives primarily from a small part of Silesia that remained within the Bohemian Crown and the Habsburg Monarchy at the end of the First Silesian War in 1742, when the rest of Silesia was ceded to Prussia.

Modern-day Dhubri district was created on 1 July 1983 when it was split from Goalpara district.

Modern-day handsets usually contain the phone's microphone as well, but in early telephones the microphone was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which often was attached to a wall at a convenient height for talking.

Modern-day Vinh Long was part of Long Hồ dinh ( barrack, 營 ) established by the Nguyễn Lords in 1732, comprising the provinces of Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, and parts of Cần Thơ.

Modern-day Blackbird Leys was built mainly in the 1950s and 60s to meet the then pressing need for accommodation.

Modern-day Route 150 was once a Missouri supplemental route.

Van Imhoff was promoted several times within the company before being appointed colonial governor in Ceylon ( Modern-day Sri Lanka ) on July 23, 1736.

Their family units were among the first to settle at the Presidio of San Antonio de Béjar in 1731 ( Modern-day San Antonio, Texas ).

Modern-day surrealist activity is sometimes called " post surrealism " by advocates of the idea that surrealism is " dead ".

Modern-day Vehicle Identification Number systems are based on two related standards, originally issued by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) in 1979 and 1980 ; ISO 3779 and ISO 3780, respectively.

Modern-day statute law is made by the bicameral National Parliament — more commonly know by its Irish name, the Oireachtas.

Modern-day groups that actively oppose oppression include Ligali, a British African organization headed by civil rights activist Toyin Agbetu.

Modern-day railbus, built originally by Ferrostaal, entirely rebuilt and redesigned in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Modern-day productions are traditionally derived from the revivals staged by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the late 19th century.

Modern-day infantry is supported by armoured fighting vehicles, artillery, and aircraft, but are still the only kind of military force that can take and hold ground, and thus remain essential to fighting wars.

Modern-day Lactose Intolerance in Humans by Region

Modern-day Nazareth is nestled in a natural bowl which reaches from 1, 050 feet ( 320 m ) above sea level to the crest of the hills about 1, 600 feet ( 490 m ).

Modern-day Exxon, Mobil, Atlantic Richfield, Chevron, Sohio, Amoco and Continental Oil all trace their ancestry to various parts of Standard Oil.

Modern-day Interstate 80 closely follows the path of the railroad, with one exception.

Modern-day enthusiasts of King Richard III thereby accuse Morton of inventing the account whereby Richard murdered Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York and committed other crimes attributed to him.

Modern-day Trento is a cosmopolitan city, with highly-developed and organized modern social services.

Modern-day combines can be adjusted to work with any grain crop, and many unusual seed crops.

Modern-day genetic studies of the Y-chromosome suggest a close ethnic kinship between the Hutu and other neighboring Bantu peoples, particularly the Tutsi.

Modern-day commentators and Neopagans sometimes identify Boann with the goddess Brigid, or believe Boann to be Brigid's mother ; however there are no Celtic sources that describe her as such.

Modern-day Pottstown is established on land originally deeded to William Penn.

Modern-day New Jersey police officers inherit their authority from the constable.

Modern-day historians believe that he had a direct hand in its organization because of his role in the Propaganda Movement and his eminent position in Philippine Masonry ; most of the Katipunan's founders were freemasons.

Honored in several Halls of Fame, Bascom is now known as the " Father of the Modern-day Bareback Rigging.

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Modern-day possession of guns operates as follows: everything that isn't prohibited under section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968 must be held on a section 1 firearms certificate, unless it is a section 2 shotgun and can thus go on a Shot Gun Certificate.

Modern-day descendants of those original refugees often employ the term " United Empire Loyalist ", sometimes using " U. E.

Modern-day archaeologists have found several ceremonial stone constructions here, which appear to represent sacrificial altar stones, slate hollows or cavities.

Modern-day Construction involves creating awesome structures that can show the beauty and creativity of the human intellect.