A demonstrator holds a “Not My President” banner during a demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Nov 12,...
Year: 2016
Inscription at the Theatre of Lepcis Magna / Wikimedia Commons 06.13.2016 When we think of ancient inscriptions...
The Thinker (1880) by Auguste Rodin located at the Musée Rodin in Paris / Photo by Andrew...
Steven Mnuchin, Trump Treasury Secretary Nominee By Paul Kiel (left) and Jesse Eisinger (right) / 12.27.2016...
Agrippina Minor plaster cast in Pushkin Museum. The original was found in the surroundings of Rome, is...
Ancient Sanskrit carving on a golden background By Dr. Thomas R. Trautmann Professor Emeritus of Anthropology University...
Native American offers hands-on insights into centuries-old artistry By Jill Radsken / 12.13.2016 With her small, strong...
Laura Lewis, junior fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows, is the author of a recent paper...
Infected monks. Religious figures were often the highest demographic of the diseased, as they had to perform...
The Shroud of Charlemagne. Manufactured in Constantinople in 814. / 12th century Byzantine silk, the basis of...
Marian Kamensky, Slovakia / Cagle Cartoons By Dana Milbank / 12.28.2016 Washington Post Columnist “Spare us the...
In 2016, MIT CSAIL researchers worked on a range of projects in robotics, theory, wireless technology, software...
By Carole Raddato / 05.12.2016 Historian Exactly 1900 years ago¹, Hadrian survived a violent and devastating earthquake...
A couple walk in the Israeli settlement of Maale Edumim, in the occupied West Bank on December...
12.21.2016 45-year-old Rakesh Shukla is a talented software engineer and CEO of a successful tech company, but...
A 3D model of an East Greek wine jug. Image © Ure Museum. By Dr. James Lloyd...
Berlin Gold Hat Detail. / Wikimedia Commons By Jen Brown / 11.26.2016 Historian After viewing thousands of...
Photo by Adam Johansson. Continuing to shrink our oil consumption is one way to challenge the oil...
By Heather L. Bennett / 04.19.2016 Visiting Instructor University of Buffalo We decided to create a timeline...
The Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street, Ephesus, Turkey By Carole Raddato / 11.16.2015 The Temple of...
Photo by Mark Treble, Flickr / Creative Commons By Dana Milbank / 12.27.2016 Washington Post Columnist Trump...
By Maria Popova / 12.26.2016 Hidden Insights From A Martial Arts Movie Star You will never get...
By Carole Raddato / 12.20.2016 I organised a small banquet at home on the occasion of the...
As cold as ice: The New Horizons spacecraft aims to map the geology of Pluto and its...
Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, circa 26th century BC By Dr. Aaron Tugendhaft Assistant Professor Classics...
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BBC Photo of Willocks and Choir By Dr. Martin Clarke / 12.23.2015 Lecturer in Music The Open...
By Mark DeNicola / 12.23.2016 For most of us, the holiday season is a joyous time of...
By Briony Dalton / 12.24.2016 Could Santa Actually Be a Shaman? Have you ever wondered where the...
© Illustration by Jenny Reynish F.T. Kola was born in South Africa, grew up in Australia, and...