The ruins of Ur, with the Ziggurat of Ur visible in the background, Southern Iraq / Photo by M. Lubinski, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. David M. Carballo (left) and Dr. Brent Fortenberry (right) Carballo: Associate Professor of Archaeology, Boston University Fortenberry: Adjunct Professor of Archaeology, Clemson University Journal of Field Archaeology (2015) Abstract Archaeology[…]
Photo © iStockphoto.com/champja The rise in recent decades of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis suggests that factors in the environment are contributing. By Lindsey Konkel / 01.04.2017 In 1932, New York gastroenterologist Burrill Crohn described an unusual disease in 14 adults. The patients had bouts of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and[…]
Liberty Leading the People, by Eugène Delacroix, 1830 / Louvre Museum By Dr. William A. Pelz / 05.20.2016 Professor of History Elgin Community College From A People’s History of Modern Europe Legend has it that Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai was once asked his opinion of the French Revolution. He is reported to have responded, “It[…]
The dining room where the revolutionary war veterans dined. / Library of Congress By Emily Pearce Seigerman / 01.14.2017 Museum Specialist The National Museum of American History I’m a native New Englander. Sometimes I feel like I’ve been to Boston more times than Samuel Adams. When one grows up in New England, it is a[…]
By Michelle Lian / 02.28.2017 Finding Yourself Again When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life. — Jean Shinoda Bolen We all get lost sometimes. So lost that we lose track of who we are, where we’re going,[…]
The “Little Palace” at Knossos, Crete / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Jeremy B. Rutter Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies Sherman Fairchild Professor Emeritus in the Humanities Dartmouth College Settlement Architecture Neopalatial Minoan villa at Knossos / Wikimedia Commons The following site categories have been identified by Cadogan during the Neopalatial period in Crete: I. Small[…]
Test of the tactical nuclear weapon “Small Boy” at the Nevada Test Site, July 14, 1962. National Nuclear Security Administration By Dr. Ari Cushner / 08.01.2016 Adjunct Lecturer in Modern History University of California at Santa Cruz The American Yawp Introduction Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union–erstwhile allies–soured soon after the Second World War. On February 22, 1946,[…]
By Mark Manson / 03.01.2017 What are You Willing to Trade for Success? Success is often the first step toward disaster. The idea of progress is often the enemy of actual progress. I recently met a guy who, despite having a massively successful business, an amazing lifestyle, a happy relationship, and a great network of[…]