Quaker worship services have always consisted of long periods of silent reflection. “The voices of the past...
Month: February 2019
Grillot de Givry’s discovery of this 18th-century manuscript from an alleged witch was serendipitous – twice over....
A collective of activist women in Afghanistan shows the importance of women’s voices to combat extremism and...
Founded during the conquests of Alexander the Great, the city developed and grew after his death. Ai...
The expansion of the Greco-Bactrians into present-day eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan from 180 BC established the Indo-Greek...
Historians have often neglected tattoos as a source, as artifacts that shed light upon society. In Christopher...
Wellcome Library, Creative Commons A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark fixed upon the body by...
The Muisca, Quimbaya, Calima, Tairona, Tolima and Zenú chiefdoms in ancient Colombia used gold to fashion dramatic...
Over time, El Dorado extended its meaning beyond its kings to refer to a lost golden city...
Latin America historically has been plagued by political violence. Latin America historically has been plagued by political...
The All-T’oqapu Tunic is an example of the height of Andean textile fabrication and its centrality to...
Despite the textile’s small size, it contains a vast amount of information about the people who lived...
After many decades of neglect, the story of slavery in the North is reentering collective memories in...
Underground Railroad activists and fugitive slaves had to improvise in response to ever-shifting circumstances. When I’ve used...
Preserving foodstuffs by mechanical refrigeration became an industrial possibility only in the 1870s and 1880s. The refrigerator...
Guilds dominated local politics and influenced national and international affairs. Introduction Guilds existed throughout Europe during the...
The first of a century of many inept emperors following the death of Marcus Aurelius. Introduction Commodus...
Marcus’ goal was to become the best – most virtuous – person that he was able to...
Consumption of one or other form of intoxicating substances has been present throughout the history of the...
In our republic, elected officials ought to be representative of, and responsive to, the voters. California has...
We talk excitedly about meeting someone with whom we ‘click’ or ‘really hit it off.’ So why do so many of us hesitate...
The irrelevance of the heart to love has been amply demonstrated by cardiac transplant surgeons. In William...
There is an Option C that benefits the wealthy and the not-so-much. A friend sent me an...
Historically, pleasure was not the only, or even the main, expectation from sex for women in a...
Rubbish excavated from brothels sheds light on sex workers’ lives in the 19th century. Despite the dangers,...
Trump is suspending U.S. participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and is beginning the process of...
Actual divorce allowing remarriage could only be granted by parliament. The government’s current consultation (closing on 10 December)...
The Exchange of Arrows Between Death and Cupid, ca. 1665–1701, Pierre Landry (publisher). Engraving. The Getty Research...
An interview with Mohsen Sazegara, exiled dissident, journalist and writer from Iran. When I sat down with...
Qajars first settled during the Mongol period in the vicinity of Armenia and were among the seven...