World War One created thousands of casualties from physical wounds, illness, and emotional trauma. Introduction The First...
Month: May 2020
Nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics, and other times of disaster. May 12...
One of the most common types of graffiti found lining the streets of Pompeii were political graffiti....
The Amarna letters reveal a treasury of knowledge concerning the political relations and social customs of their...
A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland, and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode....
The site shows evidence of a culture which is more than 8000 years old. By Andela Sormaz...
The footprints of over 20 different prehistoric people show possible evidence for sexual division of labor in...
The idea of such a tower was derided at first as an eyesore, but more “beautification” was...
Examining how the popular media documented the people and activities of the homefront and the battlefront. Originally...
People drank for many different reasons and these reasons ranged across social class, gender, and region. Introduction...
Exploring tea time in the portrait of John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and his Family. Because...
In archaic and classical Greece thrones were reserved for the gods and by extension, their priests and...
Examining the Macedonian king in combat. In his account of the preparations for the battle at Granicus,...
To foreigners, he was a fellow traveler who recognized the plight of the oppressed. Introduction A leading...
How the work of African American clubwomen deepens our understanding of the Great Migration and the Progressive...
There is a history of political leaders encouraging white supremacist groups to challenge or overthrow the U.S....
The first historical account of Edwardian London’s elite canine veterinarians in the early 20th century. Introduction Previous...
Getty Museum curators share some of their favorite dogs in the collection. Introduction When we first asked...
Following the conquests of Alexander the Great, Egypt was taken over by a Greco-Macedonian dynasty based in...
Classical Greece saw a flourishing of philosophers, especially in Athens during its Golden Age. Philosophy Socrates Socrates,...
“We’re helping other nations with billions in aid, and the Navajo are still waiting on aid.” Remi...
Accounts of Powhatan authority hint that a complex set of dynamics shaped the Powhatan political realm. Introduction...
The most famous event of Pocahontas’ life, her rescue of Captain John Smith, did not happen the...
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 tend to pull from the same playbook. Here it is. The conspiracy theory...
A new theology that came to dominate British religion after the Reformation altering the relationship between the...
The dying and dead body was an important locus in both religious and secular discourses of power....
Even everyday scents have the power to take us back in time, awakening half-forgotten memories. By Gianluca...
People through the ages relied on earlier forms of soap more for cleaning objects than for personal...
Ever since it was first discovered, coffee was played a big role in our lives. Over time,...
Religious ideas and cultural values exerted a powerful influence upon eugenics in an attempt to make it...