How did extraction, production, and exchange shape the physical and cultural landscape of North America? Originally published...
Year: 2020
Introduction Manuscripts and printed books—like today’s museums, archives, and libraries—provide glimpses into how people have perceived the...
A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science. Introduction Medieval doctors had...
Come early medieval medicine has become real medicine, not scribal ignorance. Abstract The medical writings of early...
Ancient cultures left behind extraordinary memorials which were used for mortuary cults during the epoques in which...
Some of the burials in the Palaeolithic period raise the possibility of very early forms of ancestor...
Hallie Quinn Brown and other “homespun heroines”. Hallie Quinn Brown knew the power of black women and...
She was a famous activist in her day, arguably the most famous in the world. By Tom...
Many kingdoms were elective historically, though the candidates were typically only from the family of the deceased...
Only divine authority can judge unjust monarchs and any attempt to depose, dethrone, or restrict their powers...
It is claimed to have been the most common medical practice performed by surgeons from antiquity until...
Evidence for trephination occurs from the Neolithic period onwards. Introduction Trephination (also known as trepanning or burr...
Since the arrival of technology, there is a revolution in every field and department. The ways of...
History may tell us that the first anime appeared around 1907, although one thing is for sure....
Shirt movements embodied the idea of a homogeneous community, based on a racial social or cultural identity....
After Adolf Hitler ordered the “blood purge” (Night of the Long Knives) of 1934, he replaced the...
When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor. Introduction In...
The wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front...
An advisory council during the monarchy, politically stronger during the republic, and again weak during the empire....
Ten facts about ancient Rome in answer to questions most frequently asked. Introduction Ancient Roman culture affected...
A great deal of ink has been spilled exploring why these narratives are so appealing. Humans are...
The Futurists developed multi-sensory approaches to communicate the experiences of physical reality. Introduction Created in the politically...
This imagery is identifiable as a scene from the Apocalypse, the end of the world as described...
People reacted with hopeful cures and responses based on religious belief. Introduction The Black Death of 1347-1352...
Since no one knew what caused the disease, no cure was possible, but this did not stop...
Looking past a plague at how a massive government spending plan went badly awry 2,500 years ago....
We get our English word for poison or toxin form the Greek word toxikon. By Thomas J....
The Ku Klux Klan formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865, and has morphed it’s hate a few...
The Underground Railroad didn’t just head North – also led to Mexico. The Underground Railroad also ran...
How did the abolitionist movement evolve and respond to national events that shook the nation in the...