A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of...
History
Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech...
Created in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, it was created as a tool...
A thematic approach to the cultures of the Bronze Age Aegean, looking to women and non-elites in...
Some of the earliest written references to the Thames are in Julius Caesar’s account from 54 BCE....
Combing across 19th-century shores, seaweed collectors would wander for hours collecting specimens for their artful albums. This...
Ancient Egyptians leveraged a massive shipping, mining, and farming economy to propel their civilization forward. Following notes...
How British colonialism impacted this special form of knowledge transmission. Palm-leaf manuscripts are one of humanity’s most...
The invention of moveable face type and the press meant that books could now be printed in...
Churches throughout the world began to address their failures to stand against Nazis after 1945. Introduction Churches...
The Nazis put forth their own supraconfessional variety of Christianity which they labelled ‘positive Christianity’. John Keegan...
One remarkable example of defiance of official ideological control in education. The heated debate today over whether...
For a country with a comparatively small population, New Zealand has always punched well above its weight...
The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders for which the location is unknown....
It marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design, and landscape design. Introduction...
We will keep losing important pieces of the past if we do not take climate change seriously....
Exploring the history of the “physic garden” and its modern manifestations. Plants and medicine, gardening and healing...
To date, it remains the election that recorded the smallest electoral vote victory (185–184). Introduction The 1876 United...
In the end, the popular vote totals of the two main candidates were separated by just 1,898...
A month-long series of legal battles led to the highly controversial 5–4 Supreme Court decision which ended...
Examining the archaeology of slavery in the Caribbean sugar plantations. Sugar and Slavery The introduction of sugar...
European contact greatly influenced slavery as it existed among pre-contact Native Americans, particularly in scale. Introduction Slavery...
The Slave Narrative Collection provides a unique and virtually unsurpassed collective portrait of an historical population. Introduction...
Their fight for more authority and a voice at the plantation has finally been won. Introduction On...
The history of contraceptive medicine stretches back to the earliest Near Eastern medical literature. Introduction The ancient Near...
They absorbed the view that the act of sexual intercourse, although necessary, was nevertheless was a shameful...
The Wife of Bath’s outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine. Introduction Alisoun, the Wife of...
Everybody defines and perceives happiness in a different way. To someone, it’s important to each day find...
The issue of sexuality has become a top topic, especially with rising social problems and phenomena. Society...
With the expulsion of the kings and the founding of the Republic, central powers were divided between...