The routes of the four Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 1492-1504 to the Caribbean Islands and the coast...
Objects unearthed in the Andes tell new stories of societies lacking hierarchical leadership in the time before...
George Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1851) / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
MS Sanskrit gamma 194 / Wellcome Library Description Sanskrit is the oldest language known to man. It...
A protester faces soldiers near the Pentagon on October 21, 1967. Credit Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos By Elizabeth...
What was life in the fens like in the period known as the dark ages? Archaeologist Susan...
Today, feathers are an extravagant accessory in fashion; 500 years ago, however, they were used to constitute...
Every object in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology tells not just one but many stories. The...
Photo by Roxyuru / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Sandra Stotsky / 12.24.2017 Professor Emerita of Education Reform University of...
Photo by Henry Mühlpfordt / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Mark Boonshoft / 08.26.2017 Assistant Professor of History Norwich University...
By Dr. Joseph M. Adelman / 10.25.2017 Assistant Professor of History Framingham State University You probably know...
By Dr. E.M. Rose / 11.21.2017 Visiting Fellow, Department of History Harvard University Two of the most...
The discreet charms of the bourgeoisie owe something to the attractions of life as conjured by cookbook...
King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and queen, 2490–2472 B.C.E., greywacke, 142.2 x 57.1 x 55.2 cm (Museum of Fine...
Contrary to what many believe, Santa Claus as we know him today – sleigh riding, gift-giving, rotund...
Working together on a once-a-year project feels festive and special. Flotsam/Shutterstock.com By Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas / 12.12.2017 Assistant...
The nativity scenes celebrated each Christmas bear little resemblance to history. skepticalview/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Dr. Robyn J. Whitaker...
By Dr. Gary Kohls, M.D. / 12.24.2017 …and the ones who call the shots won’t be among...
Kwanzaa celebrations. Black Hour, CC BY-NC By Dr. Frank Dobson / 12.20.2017 Associate Dean of Students Vanderbilt...
Girl Looking at: Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1962, synthetic polymer on 32 canvases each 20 x 16″ (The Museum...
James Stewart and Donna Reed in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA By Dr. Dan Romer /...
Even Santa can get worn out, which can lead to getting the blues. / Photo by Stokkete ...
Japanese Christmas cakes in production in Nagoya, Japan. (Photo: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) By Kevin...
Thetis immersing her son, Achilles, in the River Styx by Antoine Borel, 18th century / Galleria Nazionale,...
“Saint Catherine in Prayer,” by the 16th century painter Plautilla Nelli, was restored in 2008. Nelli was featured...
“Fossil scout” Pedro Boshoff inside the Rising Star cave system in South Africa, where Homo naledi fossils were found....
Busts of Sokrates, Antisthenes, Chrysippos, Epikouros / Photo by Matt Neale, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Philip A. Pecorino / 08.22.2015...
Achilles sacrificing to Zeus for Patroclus’ safe return, from the Ambrosian Iliad, a 5th-century illuminated manuscript. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Gregory...
Pencil drawing of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from 1843 / Historisches Museum in Hanau, Wikimedia Commons Exploring...
‘Man Combating Ignorance’ – what’s science’s role? Century of Progress Records, 1927-1952, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, CC...