Historians have often neglected tattoos as a source, as artifacts that shed light upon society. In Christopher...
History
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...
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...
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,...
Actual divorce allowing remarriage could only be granted by parliament. The government’s current consultation (closing on 10 December)...
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...
A discussion of Avicenna’s 11th-century points of view on rabies and compare them with modern medical knowledge....
Among the first three manuscripts written in Persian, Akhawayni’s Hidayat al-muta’allemin fi al-tibb was the most significant work compiled...
The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BCE. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture....
Darius was the ruler of a multicultural empire, and he was willing to accept the gods of...
Rebecca Rego Barry on Dr. David Hosack, the doctor who attended Alexander Hamilton to his duel (and...
Yma Sumac’s career embodied many of the contradictions that emerge when the international desire to consume exoticism...
Analyzing how three maps of Barbados promoted a flattering image of British colonialism in the Caribbean. To...
Throughout history, individuals, states, or political factions have gained sovereignty over regions through the use of war....
As western civilization emerged, power struggles and technological advancements gave birth to new empires and saw their...
Elizabeth Van Lew was a Richmond, Virginia abolitionist and philanthropist who built and operated an extensive spy...
Congress formed secret committees to oversee intelligence operations in the fight against the British. Introduction American Intelligence...
The observation of the sky was of considerable importance to the Maya, Aztecs and other prehisanic peoles...
Since the beginning of humankind, the fascination with the celestial vault has been regarded as an important...