Throughout the 19th century, news reports and medical journal articles almost always use the plant’s formal name,...
History
In 1330 only about 5% of the population could read or write. It was extremely rare for...
Organized education was relatively rare, and there are few primary sources or accounts until the 2nd century...
Ancient Persian (pre-Islamic) women had almost equal rights with men and, in many instances, more freedoms and...
Women enjoyed high status and rights in pre-Islamic Persia that would be lost following Muslim invasions in...
Dioramas have a powerful explanatory power as tangible reconstructions. Introduction His eyes were vacant—glassy, even. Blood flowed...
Perhaps the hybrid origins of the Burmese piano and sandaya might point a way forward for Myanmar....
Exploring the obscuring nature of his legend and the role that women played in his life and...
Looking at of the Gentleman’s Magazine, printers of county histories, collectors of manuscripts, and founder members of...
Using Livingstone’s Missionary Travels as a case study to explore the role of print and publishers in...
The impact of the early railway was registered as both exciting and horrifyingly destructive by Victorian writers....
Examining the experiences of exiles, returnees, and migrants and challenges faced by them. Abstract This article contributes...
Because is inseparably linked with Augustus with little known about him, Agrippa’s story will always be told...
Ancient iron nails would hardly be considered Art, but they could offer insights on Roman metalworking. Introduction...
The goal of Roman crucifixion was not just death, but also dishonor. Introduction Crucifixion was an ancient...
The general consensus is that it is genuine, dates from the Achaemenid Period, and is representative of...
Persian art and architecture was influenced early on by the older civilizations of Elam and Susiana. Introduction...
A granddaughter’s cross-country journey honoring seven free-spirited boys. By Lauren Herbine Originally published by ESRI, republished with...
In Namibia, San people are finding ways to adapt to modern life whilst keeping their culture and...
At the time Europeans first began exploring the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River region, three Native confederacies...
Looking at quarantine use — and abuse — over the ages. China is building a quarantine center...
Examining popular medical texts and their circulation before 1200. Introduction How did early medieval people treat illnesses...
Up to 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Introduction The murder...
Chamberlain tried appeasement by endorsing a diplomatic initiative floated by fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to resolve...
It was not new ideas but old ones that led the colonists to revolt and form a...
By the time the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, did colonial Americans still sound like...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....
Prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, there was no unitary, national legal system. Before...
Depending on the time of history that you are referring to, research shows that America’s educational system...
The maps of the Moon that were created at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory have long since...