Pigs Understanding the origins of European domestic pigsnhm.ac.uk - Katie Pavid Wherever humans have gone, pigs have followed.
Archaeology Exploring the Great Warpath - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - JASON URBANUS On a bluff above the southern shore of the picturesque Lake George stands a small granite memorial. A bronze plaque commemorates the burial of four …
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte: the rise and fall of a dictatorhistoryextra.com - Kev Lochun Napoleon Bonaparte, the soldier who made himself Emperor of the French and defined early 19th-century Europe through the Napoleonic Wars. BBC History …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoArchaeology Burial Site Discovered in Jamaica - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Eric A. Powell KINGSTON, JAMAICA—The Gleaner reports that miners working at a quarry in Jamaica's Hellshire Hills discovered a rockshelter that served as a burial …
SexismSexism and anthropology. Margaret Mead was fearless in her investigations of culture. But later, who could protect her academicphilosophynews.com - Philosophy News Sexism and anthropology. Margaret Mead was fearless in her investigations of culture. But later, who could protect her academic reputation from …
Greece Grave Robbers Missed These Ancient Greek Graves, Filled with More than a Dozen Skeletons | Live ScienceLive Science Grave robbers are usually a determined bunch, but for the past 3,400 years, unsavory burglars have managed to miss two ancient burial chambers just …
History 'Lost Village' Found at Site of Most Infamous Clan Massacre in Scotland | Live ScienceLive Science Archaeologists excavating the scene of the most infamous clan massacre in Scottish history have unearthed parts of a "lost village" in the Highlands …
Barbados The roots of America's white nationalism reach back to this island's brutal historytheconversation.com - J.M. Opal The vicious ideology that allegedly drove a gunman to kill 22 people in El Paso, Texas last week could be traced back to a tiny island on the eastern …
Pompeii Pompeii archaeologists uncover 'sorcerer's treasure trove'BBC NewsArchaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii say they have uncovered a "sorcerer's treasure trove" of artefacts, including good-luck charms, mirrors and glass beads. Most of the items would
Napoleon Bonaparte How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy If there's one thing Napoleon Bonaparte is known for, it's that he was short – and very unhappy about it. But how tall was he really? Historian Emily …
History 5 facts about the Mayflowerhistoryextra.com - Amir Adhamy On 16 September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower sailed from England and made its way to the New World. How much do you know about the …
Anthropology Teaching Infrastructures: A Conversation with Gabrielle Hechtculanth.org - By Isabel M. Salovaara IS: In developing the course syllabus, you used crowd sourcing and collaboration to expand the disciplinary reach of the material. Can you tell us a …
Perfume Cleopatra May Have Once Smelled Like This Recreated Perfumesmithsonianmag.com - Jason Daley Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Egypt before the Romans took power, has been described as both beautiful and not so beautiful in ancient histories. …
Sutton Hoo: Display collects together photos of one of archaeology's 'greatest finds'bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsPhotographs of "one of greatest archaeological discoveries of all time" are to be displayed together for the first time. Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, is believed to contain the grave, burial
World News In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High LifeThe New York Times - By CARL ZIMMERScientists have discovered what is by far the oldest evidence of human occupation at extreme altitudes: a rock shelter strewn with bones, tools and hearths 11,000 feet above sea level. People lived at
Peaky Blinders The real Peaky Blindershistoryextra.com - HistoryExtraAdmin At the end of the 19th century, the law-abiding citizens of Birmingham were terrorised by a new breed of gang member with two defining passions: …
History Mata Hari: exotic dancer, femme fatale, traitor and spyhistoryextra.com - Kev Lochun She was an exotic dancer who dabbled in low-grade espionage and high-society men, whose numerous dalliances led her to be convicted as a World War I …
News (China) Relics thousands of years old found in Chengdu excavationglobaltimes.cn An archaeological excavation at a sports center in Chengdu City, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 5, 2019. Archaeologists have discovered …
United Arab Emirates The Sharjah Architecture Triennial will launch later this yearcntravellerme.com The first edition of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial will be welcomed in November of this year, and will serve as the first international platform …
History 10 Things You May Not Know About the Jamestown Colonyhistory.com - By Crystal Ponti In May of 1607, a hearty group of Englishmen arrived on the muddy shores of modern-day Virginia under orders from King James I to establish an …
Hiroshima Startling Facts About the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagaskirealclearscience.com - Ross Pomeroy Seventy-four years ago this week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing up to 226,000 …
Roman Empire Everything you need to know about the Holy Roman Empirehistoryextra.com - Amir Adhamy From the cold ashes of the great empire of Rome rose a realm that became the most powerful on the continent – and a precursor to the European Union. …
3D Modeling Scientists Are Creating a 3D Model of an 18th-Century ‘Vampire Witch’ Who Was Tortured to Deathmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey In 2014, archaeologists uncovered a skeleton in Kamień Pomorski, Poland, with a brick wedged in its mouth and stakes driven through its legs. They …
Joel Sartore Saber-tooth surprise: Fossils redraw picture of the fearsome big catNational Geographic - John PickrellHundreds of teeth pulled from the La Brea tar pits in California are revising our image of this icon of the Ice Age. Until about 10,000 years ago, the saber-tooth cat Smilodon fatalis was a fearsome predator
Ancient History Ancient Maya practiced 'total war' well before climate stressNational Geographic - Tim VernimmenIt's thought that widespread destruction of Maya cities only began when droughts threatened food supplies. A surprising find at the bottom of a lake is helping to upend that theory. A long-standing idea
entertainment news King Tut's coffin is in 'very bad condition'; Egypt begins restorationLos Angeles Times - Salma IslamEgypt is restoring one of King Tutankhamen’s coffins for the first time since its discovery in 1922, part of the preparations for next year’s opening of the country’s lavish new museum overlooking the
Battle of the Bulge Why is Hitler's Ardennes campaign called the battle of the Bulge?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy Why is Hitler’s Ardennes campaign called the battle of the Bulge? In 1944, the Nazis launched a huge counterattack in the Ardennes region in Southern …
John Dillinger Why John Dillinger’s Relatives Want to Exhume His Bodysmithsonianmag.com - Brigit Katz After the notorious bank robber John Dillinger was shot to death by federal agents in 1934, thousands of spectators converged at his funeral, some of …
History What is trepanning?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy Trepanning – which comes from the Greek word 'trypanon', meaning a device for boring holes – is the oldest-known surgical procedure, and possibly one …
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