A ceremony on Saturday marked the end of a long repatriation processLeola One Feather, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, observes as Native American artifacts are photographed in Barre, Massachusetts. Credit: Associated PressA small Massachusetts museum is returning approximately 150 items, some linked to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, to the Lakota Sioux peoples....
Several of the ancient Egyptian branding-irons — actually made of bronze — were too small for large animals like cattle and were probably used to brand human slaves. Credit: © The Trustees of the British Museum; (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)A new research study proposes that small branding irons from ancient Egypt were most likely used to mark...
This picture of the try-works was drawn from the shipwreck site of the whaler Market by an NOAA ROV. The try-works was a cast-iron stove with two deep kettles utilized to make whale blubber right into the oil. (Picture credit: NOAA Sea Expedition).Indigenous Americans and the descendants of enslaved African individuals functioned as crew...
Illustration of Mansa Musa's caravan. Credit: SutoriAccording to the 2019 Forbes billionaires list, announced in March 2019, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the wealthiest individual on the planet. With a fortune of around $131 billion (99 billion), he is the richest man in modern history. He is not, however, the wealthiest individual who has...
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (center), wearing a Pickelhaube, inspects troops during World War. Credit: Library of CongressThe nation's Pickelhaube helmet, distinguished by a single spike protruding directly from its top, became an icon of Prussian militarism during the early twentieth century. based on appearance, the prominent spike appears to have served no use;...
Plans to measure the impact of historical research as if it were a science will undoubtedly mean fewer history books that delight the general reader.The kind of history books that delight most readers probably incorporate original research with elegant, easily accessible prose: possibly a book such as Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers or Lyndal Roper’s...
Credit: European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthcareThe rise of laboratory science in the late 19th century placed a sharp focus on the moral value of medical innovation.'Modern medical science has offered us a choice where there was once none.' So stated John Simon at the International Medical Congress in London...
