In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.
I first became interested in the Pueblo peoples of the U.S. Southwest in the late 1980s, during a visit to Santa Fe, New ...
The oldest cities in the world hold unusual and interesting stories of human civilization, culture, and survival, passed down ...
Western Europe is a living museum, where cobblestone streets, soaring cathedrals, and ancient ruins tell stories that stretch ...
The moral paradox is stunning: if Israel’s creation was a sin, then so was America’s, France’s, Turkey’s, Russia’s, and ...
Desert ruins of a lost city have been found. The ruins of temples and canals tell the story of a nation of people who adapted ...
The heat trapped by CO2 and other greenhouse gases is turbo-charging our climate and leading to more extreme weather," said ...
By honoring Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt, the Nobel Committee has recognized that the future of growth depends on innovation, ...
On October 14, the Second World Conference on China Studies opened in Shanghai. Under the theme "Historical and Contemporary ...
Skeletal remains of "Zimapán man" found with gut bacteria revealing lost microbes and healthier, natural diets before modern ...
Rejecting Columbus Day is not about erasing history, but about refusing to perpetuate a national holiday rooted in myth, ...