Passmore Williamson (1822-1895) was a Quaker abolitionist, successful businessman, and member of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Williamson helped many slaves gain freedom, amo

Timur (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane, Temr, or Timur Leng, was the founder of the Timurid Empire (1370-1507), which had its heartlands in modern-day Uzbekistan and capital at Samarkand. A Muslim

Canada and the US: Sleeping with the Elephant JamesHoare Thu, 05/22/2025 - 09:11

The Black Chamber: Opening Europe’s Post JamesHoare Thu, 05/22/2025 - 08:20

A couple who have been volunteer diggers at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland for 21 years have discovered a relief believed to be a depiction of the Roman goddess of Victory. Liverpool e

SINT-TRUIDEN, BELGIUM—A statement released by KU Leuven revealed that Belgian geneticists and their international colleagues […] The post Largest-Ever Medieval DNA Study Reveals Genetic Histor

MAKRAN COAST, IRAN—Irani News reports that archaeologists conducting salvage excavations at the Kopal site in […] The post Prehistoric Fishing Site Found in Southeast Iran appeared first on Ar

SUTTON HOO, ENGLAND—The world-famous site of Sutton Hoo continues to reveal it secrets, according to […] The post Mystery of Sutton Hoo Bucket Solved appeared first on Archaeology Magazine.

Jane Johnson (circa 1814/1827-1872) and her two young sons, Daniel and Isaiah, were slaves of one John Hill Wheeler of North Carolina, who brought them north to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on his way

The U-boat, short for Unterseeboot (undersea boat), was the name for submarines used by the German Navy during the First World War (1914-18) and Second World War (1939-45). In the two Battles of the A

Execution of the Thief-Taker General JamesHoare Wed, 05/21/2025 - 09:15

Nasser, Suez, and the Muslim Brotherhood JamesHoare Wed, 05/21/2025 - 09:14

After more than 10 years of excavation, investigation and study, the megaliths of the Neolithic tomb on Küsterberg hill near the city of Haldensleben in central Germany, have been reconstructed as th

TURPAN, CHINA—According to the Greek Reporter, Chinese archaeologists identified a large-scale 2,000-year-old necropolis near the […] The post More Than 200 Burial Mounds Found at Site Near Si

MAIDEN CASTLE, ENGLAND—In the 1930s, British archaeologists Tessa and Mortimer Wheeler discovered a grisly cemetery […] The post New Research Revises Story of Maiden Castle Cemetery appeared f

MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN—Popular Science reports that a Wisconsin fisherman happened upon the wreck of the legendary […] The post Wreck of Legendary Tugboat Identified in Lake Michigan appeared fi

William "Box" Peel Jones was an enslaved African American who, in 1859, was shipped in a box from an unknown location to the home of the abolitionist William Still (1819-1902) in Philadelphia and then

Medieval Fogge: In Defence of the Middle Ages JamesHoare Tue, 05/20/2025 - 09:14

A rare gilded Anglo-Saxon cross that may have belonged to a church leader has been acquired by the Leeds Museums and Galleries. The cross is was made of solid silver completely covered with a thin lay

The Victorians, Creation, and the Dinosaur Problem JamesHoare Tue, 05/20/2025 - 08:00