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The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation

Chloe Ahmanns Futures After Progress offers a delightful journey into South Baltimores environment and ecology. South Baltimore, due to frequent factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

The Legend of Ticonderoga is among the most famous ghost stories of the last 200 years and remains a favorite among folklorists and, especially around Halloween, storytellers at seasonal events. Any summary or discussion of the plot would ruin the tale, which is given below, but the story involves the Scottish nobleman Duncan Campbell, mortally wounded at the Battle of Carillon, 8 July 1758, when...

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OSIJEK, CROATIA—Live Science reports that analysis of the skeletons of seven men recovered from a […] The post Scientists Analyze Ancient Skeletons Recovered from Croatian Well appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Battle of Mursa, Croatia, Roman

İZNIK, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that archaeologists have uncovered pathways paved with marble, entry and […] The post Exploration of Roman Theater in Ancient Nicaea Continues appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Nicaea, Roman, theater, Turkey

BORKOWO, POLAND—A cemetery dated to the tenth century a.d. was discovered during an investigation conducted […] The post Medieval Graves Unearthed in Poland appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cemetery, medieval, Poland

Sherman's March to the Sea (15 November to 21 December 1864) was a significant military campaign in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Hoping to cripple the Confederacy's ability to make war, as well as to crush its will to keep fighting, Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman led 62,000 men on a march from Atlanta, Georgia, to the coastal city of Savannah. In between, he conducted a 'scorched...

From 985 until sometime in the 1400s, Greenland was the farthest, most isolated outpost of medieval Scandinavian society. For nearly 500 years, the Norse Greenlanders built churches, kept livestock, and wore the same clothes as their contemporaries in faraway Europe. Then, for reasons that are still debated today, they vanished. The disappearance of the Norse Greenlanders apparently without anyone...

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—According to a statement released by the University of Copenhagen, researchers led by Susanne […] The post Megalithic Structures Studied in Jordan appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Early Bronze Age, Jordan, megalithic, Murayghat

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI—According to a statement released by the University of Missouri, a massive stone-lined basin […] The post Large Pool Discovered in Early Roman City appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, basin, Gabii, Italy, pool, Rome, water