Fossil Study Suggests Early Hominid May Have Made Tools

William M. Mitchell (circa 1826 to circa 1879) was a free-born Black overseer in North Carolina who, after 12 years managing slaves on a plantation, experienced a religious awakening, condemned slaver

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery. Her story is frequently

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

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK—Archaeologist Hannes Schroeder and geneticist Anna White of the University of Copenhagen and their […] The post Neolithic Birch Bark Tar Analyzed appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Alpine, birch bark tar, Europe, Neolithic

EXETER, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Exeter, traces of 76 stone […] The post Stone-Wall Hunting Traps Identified in Chile appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andes Mountains, chacu, Chile, vicuna

It all began with a farmer shooting at a 'something' in a field. Or it may have started from a dispute with a neighbor. Or it may have never happened at all. However it began, the legend of the Bell Witch has been a popular tale in the United States since the mid-19th century, and today, it attracts an international audience. The feature film An American Haunting (2005), though panned by critics...

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ZALASZENTGRÓT, HUNGARY—Roman-era wells that may have been part of the ancient settlement of Maestriana have […] The post Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Hungary, Maestriana, Roman, well

The Franklin-Nashville Campaign (September-December 1864) was the last major military operation in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). After the Southern stronghold of Atlanta fell to Union forces, Confederate General John Bell Hood marched his army into Tennessee to disrupt the enemy supply lines and liberate Nashville from Northern occupation. It was a desperate gambit that...

BUYEO, SOUTH KOREA—The Chosun Daily reports that an ice-storage facility has been found at the […] The post Baekje Kingdom Ice House Found in South Korea appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Busosanseong Fortress, ice house, South Korea

ROME, ITALY—According to a report in La Brújula Verde, the base of a sculpture that […] The post Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Crete, Gortyna, Greece, pig, suid

The United States remained neutral in the first three years of the First World War (1914-18) but did finally join the conflict at the end of 1917 following the threat of unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant shipping and a secret telegram which suggested Germany and Mexico would become allies so that the latter could grab control of three southern states. The US government was also motivated...