Medieval hoard of silver coins, gold ducats found in Poland

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

LANCASTER, ENGLAND—The early Middle Ages in England were a period of increased immigration, as settlers […] The post DNA Analysis Reveals West African Ancestry in Early Medieval England appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, ancestry, Anglo Saxon, DNA analysis, England, Medieval England, Updown, West Africa, Worth Matravers

GRUTAS TZABNAH, MEXICO—Archaeologists have long debated why Maya communities in the Southern Lowlands suffered a […] The post Mexican Cave Stalagmites Suggest Droughts Helped Fuel Maya Collapse appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, cave, drought, Grutas Tzabnah, Maya, Maya collapse, Mexico, stalagmite, Yucatán

BAIAE, ITALY—For centuries, the waterfront resort of Baiae on the Bay of Naples was the […] The post Baiae Bath Complex May Belong to Cicero's Villa appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, baiae, bath, Bay of Naples, Cicero, Italy, Rome, underwater archaeology

Patrick R. Cleburne (1828-1864) was an Irish-born Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Having immigrated to Arkansas in 1850, Cleburne fell in love with his adopted state and volunteered to fight for the Confederate States in 1861. He fought in several significant campaigns in the western theater of the war and steadily rose through the ranks to become a major general...

An illustrated poem eulogizing a deceased squirrel written by James Hadfield, imprisoned in Bethlem psychiatric hospital after attempting to assassinate King George III, has gone on public display for the first time. Hadfield’s epitaph for his squirrel friend Jack is being shown alongside other previously unseen works from the Bedlam archives at the Bethlem Museum … Read the full post →"Bedlam regicide’s eulogy for a squirrel to go on display"

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A restored section of the lid of the iconic Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses has been returned to its display case at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. The section encompasses the bare feet of the groom, the pointed toe-shoes of the bride and their lower half of their elaborately draped garments. … Read the full post →"Restored section of Sarcophagus of the Spouses back on display" Ancient, Museums

A rare cast bronze figurine of an armed warrior was one thousands of artifacts unearthed in the recently-concluded excavation of the Celtic oppidum of Manching in Bavaria. He is depicted lunging with a shield raised on his left arm and a sword in his right hand. There’s a loop at the top of the figure’s … Read the full post →"Cast bronze Celtic warrior figurine found in Bavaria"