World Trade Center Revolutionary War gunboat reassembled in public

LUXOR, EGYPT—During the 1970s, excavations at the Al-Asasif necropolis on Luxor’s west bank uncovered an […] The post Occupant of Egyptian Tomb Finally Identified After 50 Years appeared fir

James Drummond MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister in Pictou, Nova Scotia, who became the first published abolitionist in Canada through his A Letter to a Clergyman Urging Him to Set Fre

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Rasputin was particularly valued by

‘The Sun Rising’ by Anna Whitelock review JamesHoare Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:21

For many years, there have been many studies done on the Roman army. Many of the general studies have been popular, however, the more narrowly focused aspects of the Roman army have not gained as much

An electric elevator installed for Queen Margherita of Italy in 1905 has been restored, not to its original function, but to its original wood paneled beauty. The elevator connected the first floor wh

PULLI, ESTONIA—ERR News reports that a new experimental archaeology study may have finally solved a […] The post Experimental Study Posits Possible Function of Mesolithic Beveled Tools appeare

Enslaved Blacks in the United States, seeking freedom, often fled to Canada, especially after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 compelled citizens in free states to help slave-catchers apprehend them. Al

Politicising Abortion in the United States JamesHoare Tue, 05/27/2025 - 09:01

Among the most daring escapes from slavery in the United States in the 19th century was the flight of Ellen and William Craft from the slave state of Georgia to the free state of Pennsylvania in 1848.

‘The World of the Cold War: 1945-1991’ by Vladislav Zubok review JamesHoare Mon, 05/26/2025 - 10:41

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), or Kit Marlowe, was a poet and playwright of the English Renaissance who wrote during the Elizabethan Era (1558-1603). His mastery of the blank verse unrhymed iambic p

The grave of the “Ice Prince,” a 7th century elite boy buried with rich furnishings in a stone chamber grave, has been fully excavated and studied almost four years after its discovery. Sc

Decorative jewel beetle wings have been discovered on a gilt-bronze crown from a 1,500-year-old tomb in Gyeongju, the ancient royal capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.). The wings were inla

An Archaic-era necropolis in use during the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. has been discovered in Gela, Sicily. So far six tombs have been found: two belonging to adults, two to children and two undetermi

JAVA, INDONESIA—Homo erectus, modern humans' archaic hominin relative, was the first human species to migrate […] The post 140,000-Year-Old Bones Reveal Clues About Behavior of Extinct Human S

RIPARO TAGLIENTE, ITALY—Evidence of human violence towards other humans during the Paleolithic period is rarely […] The post Scientists Identify Evidence of Ambush 17,000 Years Ago appeared fi

Bloody Sunday on 22 January 1905 was the massacre of peaceful and unarmed protestors by soldiers outside the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. The crowd of workers and their families were led b