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Charles A. Sankey Chamber. The title of the symposium was “Contemporary Currents”. the speakers were as follows: Session 1: 9:00 a.m. Elizabeth Vlossak (History), “Digging into the past: Experiential ...

Slavery has been among the most ubiquitous of all human institutions, across time and place, from earliest history until, some would argue, the present day. This new four-volume History is the first ...

if anything about The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and the cultural context of the invasion of the Brits is ancient history for millennials and Zoomers. So the movie doesn’t open at JFK.

This week on Culture Bites, Enas Refaei, Farah Andrews and Maan Jalal take a moment to appreciate the Emirati and Arab traditions being considered for Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists this ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Egyptian temple hidden in a cliff face. The temple dates to around 2,100 years ago and was discovered at the site of Athribis, located about 125 miles (200 ...

A "provocative" new piece in Nature has proposed a whole new group of ancient humans – cousins of the Denisovans and Neanderthals – that once lived alongside Homo sapiens in eastern Asia more than 100 ...

“Experts have confirmed this, and we believe the excavations may uncover findings that could change the course of history,” Özlü said. The mayor added that the ancient theater, once restored, will ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an "exceptional" ancient Celtic burial ground and an early farming settlement from the Stone Age in the Czech Republic, among other finds. The Archaeological Center ...

Holiday gift shopping for the book lovers in your life is deceivingly tricky – buying one of the best-rated books of the year seems like a safe bet, but what if they already have it?

Scientists have now discovered at a location called Koobi Fora, providing the first evidence that two species - Paranthropus boisei and Homo erectus - shared the same landscape. A fossil footprint ...