The Strange Connection Between Brutalist Architecture and Soviet Propaganda
The Strange Connection Between Brutalist Architecture and Soviet Propaganda A concrete postcard from 1971 shows a family, smiling, standing on a pris...
The Forgotten Women of the Farm Security Administration
The Forgotten Women of the Farm Security Administration The most famous photograph in American history bears a single name: Dorothea Lange. Her 1936 p...
Nefertiti's Tomb: Hidden Behind King Tut's Burial Wall
Dr. Zahi Hawass, seasoned excavator of the Valley of the Kings, scans a concealed void behind Tutankhamun’s tomb, seeking Nefertiti’s hidden burial ch...
The Two-Headed Mummy Hoax and the Real Egypt It Obscures
A 19th-century hoax, Kap Dwa, resurfaces online as an Egyptian mummy, obscuring the real, sacred science of ancient burial practices.
Revolution Revisited: How the 250th Anniversary of 1776 Shapes America Today
As America nears the 250th anniversary of 1776, the Declaration of Independence’s legacy is being fiercely debated, reshaping politics, culture, and i...
Tomb of Caracol's First Maya King Revealed in Belize
Archaeologists uncover Belize's first Maya king, Te K’ab Chaak, in a 1,700-year-old tomb, rewriting Caracol’s origins with jade masks, Teotihuacan tie...
Utah's First State History Museum: A Long Wait Ends in 2026
Utah's first state history museum opens in 2026, filling a 130-year void with 17,000 sq ft of contested memory, from Indigenous stewardship to Silicon...
The Unearthing of Smyrna’s Agora: A Roman Port City’s Deepest Secrets
Archaeologists in Izmir, eng, uncover a 1,500-year-old mosaic with Solomon’s Knot, revealing Smyrna’s Agora’s layered history from Roman to Ottoman er...
Etruscan Echoes: Unearthing the Vibrant Artistry of an Ancient People
Unearthing Etruria’s vibrant artistry: 520 BCE tombs reveal banquets, music, and a culture celebrating life and death with unmatched zest.
Historic Revolutionary War Sites Prep for 250th Birthday
Historic sites undergo massive restoration and reinterpretation as America gears up for its 250th anniversary, blending celebration with complex histo...