The Uffington White Horse. Source: World Wind, available here. The description of this activity has been termed “leucippotomy” for the carving of horses and “gigantotomy” for giants (there are currently four of this kind in Britain). Whether these adopted terms […]
Martha has turned the U.S. women’s gymnastics program into a world powerhouse. But as Martha is taking her final victory lap at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the gymnastics community is rocked by a scandal that will shock the world.
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Traditionally, a campaign’s closing argument is supposed to hammer home its main themes. At a rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump did exactly that—by once again fantasizing about violence against his perceived enemies. Describing how his open-air podium was mostly
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At twenty-four years old, Sedona Prince is starting her seventh year of college basketball, but she has only played in seventy games. Last year, her first at Texas Christian University, she averaged roughly twenty points, ten rebounds, and three blocks,
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O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six children scrambled atop an embankment near their farm to investigate the sounds of distant explosions. Three miles south, Allied fighter-bombers were attacking bridges over the
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“Cité Mémoire” is a digital multimedia installation illustrating the moments that have shaped Montreal’s last 400 years. Cité Mémoire When the sun goes down on the streets of Montreal, the city’s history comes to life. The time-traveling tableaux of “Cité
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I started The History List in 2011. Today it’s grown to be the largest list of history-related events and exhibits, and it’s led me to compile the largest list of history- and preservation-related conferences and courses for professionals, as well
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October 21, 2024 Did you know that the AIA’s Glossary of Archaeological Terms is one of the most popular resources on our website? It’s a valuable tool for students, educators, and enthusiasts alike, providing a clear understanding of the terminology
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Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered an ancient iron pocketknife jabbed into the burial of an Iron Age woman. The cemetery, which dates to between 500 B.C. and 400 A.D., contained at least 50 burials, but this one was particularly unusual.
Fresh from robbing the Deadwood Stagecoach, the Sioux performers of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West changed into loose-fitting Chinese garb and attached long single braids to the backs of their heads, mimicking the clothing and hairstyle of the Boxers then rebelling
