Artifacts
The Complex Legacy of America's Lawrence of Arabia
Archaeologist Wendell Phillips traveled throughout Yemen in the 1950s, where he found ancient treasures and controversy
How an 'X-Ray Gun' Is Telling Us More About the Java Sea Shipwreck
Researchers used X-ray fluorescence to find the origins of porcelain recovered from the vessel to help pinpoint which port the ship first departed from
Oops: 4,500-Year-Old Stone Circle Turns Out to Be 1990s Replica
Discovered in Scotland last November, the recumbent circle was made by a local farmer interested in the ancient monuments
Rochester's 150-Year-Old Historical Society Hit Hard by Lack of Funding
The institution, which houses such precious relics as clothing worn by Susan B. Anthony, has furloughed its staff and suspended its programming
Heavily Abridged ‘Slave Bible’ Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings
The rare artifact is the focus of a new exhibition at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
Google Virtual Tour Preserves Collections Destroyed in Brazil Museum Fire
Back in 2016, the tech giant had begun working to digitize the museum’s collections
Why the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Makes for a Complicated History
Charged with manslaughter, the owners were acquitted in December 1911. A Smithsonian curator reexamines the labor and business practices of the era
Sprawling Museum of Black Civilizations Opens in Senegal
The launch comes as Senegal is requesting the repatriation of looted artworks from France
The Somber History of the Presidential Funeral Train
This grand tradition has allowed Americans across the country to pay their respects to the chief executive
Why Wilbur Wright Deserves the Bulk of the Credit for the First Flight
A new book advances a controversial theory about the singular contribution that went into the brothers’ pioneering achievement
Hartley Edwards Played “Taps” on this Bugle After World War I to Honor the Fallen
But the bugler remembered the story a bit wrong. A century later, a curator sets the record straight
In Senegal, Female Empowerment, Prestige and Wealth Is Measured in Glittering Gold
The African Art Museum's new exhibition delves into a tradition that is both ravishingly beautiful and hauntingly fraught
This South Carolina Cabin Is Now a Crown Jewel in the Smithsonian Collections
The 16- by 20-foot dwelling once housed the enslaved; a new podcast tells its story
Forced to Close by Civil War, the National Museum of Damascus Re-Opens Its Doors
The museum’s collections were among 300,000 artifacts hidden by officials as violence spread in Syria
As His Remains Are Finally Interred, Powerful Emblems of Matthew Shepard's Life and Memory Come to the Smithsonian
Judy and Dennis Shepard lay their son to rest at the Washington National Cathedral after donating childhood artwork, photos and a wedding ring
Major European Institutions Will 'Loan' Looted Artifacts to New Nigerian Museum
During an 1897 raid, the British army plundered 4,000 artifacts from the kingdom of Benin
What Ancient Maize Can Tell Us About Thousands of Years of Civilization in America
It took millennia, but America’s founding farmers developed the grain that would fuel civilizations—and still does
Museum of the Bible Acknowledges Five of Its Dead Sea Scrolls Are Forgeries
Analysis suggests nearly one-third of the museum's 16 scrolls are fakes, and study of the remaining fragments may yield similar results
Prehistoric Wine Reveals Missing Pieces of Ancient Sicilian Culture
In a 5,000 year-old jar, archaeologists discovered the remnants of wine
How John Glenn’s Encore Space Flight Lifted U.S. Spirits
Two cameras tell the tale of the first American to orbit Earth and his return to space 36 years later
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