Anthropology
Coalition of the Differing
It took Margaret Mead to understand the two nations separated by a common language
June 2003 |
By Patrick Cooke
The Enduring Splendors of, Yes, Afghanistan
A writer and photographer crisscross a nation ravaged by a quarter century of warfare to inventory its most sacred treasures
February 2003 |
By Rob Schultheis
Testimony from the Iceman
The 5,000-plus-year-old Neolithic man discovered a decade ago is telling scientists how he lived and died
February 2003 |
By Bob Cullen
Happy Trails
As freshly carved toys or treasured heirlooms, well-bred rocking horses ride high in the affections of kids and collectors alike
December 2002 |
By Per Ola and Emily D'Aulaire
Just the Right Touch
By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe's gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure
December 2002 |
By David H. Shayt
Pieces of History
Raised from the deep, the Monitor's turret reveals a bounty of new details about the ship's violent end
November 2002 |
By Wendy Mitman Clarke
Unearthing Athens' Underworld
Throughout the decade-long construction of the city's new metro, archaeologists have found a trove of treasures
November 2002 |
By Rudy Chelminski
Lasting Impressions
Scientists cast tall shadows but find themselves hard pressed to explain the blues to Mongolians
November 2002 |
By Donovan Webster
Pack Rat
First Virgil Johnson gave up smoking. Then he gave up his breathtaking collection of tobacco-nalia
October 2002 |
By Ed Leibowitz
First City in the New World?
Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
August 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
Macho in Miniature
For nearly 40 years, G.I. Joe has been on America's front lines in toy boxes from coast to coast
August 2002 |
By Ed Leibowitz
Kon Artist?
Though evidence against his theory grew, Kon-Tiki sailor Thor Heyerdahl never steered from his course
July 2002 |
By Richard Conniff
Downtown Digs
One step ahead of bulldozers, Urban archaeologists pull historic treasures from America's cityscapes
May 2002 |
By Grace Lichtenstein
Hell's Bells
The 19th-century trolley bell may have ding-ding-dinged, but the factory bell clanged the workday
May 2002 |
By Kim Roberts
It's a Wurlitzer
The giant of the musical instrument collection makes tunesrootin'tootin' or romantic
April 2002 |
By Mary K. Miller
The Secrets of Easter Island
The more we learn about the remote island from archaeologists and researchers, the more intriguing it becomes
March 2002 |
By Paul Trachtman
Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!
The story of how the Smithsonian came by its mask rivals in interest the way the Lone Ranger got his
October 2001 |
By David H. Shayt
Bone Specialist On Call
A Smithsonian anthropologist applies his expertise to cases of missing children and disaster victims
April 2000 |
By Michael Kernan
