Social Sciences
The social sciences study cultural artifacts, innovations, language and behaviors to discover how humans relate to each other and to society
Spirals of History
Hand-carved elephant tusks tell the story of life in the Congolese colonies of the late 1800s
April 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Daredevil
Evel Knievel took risky behavior (and showboating) to new heights
March 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Amy Chua
The key to the rise of the Romans, the Mongols—and the U.S.? Ethnic diversity, Chua says in a new book
February 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
Breuer Chair, 1926
Marcel Breuer's Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
February 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Garth Brooks
Retired country star garth brooks donated a collection of mementos to the American History museum, including his trademark cowboy hat, an acoustic guitar, a gold record and a handwritten lyric sheet.
February 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
Monumental Mission
Assigned to find art looted by the Nazis, Western Allied forces faced an incredible challenge
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Looting Iraq
No one was prepared for the pillaging of Baghdad's Iraq Museum in 2003, but a fast-thinking Marine officer Col. Matthew Bogdanos, improvised an investigation—and helped recover thousands of stolen antiquities
February 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Protecting the Priceless
How one retired Army Reserve Major taught soldiers to save artworks and antiquities during wartime
February 01, 2008 |
By Adam Minter
The Lost Fort of Columbus
On his voyage to the Americas in 1492, the explorer built a small fort somewhere in the Caribbean
January 2008 |
By Frances Maclean
Thinking Like a Monkey
What do our primate cousins know and when do they know it? Researcher Laurie Santos is trying to read their minds
January 2008 |
By Jerry Adler
Symbolically Speaking
A Q&A with hieroglyphs expert Janice Kamrin
November 05, 2007 |
By Jess Blumberg
Digging up Egypt's Treasures
The ten most significant discoveries in the past 20 years
November 05, 2007 |
By Robin T. Reid
Sky King
Pan Am founder Juan Trippe turned Americans into frequent fliers
November 2007 |
By Owen Edwards
Rebellious Son
Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists
November 2007 |
By Andrew Lawler
Tongue Tied
Some 200 Native American languages are dying out and with them valuable history
October 31, 2007 |
By Robin T. Reid
Sitting Bull's Legacy
The Lakota Sioux leader's relics return to his only living descendants
October 31, 2007 |
By Jess Blumberg
