Smart News History & Archaeology

Glasgow School of Art Will Be Rebuilt, But Construction Could Last Up to a Decade

Jerusalem Museum Untangles History of the Color Blue, From Biblical Hue to Ancient Royalty

More Than 700 Lincoln Collectibles Are Set to Go on Auction

Why the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan Persists

Who’s a Good Archaeologist? Dog Digs Up Trove of Bronze Age Relics

Excavation at Welsh Castle May Shed Light on the Mystery of Henry VII’s Birthplace

Freddie Oversteegen, Teenage Resistance Fighter Who Assassinated Nazis, Has Died at 92

Human Gene Mutation May Have Paved the Way for Long-Distance Running

Cool Finds

Gold Miners Unearth 50,000-Year-Old Caribou Calf, Wolf Pup From Canadian Permafrost

Her 3,000-Year-Old Bones Showed Unusual Signs of Wear. It Turns Out, She Was a Master Ceramicist