The practice helps preserve the site for future researchers, who might be able to assess the site with more modern tools and techniques
Now 100 years old, the iconic billboard started out as an advertisement for an upscale housing development
Public outcry over whistleblower William Morgan's disappearance gave rise to the Anti-Masonic Party, which nominated a candidate for president in 1832
Wealthy landowners hired men who agreed to live in isolation on their estates for as long as seven years
How America's meaty tradition grew from Caribbean roots to the four distinct styles we know today
The movie franchise speaks to ethical issues at the very heart of anthropological thinking
The Civil War general's reputation was shaped by partisan politics, editorial whims and his own personal failings
In response to anti-gay violence, the Reverend Raymond Broshears formed the Lavender Panthers, an armed self-defense group, in 1973
The phrase, first used in early 20th-century employment laws, is at the center of two new rulings against its use in higher education
Hip-hop’s street artists created a splashy new genre that burst into galleries and museums
A device called the Antikythera mechanism is the true-life basis for the object at the center of the franchise’s latest installment
Outkast’s Big Boi traces the genre’s indelible impact on global music and culture
JD Smith has dedicated himself to creating incredibly detailed and historically accurate renderings of warships that fought in World War II
A year before he developed a working bulb, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" created the illusion that his prototype burned for more than a few minutes at a time
In never-before-seen photographs, explore the secret U.S. facility and home to the Manhattan Project scientists who developed the first nuclear weapon
For decades, gay men gathered anonymously at the Everard Baths, seeking sexual liaisons and camaraderie alike
The Sunfish taught millions of Americans to seize the breeze
A candle stand used by the first president illuminates his extraordinary last days in office
A clever cetacean feeding trick may have launched a legend
Maybe the author of “O Pioneers!” is no longer the height of literary chic. But a century later she’s still a superstar in her small prairie community
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