Colonialism
Why South Korea’s National Archive Uprooted 12 Japanese Trees
The kaizuka trees represent a long and complicated history with the country's former colonial occupier
Archaeologists Worked Feverishly to Excavate Colonial-Era Graves at Philly Construction Site
The First Baptist Cemetery was supposed to have been moved in 1859, but as it turned out many of the graves were left behind
After Nearly 70 Years, the India-Pakistan Partition Gets a Museum
The Partition Museum is unrelenting in its portrayal of a brutal era
What Pilgrims Heard When They Arrived in America
They came to America seeking religious freedom, but what did their prayers, and those of the local Native Americans, sound like?
Why India’s “Iron Lady” Went on a Hunger Strike for 16 Years
Irom Chanu Sharmila resisted a draconian law with her own body
These Abandoned Buildings Are the Last Remnants of Liberia's Founding History
The world created by former slaves in Liberia was a cruel paradox for more than 150 years
American Exiles: Leaving Home
A series of three photo essays explores how America has treated its own people in times of crisis
For the First Time in 150 Years, Anyone Can Buy One of the World’s Rarest Teas
Go straight to the source
A Construction Crew Uncovered the Grave of One of Mexico’s First Catholic Priests
The 16th-century grave was found at the site of an Aztec temple
New Zealanders Are Voting Whether to Adopt a New Flag
The country could drop the Union Jack in favor of a design with a more distinctive national symbol
Thanks to Sneaky Scanners, Anyone Can 3D Print a Copy of Nefertiti’s Bust
Scans of the famous sculpture are free for the taking
A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition
Activist Israel Kaunatjike journeyed from Namibia to Germany, only to discover a forgotten past that has connections to his own family tree
The Sunken Ruins of a 450-Year-Old Church Rise From a Mexican Reservoir
After a historic drought, a 16th-century church has reemerged
The Oldest City in the United States
St. Augustine, Florida, was the first city founded by European settlers in North America
An Astrobiologist Is Already Fighting For Martian Independence
Should colonists on the Red Planet be free from Earth’s influence from the get-go?
Meet the Doctor Who Convinced America to Sober Up
Meet Benjamin Rush, father of the temperance movement, signer of the Declaration of Independence
How Settlers Wiped Out the Caribbean’s Rodents of Unusual Size
The eradication of rice rats in the Lesser Antilles was part of a massive mammal extinction event
How 16th Century Trade Made Fire Ants an Early Global Invader
By inadvertently stowing away in Spanish ships, one pesky little insect quickly spread throughout much of the world
One-Tenth of Native Mammals in Australia Are Extinct: Blame Cats And Foxes
No other country on Earth has lost a greater proportion of land mammals over the last two centuries; now, a new study zeros in on the cause
The Second Divorce in Colonial America Happened Today in 1643
The Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans weren’t as conservative as you may have thought
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