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How to Resurrect a Lost Language
Piecing together the language of the Miami tribe, linguists Daryl Baldwin and David Costa are creating a new generation of speakers
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This 3,500-Year-Old Statue of a Syrian Refugee Remains One of Archaeology’s Most Important Finds
King Idrimi is getting digitized and his autobiography is as relevant as ever
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The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
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A Second Doomsday Vault—This One to to Preserve Data—Is Opening in Svalbard
Known as the Arctic World Archive, it will store copies of books, archives and documents on special film
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New Fund Pledges to Protect Cultural Heritage from War and Terror
Nations and philanthropists join together to safeguard one another’s priceless treasures
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Scientists Shoot Stones to Study War’s Impact on Heritage Sites
The bullets caused hidden networks of fractures beneath the stones’ surfaces
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New McDonalds Has a Cool Design Element: an Ancient Roman Road
Have a bit of history with that Happy Meal
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Listen to the Sounds of Sacred Spaces Around the World
A new project documents, then remixes, religious and spiritual sounds
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Stolen ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ Gate Returns to Dachau
The identity of the thieves remains a mystery
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Eight Secrets of the Taj Mahal
One of the world’s greatest memorials to love remains a place of mystery
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How a Pompeiian Bakery Became This Year’s Hot Date Destination
The romance never dies at the House of the Chaste Lovers
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Unearthing Armenia’s Giant, Ancient Earthenware
These 240-gallon clay karases, crucial to the early development of winemaking, once held enormous value
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Why We Need to Fight to Save Mosul’s Cultural Heritage
As the battle to save Iraq from ISIS continues, Smithsonian experts are helping local people preserve their history
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Chef Margarita Carrillo Arronte on Why Mexican Cuisine Is a UNESCO Treasure
Meet the woman dedicated to preserving traditional Mexican cuisine
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The National Park Service Warns Inauguration-Goers to Keep Off Its Lawn
The National Mall finally recovered from President Obama’s first inauguration, and rangers want to keep it that way
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New Grants Give Out Millions to Preserve African-American History
A $7.5 million grant program will fund 39 projects in over 20 states
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The Couple Who Saved China’s Ancient Architectural Treasures Before They Were Lost Forever
As the nation teetered on the brink of war in the 1930s, two Western-educated thinkers struck out for the hinterlands to save their country’s riches
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One of the World’s Largest Dada Collections Can Now Be Viewed Online
The freewheeling art movement didn’t lend itself to posterity
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From people stealing baby bison and Yosemite trademarks to epic blooms in Death Valley, 2016 has been an eventful centennial year for the NPS
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The Best Way to Protect the World’s Forests? Keep People in Them
Instead of kicking indigenous groups out, let them continue to manage these lands effectively, argues a new report
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