Historians
A New Discovery Puts Panama as the Site of the First Successful Slave Rebellion
Deep in the archives, a historian rescues the tale of brave maroons
The Misunderstood Roman Empress Who Willed Her Way to the Top
A fresh view of Galla Placidia, who married a barbarian and ruled when the world power fell into chaos
How the Myth of the American Frontier Got Its Start
Frederick Jackson Turner’s thesis informed decades of scholarship and culture. Then he realized he was wrong
Three Pioneering Scholars Who Died This Year
They believed that the stories of marginalized communities were worth chronicling
Woman’s Name and Doodles Found Hidden in 1,200-Year-Old Religious Manuscript
The name may point to an abbess who lived in Kent at a time when few women could read or write
How One Historian Located Liberia’s Elusive Founding Document
The piece of paper went missing for nearly 200 years, leaving some scholars to question whether it even existed
A New A.I. Can Help Historians Decipher Damaged Ancient Greek Texts
The developers announced that their program, called "Ithaca," is able to reconstruct missing or damaged inscriptions
With the Borden Murder House in New Hands, Will Real History Get the Hatchet?
For the amateur detectives who are still trying to solve the case, the recent developments are causing consternation
A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe
For centuries, a Eurocentric worldview disregarded the knowledge and strength of the African empire
How the Public Helped Historians Better Understand What Happened at Tulsa
A century after the massacre of a prosperous Black community, Smithsonian volunteers transcribed nearly 500 pages of vital records in less than 24 hours
Contrary to Popular Lore, Ancient Greek Armies Relied on Foreign Mercenaries
Scientists studying fifth-century B.C. soldiers' teeth found evidence of military support from faraway lands
New Legislation Seeks to Protect the U.S.' Historic Black Cemeteries
Now headed to the House, a bill passed by the Senate paves the way for the creation of the African American Burial Grounds Network
Meet the 'Detectives' Documenting New Jersey's Overlooked Black History
Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck have spent more than a decade exploring neglected local stories
Why Just 'Adding Context' to Controversial Monuments May Not Change Minds
Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history
How a Public Health Campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto Stemmed the Spread of Typhus
A new study shows how life-saving efforts by Jewish doctors helped curb an epidemic during World War II
How Historic Preservation Shaped the Early United States
A new book details how the young nation regarded its recent and more ancient pasts
New York’s Last Fire Watchtower Has Been Restored
Built in the 1850s, the structure was once part of the city's fire-fighting network
These Pioneers Created the First Reliable Record of the Holocaust
A new exhibition at the Wiener Library profiles the earliest men and women who gathered firsthand survivor accounts, ensuring their testimony would live on
Route 66 and 10 Other Sites That Made the 2018 "Most Endangered Historic Places" List
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list is out
Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia
A revolutionary American scientist is using subatomic physics to decipher 2,000-year-old texts from the early days of Western civilization
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