Historians
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
A Century Ago, the Romanovs Met a Gruesome End
Helen Rappaport’s new book investigates if the family could have been saved
A History Nerd Will Get to Spend the Summer Guiding Visitors Through 4,000 Years of History
Jarlshof in the Shetland Islands is looking for a guide to take visitors through its Stone, Bronze and Iron Age, Pictish, Viking and Scottish ruins
A Brief History of Surveillance in America
With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, historian Brian Hochman takes us back to the early days of eavesdropping
Women Were Better Represented in Victorian Novels Than Modern Ones
Big data shows that women used to be omnipresent in fiction. Then men got in the way
When Mass Murder Is an Intimate Affair
A new book reveals how neighbors turned on neighbors in an Eastern European border town
When It Comes to Historical Markers, Every Word Matters
Who tells the story has a significant impact on what story is told
