History

In the popular imagination, Vikings were fearsome blonde-haired warriors from Scandinavia who used longboats to carry out raids across Europe in a brief but bloody reign of terror. But the reality is more complex, says SFU Archaeology…

When we talk of Nordic history, it is all but impossible not to mention the Vikings. Stories about the Scandinavian warriors and their Old Norse Gods have long since travelled all around the world. But perhaps part of that narrative is…

Annenberg survey finds major increases in civics knowledgeCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center In a period defined by an impeachment inquiry, a pandemic, nationwide protests over racial injustice, and a contentious presidential…

Database combines the rich collections of various European institutions, offering improved access to research material and sources on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as on ancient and non-European religions The EU-funded…

Flourishing Canaanite palatial site suddenly abandoned 3,700 years ago; new evidence points to earthquake as probable culpritCredit: Eric Cline/GW WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2020)--A team of Israeli and American researchers funded by grants…

Texts dating back to around 600 BCE were written by 12 different authorsCredit: Michael Cordonsky, TAU and the Israel Antiquities Authority Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have analyzed 18 ancient texts dating back to around…

Unravelling number enigmas on ancient CreteCredit: Elsevier Amsterdam, September 7, 2020 - A recent study by a team based at the University of Bologna, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, has shed new light on…

Credit: Alex Pryor Ancient hunters stayed in the coldest part of Northern Europe rather than migrating to escape freezing winter conditions, archaeologists have found. Evidence from Arctic fox bones show communities…

When historian Frederick Jackson Turner presented his famous thesis on the US frontier in 1893, he described the "coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and acquisitiveness" it had forged in the American character. Now, well…

From the Black Death to the Spanish Flu, history teaches that social tension accumulated over an epidemic can lead to significant episodes of rebellion, according to a study by Massimo Morelli and Roberto CensoloCredit: Paolo Tonato If…

Japanese war camps highlight 'lost' part of historyCredit: Courtesy of Barmera Visitor Information Centre, South Australia. Between the arrival of pearl divers and war brides - long after Japanese performers toured…

Learning from the past: new publication by Kiel University's Cluster of Excellence ROOTS Whether it's the plague, cholera or currently COVID-19: epidemics are part of human history. Long before there were vaccinations or microscopes for…

Addressing gap in women's history and role in parks Two University of California, Davis, historians have received funding from the National Park Service to address the educational gap in U.S. women's history and role in the nation's…

Results show possible council circle at what may be Etzanoa near WichitaCredit: Images by Jesse Casana, Elise Jakoby Laugier, and Austin Chad Hill. A Dartmouth-led study using multisensor drones has revealed a large circular…

Discovered in Val Aurina, South Tyrol (Italy) and now in the laboratory of Eurac Research's mummy experts, the remains will be studied in order to improve the conservation techniques of mummies around the worldCredit: Esercito Italiano -…

Palaeogeneticists at Mainz University have found evidence of lactase persistence in only a small proportion of human bones from the Bronze Age battlefield in the Tollense valleyCredit: photo/©: Stefan Sauer/Tollense Valley Project …

Bell and Holliday receive 2020 Honor Awards for their contributions to the professionCredit: UT Arlington Two University of Texas at Arlington architecture educators recently won 2020 Honor Awards from the Texas Society of Architects.…

A multifaceted approach is the best way to address election infrastructure security, say researchersCredit: Photo courtesy of the IU Kelley School of Business BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- With just over two months before the 2020 election,…

Credit: Wiltshire Museum, copyright University of Birmingham/David Bukachit Using radiocarbon dating and CT scanning to study ancient bones, researchers have uncovered for the first time a Bronze Age tradition of retaining…

Michele Greet, Director, Art History Program, History and Art History, is set to receive $60,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the project: "Abstraction in the Andes, 1950-1970." Funding for this work will…