The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell ...

Many scholars today argue that the Israelites never really conquered Canaan. What does the evidence really show?

Herodotus’ Histories reveal shocking funeral customs, from Greek cremations to an Indian tribe that ate their parents.

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Make sure your bundle of joy doesn't end up reaching for a deed poll when they turn 18 by sticking to these upper class ...

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Few documentary films have the natural authority of a Ken Burns production. The narrator of his works, Peter Coyote, is as ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 7,093,3841-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole.

UNC's campus sits on the ancestral lands of the Occaneechi, Shakori, Eno and Sissipahaw peoples, and the University benefited ...

A study analyzes how the historical tradition, beginning with Herodotus, exalted the feat of Leonidas and his men, relegating to oblivion the heroism of the Thespian hoplites, who also fought and died ...

Ken Burns says he wants to strip away ‘the barnacles of sentimentality’ around the American Revolution — but his film creates ...