Researchers made replicas of Neolithic clay trays and baked their own focaccia bread. Scientific Reports Focaccia, with its flaky crust and rich olive oil flavor, is a beloved staple—but just…
Over the centuries, mollusks have eaten away at the ship’s hull, which was constructed using the “on the shell” technique. University of Udine A 2,500-year-old shipwreck discovered off the coast…
The terra-cotta warriors were constructed in the third century B.C.E. Zossolino via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Among the famed terra-cotta warriors in the sprawling tomb of the ancient…
Alexander Solzhenitsyn in West Germany following his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1974 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons By 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was already “Russia’s pre‐eminent living writer,”…
A drawing of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, when German and British soldiers left their trenches to meet, talk and swap food in no-mans land. CBW / Alamy Almost…
The USS Cobia floats in the Manitowoc River outside the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Wisconsin Maritime Museum From lighthouses to baseball stadiums, globetrotters have no shortage of unique accommodations to choose…
Dating from 1940, this photograph depicts a sign at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, South Dakota, where 250 American Indians were killed in 1890. Photo by John Vachon…
The Beatles arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on February 7, 1964. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On December 26, 1963, syndicated Hollywood columnist Erskine Johnson…
The bone and tile floor was found in a building in Alkmaar’s historic center. Municipality of Alkmaar Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in Alkmaar, a Dutch town famous for…
The bald eagle is finally being recognized as America’s national bird. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images The bald eagle is featured on American military insignia, currency,…
