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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is...
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One of the first questions anyone asks about past societies is, ‘how many people were there?’ It is one of those basic bits of information and generally speaking those of us who teach these societies are usually prepared with an estimate to answer the question. But what we often...
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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British Artist Finds An Incredible Album Of Found Photos
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Seeking vintage photographs as a source of inspiration for her work, British artist Emily Loveridge came upon this album of pictures. “I find images that resonate with me and then with that I try to bring their characters to life in my work,” she tells us. “I bought the slides on...
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3 Most Notable Democratic Presidents in US History
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When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
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Breaking Through To The Other Side: The Flammarion Engraving, c.1888
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The so-called ‘Flammarion engraving’ is a wood engraving by an unknown artist that first appeared in French writer Camille Flammarion’s L’Atmosphère: Météorologie populaire (1888) in a chapter called ‘The Shape of the Sky’. The image is of a man crawling under the edge of the...
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Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of June. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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10 Forgotten US Presidents
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Photos of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing NYC Club Ungano’s in 1970
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In August 1970, American photographer Bud Lee (1940-2016) took photographs of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing at brothers Nick and Arnie Ungano’s basement club on New York’s West 70th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues. The ban were celebrating the release of their...
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How Did the Tet Offensive Impact American Morale?
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Welcome to the Country Club: Prison Life in Four Different Nations
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Dutch photographer Jan Banning turned his lens on prisons and prisoners for his book Law & Order: The World of Criminal Justice,. Below we see photographs pictures of prison life in Colombia, France, Uganda and the United States. “I’m interested in these aspects of society that...
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Giacomo Casanova’s Legendary Swashbuckling Travels
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What Was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
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The Death of A New Jersey Shopping Mall
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The Treaty of Versailles: An Overview of Its Contents & Effects
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books: An Innovative Approach
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The Appian Way: Rome’s Greatest Achievement?
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Drug Use in the Third Reich: Mass Addiction & Scientific Progress
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Undersea Base (1974)
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Sutton Hoo: Inside an Early English Ship Burial
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7-Foot Hermes Statue Found in Ancient Roman Sewer
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Is Ancient Greece Really the Cradle of Western Civilization?
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Contemporary Art Movements: What Are the 11 Most Notable?
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The Problem of Evil: If God Exists, Why Aren’t We All in Heaven?
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Merging East and West: Who Was Alan Watts?
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Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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How George Washington Used the Fabian Strategy During the Revolution
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Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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6 Micronations You Should Know
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William S. Burroughs: Love is The Painkiller and Cats Are the Cure
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A very pictorial Russian book, Dream to Meet, is basically the size of a paperback book but loaded with illustrations. I thought you would enjoy these images.
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Why Was Marcel Duchamp Obsessed With Chess?
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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Lucio Fontana Piece Could Set Auction Record at Sotheby’s
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Traveling to New Zealand, after a year of unknown, was a great comfort to us. There are a few things Devine and I were really looking forward to, like a good latte, craft beer, a fresh food market and a bulk food store. I found a city that checked all of the boxes.
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Why Is Socrates’ Legacy Vital?
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Hildegard of Bingen: Get to Know a Medieval Polymath’s Life
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5 Paintings That Inspired Famous Filmmakers
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The Mali empire: A complete history (ca. 1250-1650)
At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending...
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At its height in the 14th century, the Mali empire was one of Africa's largest states, extending over an estimated 1.2 million square kilometers in West Africa. Encompassing at least five modern African states, the empire produced some of the continent's most renowned historical...
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travel and exchanges between Istanbul and the states of; Bornu, Funj, Darfur and Massina.
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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‘Massacre in the Clouds’ by Kim A. Wagner review
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New Year, Old Books
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Cardinal Wolsey: A Life In 9 Artworks
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
JamesHoare
Tue, 06/04/2024 - 10:11
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Ronald Reagan’s European Tour
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Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
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In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
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Why Are Aristotle’s “Categories” Fundamental to Logic?
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Smallpox in the New World: History, Victims, & Symptoms
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Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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When Philosophy Meets Oppression: Who Was Baruch Spinoza?
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
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“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
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