What are the sources of History how do they help in reconstructing the past? History is reconstructed by the use of “documents,”“artifacts,” and “chronicles” (which category includes official accounts of events, memoirs, and personal correspondence.) They use these remnants of a bygone tim...
including museums, nonprofits, and businesses. You’ll research and analyze information and artifacts. You may also have the opportunity to present and share your findings at seminars, conferences, and more. Historians also find work at colleges...
To exclude the atrocities committed by soldiers, some politicians and historians limit the definition of terrorism to the actions of groups that aren't officially affiliated with a state. Under this definition, civilian organizations are capable of terrorism, while a police force isn't -- even if...
Discovered in Egypt by Napoleon’s conquering forces, this plain-looking slab was the key to cracking the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
These are believed to have belonged to the Thracian nobility. This discovery was made in a Thracian tomb along with other expensive artifacts of the time. The tombs were located in northeast Bulgaria in the village of Sveshtari. Alamy Stock Photo by Elitsa Lambova These ar...
Confederate monuments on public land make black people feel unequal in the eyes of the state, that they are second-class citizens. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to grant citizenship and equal rights to former slaves, but has never successfully been used to remove a Confederate ...
The Norte Chico Civilization is a very early civilization that left no artifacts of ceramics or art. The knowledge of this civilization is still at its earliest stage. It is believed that the society may have been founded around 2627 BC on the north-central coast of Peru. It seems to have...
Dredging this cenote uncovered thousands of artifacts made of gold, jade and copper. Numerous human skeletons with sacrificial wounds littered the depths as well… La Iglesia Structure The Wall of Skulls More Cool Archeological Structures Tzompantlimeans “wall of skulls,” and this next attraction...
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Artifacts—remnants of ancient past cultures—can be seen in museums all over the world. But since the past is all around us, just about anybody anywhere can stumble across something that looks old—anarrowhead, a potsherd, a worked shell, a fossil, a bone—and sometimes, just something str...