19th-century graves linked to one of America’s oldest black churches, says analysis
‘As our community comes together to explore this important site, we hope to also reveal voices that have important lessons to teach us about our country’s roots.’
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Gods of Thunder: How Climate Change, Travel, and Spirituality Reshaped Precolonial America
Review by Eric Singleton It is a welcome departure to see a scholar stepping outside their regionalised field of study to offer an interconnected view of North American history that is not often discussed. This is what Timothy Pauketat, an…
Classical currents: Antiquity and America
The presence of ancient Greece and Rome can be felt in many places in the early history of the United States of America. Lucia Marchini speaks to Sean Burrus and Emilie Johnson to find out how Americans like Thomas Jefferson were putting antiquity to use as a new nation was forged.
Palaeo-Indian red ochre quarry identified as the earliest known mine in America
Radiocarbon analysis of well-preserved bison bone fragments revealed the earliest phase of red ochre mining began around 12,840 to 12,505 years ago.
MHM Letters – April/May
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
Chancellorsville, 1863: A case of nerves, the moon, and mistaken identity
John Lock looks at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 in the first of a series of articles looking at the Butterfly Effect – where small incidents have significant consequences.
Why We Fight – The Battle of Russia
Like all the Why We Fight films, it is a highly charged, emotional account, always looking to create maximum impact.
The Mayflower, 1620-2020: tracing voyages of discovery in Plymouth’s past
Four hundred years ago, the Mayflower carried around 100 would-be colonists across the Atlantic to found Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts. What can we learn of these voyagers, the city they left behind, and the impact they had on the indigenous people who were already living on the land where they settled? Carly Hilts reports.