Historical
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Archaeologists have discovered a mummy wrapped in gold – here’s what it tells us about ancient Egyptian beliefs
Found inside a limestone sarcophagus in a burial shaft, the body and its wrappings are unusually well preserved for the…
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A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history
For instance, on April 20, 2010, an African American Studies professor at Princeton, Eddie S. Glaude, sparked an online debate by…
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Disabled people were Holocaust victims, too: they were excluded from German society and murdered by Nazi programs
However, disabled people were the first victims of the Holocaust. Amanda Tink The Conversation They were murdered in a number…
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200 Greek Australians say ‘YES’ to the Indigenous Vote in Parliament
On the eve of 26 January, a statement supported by nearly 200 Greek Australians from all walks of life who…
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Theology after Mabo
The Mabo decision was a legal and cultural milestone in Australia, but thirty years on, how has it changed theology?…
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‘Shot two zebras. Played tennis’: Scarborough museum confronts legacy of colonial past
It was when part of a Scarborough museum was being redeveloped more than a decade ago that builders found a blocked-up door.…
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The thousand faces of Heinrich Schliemann, the man who ‘discovered’ Troy
With a vast exhibition, Berlin celebrates its most famous archaeologist, an uneducated millionaire who used his fortune to search for…
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The 2,700-year-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the most dazzling city in the world
Featuring war scenes and trees, these rock carvings add to the bounty of detailed stone panels excavated from the 1840s…
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A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree
It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. James A. T. Lancaster The Conversation There are…
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Dutch PM apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade
Mark Rutte has offered a formal apology on behalf of the Dutch state for the Netherlands’ historical role in the…
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Time is arrested in Gail Jones’ beautiful new novel of war and art, Salonika Burning
The image is of a city on fire, watched by soldiers at a distance who despite, or perhaps because of,…
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The Predictable Resurgence of Fascism and Nazism On Both Sides of the North Atlantic and Its Consequences
Fascism and Nazism were the products of the Great Depression. Vicente Navarro CounterPunch The deteriorating economic situation had disastrous effects…
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‘How are they losing their children like this?’
“How are they losing their children like this, all over the country? Lucy Christopher The Conversation They aren’t used to…
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Greece in ‘preliminary’ talks with British Museum about Parthenon marbles
Senior Greek officials have been in “preliminary” talks with the British Museum in what could amount to a tectonic shift…
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George Osborne holds talks on returning Elgin Marbles to Greece
The former chancellor, the museum’s chairman, has also met two other senior Greek ministers in London since being appointed last…
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What is fated is impossible to escape
Tο πεπρωμένο φυγείν αδύνατον – The Temple of Boom Downunder “The only coarser ship that ever passed this way was…
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