"The goal of our research is to understand, among other things, what led to the end of the huge settlement and how its last inhabitants lived." - Professor Arka...
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In December of 1914, bitter battles were fought in the trenches along the western front of World War I. The trenches were a horrific pl...
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During the Christmas Season, we hear a lot about "Yuletide" in Christmas songs everywhere, but where does this word come fro...
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Hanukkah, or Chanukkah, the Jewish festival of re-dedication, sometimes known as the festival of lights, overlaps with Christmas thi...
The human race has been celebrating the holiday of Christmas for a very long time - about a thousand years, actually. Of course, no matter what time period in h...
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Kwanzaa is the newest addition to the winter holidays. It was created fifty years ago, and since it's so new, it's often misunders...
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There's three main names that get thrown around a lot during the Christmas Season. You've got Santa Claus - the name you hear in a...
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We all know Socrates as the classical Greek philosopher who is credited with being one of the main founders of modern thought. However, Soc...
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Nothing says Christmas more than snow on the ground outside, a fire burning in the fireplace, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree,...
The world's oldest paycheck, which says the workers were paid in beer. Alcohol is integral to our existence as a species. Every culture, from tribes in the Ama...
Elizabeth Lundin is a Portland-based freelance writer and blogger who enjoys writing about history almost as much as she enjoys reading it: which is quite a lot.
