Before the colonies won their freedom and the constitution was created, the only government was the Continental Congress. It was made up of delegates from each ...
“These archaeological sites, these artifacts are the footprints of our people. We do not see these sites as ‘ruins’ or as being abandoned. The spirits of our an...
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The first Constitution of the U.S. was ratified in 1781, the Articles of Confederation as it was called. At this time, America was st...
Bjørn Lovén and his colleagues set out to find the mysterious Athenian naval bases in 2001, as part of the Zea Harbor Project. The investigation required the ar...
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Charles Lee was a war general in the American Revolution against Britain. He also served under Britain for the Seven Years...
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At the 2,400 Years World Congress, which marks 2,400 years since Aristotle's birth, archaeologist Konstantinos Sismanidis presented a p...
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ANGKOR, CAMBODIA - it's a phenomenon that archaeologists are struggling to explain: huge fields of row upon row of earthen dome-shaped mo...
If you're an American Horror Story fan, then you've probably heard of Madame LaLaurie. Lalaurie was portrayed by Kathy Bates in the the third season of American...
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MANTEO, NC - Pottery shards that may have belonged to part of a medicine jar from the famous lost colony of Roanoke have been found b...
“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.” - Meriwether Lewis
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