High in the skies over Kazakhstan, space-age technology has revealed an ancient mystery on the ground.

Satellite pictures of a remote and treeless northern steppe reveal colossal earthworks — geometric figures of squares, crosses, lines and rings the size of several football fields, recognizable only from the air and the oldest estimated at 8,000 years old.

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Seattle Recognizes Trauma Of American Indian Boarding Schools | KUOW News and Information

Seattle Recognizes Trauma Of American Indian Boarding Schools

Jeannie Yandel speaks with Matt Remle about the continued impact of American Indian boarding schools on Native American communities. Remle, a member of the Lakota tribe, drafted the resolution adopted by Seattle City Council recognizing the ongoing trauma these boarding schools caused in Washington and across the U.S.

Verdict is in on whether Lee Harvey Oswald photo is a fake, thanks to 3D tech

Verdict is in on whether Lee Harvey Oswald photo is a fake, thanks to 3D tech

For decades, conspiracy theorists have claimed the famous "backyard
photo" of Lee Harvey Oswald, which shows him holding the same type of
rifle used to assassinate JFK, is a fake — a claim that Oswald himself
made when he was arrested. But thanks to a scientist who has studied
this photo before and stated previously it was "highly improbable that
anyone could have created such a perfect forgery with the technology
available in 1963," that claim has now been debunked.

In Long Island Hamlet, Home Buyers’ Rule Is a Relic of Its Nazi Past - The New York Times

In Long Island Hamlet, Home Buyers’ Rule Is a Relic of Its Nazi Past - The New York Times

YAPHANK, N.Y. — Here in this rural Long Island community, a Nazi summer camp once held parades before American flags and banners bearing swastikas. Nearby streets were named after Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and other leaders of Nazi-era Germany.

While the parades are gone and the streets have been renamed, one thing has not changed: The original owners of this tract of land kept a clause in its bylaws requiring the homeowners to be primarily “of German extraction.” That has kept this community of 45 families almost entirely white.

At 50, Ring-Tab Beer Cans Are Now Officially Historic Artifacts | Western Digs

At 50, Ring-Tab Beer Cans Are Now Officially Historic Artifacts | Western Digs

A simple relic of 20th century life has taken on new meaning for archaeologists: The ring-tab beer can — first introduced 50 years ago — is now considered an historic-era artifact, a designation that bestows new significance on the old aluminum cans and their distinctive tabs that are still found across the country.

The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found? - The New York Times

The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found? - The New York Times



MERRY HILL, N.C. — Under a blistering sun, Nicholas M. Luccketti swatted at mosquitoes as he watched his archaeology team at work in a shallow pit on a hillside above the shimmering waters of Albemarle Sound. On a table in the shade, a pile of plastic bags filled with artifacts was growing. Fragments of earthenware and pottery. A mashed metal rivet. A piece of a hand-wrought nail.

Why America adopted race-based slavery.

Why America adopted race-based slavery.



During the second half of the 17th century, a terrible transformation, the enslavement of people solely on the basis of race, occurred in the lives of African Americans living in North America. These newcomers still numbered only a few thousand, but the bitter reversals they experienced—first subtle, then drastic—would shape the lives of all those who followed them, generation after generation.

A walking stick and 100 other objects that tell the story of America | National Museum of American History

A walking stick and 100 other objects that tell the story of America | National Museum of American History



If you had to choose just 101 objects to showcase American history—a handful, considering the 137 million objects in the Smithsonian—you might be tempted to skip over a walking stick. A walking stick, though, is one of Richard Kurin's favorite objects out of the 101 he selected for his book.