First Americans Were More Diverse Than Thought

Scientists are claiming current theories “over-simplify” how the Americas were populated. – By Ashley Cowie – Most of us were taught that the Americas were void of humans until around 13,000 years ago. However, authors like Graham Hancock in his new book America …

The King and the Conqueror

Archaeologists in Greece are showing how Philip of Macedon paved the way for his son Alexander to become a legend. By Richard Grant; Photographs by Myrto Papadopoulos SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | June 2020 – I drive on a dirt road in Northern Greece through …

Was the medieval order of Assassins a real thing?

Tales of a Muslim group of drug-fueled, stealth killers stir imaginations, but stray far from the true history of the Nizari Ismaili state. The ruins of the Nizari fortress of Masayf in Syria. The Nizari Ismailis, often referred to by the pejorative term …

Jainism and non-creationism

Representation of Universe in Jain cosmology in form of a lokapurusa or cosmic man. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search – According to Jain doctrine, the universe and its constituents—soul, matter, space, time, and principles of motion—have always …

A Brief History of the Zoot Suit

Unraveling the jazzy life of a snazzy style. Cab Calloway called the zoot suit “the ultimate in clothes.” (AGIP – Rue des Archives / Granger, NYC)– By Alice Gregory, Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe – It was June 1943 when the riots broke out. …

The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys

One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture? This image appeared in cowboy Nat Love’s privately published autobiography. (Corbis) – By Katie Nodjimbadem, SmithsonianMag.Com – In his 1907 autobiography, cowboy Nat Love recounts stories from his …