An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 15,000 to 40,000 Years Ago: Genetics and Fossils Show Homo sapiens Became the Only Surviving Human Species. A facial reconstruction of Homo floresiensis, a diminutive early human that may have ...
This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On
WEBNov 1, 2023 · This November, you can learn more about North America’s first inhabitants by finding out which Indigenous lands you live on, using a collaborative, interactive map. Since launching on Native ...
Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
WEBDiscover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.
Who Was Mary Magdalene? | Smithsonian
WEBNicolas Régnier. Gabriel Wuger was both an artist and a Benedictine monk who depicts Jesus on the cross with his mother, Mary Magdalene, and the Beloved Disciple at his feet in Crucifixion,1868 ...
Meet the 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time
WEBNov 17, 2014 · Available on newsstands or online today! Here is our list; to read about what made each person siginficant, pick up a copy of the special issue at a newsstand near you. Trailblazers. Christopher ...
What Does It Mean to Be a Witch Today? | Smithsonian
WEBBrooklyn-based witch Alex Patrick Dyck writes in Major Arcana, “we can heal ourselves to better heal others and our communities.”. This is a far cry from the historical definition of a witch ...
Who Invented the Alphabet? | Smithsonian
WEBGoldwasser calls the sphinx discovered at Serabit “the Rosetta stone of the alphabet.”. British Museum. In 1905, a couple of Egyptologists, Sir William and Hilda Flinders Petrie, who were ...
The Story of How Humans Came to the Americas Is Constantly …
WEBFor more than half a century, the prevailing story of how the first humans came to the Americas went like this: Some 13,000 years ago, small bands of Stone Age hunters walked across a land bridge ...
A Journey to the Oldest Cave Paintings in the World
WEBChauvet Cave, Ardèche, France. Dated to: 30,000 to 28,000 B.C. | Once thought to house the oldest representational art, the more than 1,000 paintings of predators like lions and mammoths are ...
Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? | Smithsonian
WEBThe megaliths predate Stonehenge by some 6,000 years. The place is called Gobekli Tepe, and Schmidt, a German archaeologist who has been working here more than a decade, is convinced it's the site ...
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