‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years Mar 15, 2025 | HistoryAncient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilizations.
The birth of naturalism Feb 4, 2025 | History, ScienceThe modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting.
Is societal collapse inevitable? Dec 28, 2024 | HistoryAcademic Danilo Brozović says studies of failed civilizations all point in one direction – today’s society needs radical transformation to survive.
‘After Hitler’: Changing German views of Nazism Sep 26, 2024 | HistoryFrom secret adoration to loud dismay, Germans have come to terms with the Nazi past over 80 years in very different ways, as a new exhibition shows.
Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, study finds Aug 14, 2024 | HistoryMonument’s largest “bluestone” was transported about 750 km – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations.
Her blazing world May 28, 2024 | HistoryMargaret Cavendish’s boldness and bravery set 17th-century society alight, but is she a feminist poster-girl for our times?
