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fromSmithsonian Magazine
19 hours ago

Native Nations Fought in the American Revolution to Protect Their Ancestral Lands. After the War, Settlers Seized Their Territory Anyway

"Once the Declaration of Independence is issued by Congress, then it kind of changes the calculus. Then, both sides are putting pressure on Native people to join one side or the other."
History
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

An early Indigenous site may not be early, but it doesn't really matter

Monte Verde in Chile is 8,000 years old, not 14,500, but this does not alter the understanding of early human presence in the Americas.
Roam Research
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America

North Americans adopted the bow and arrow about 1,400 years ago, replacing the atlatl and dart, with rapid adoption in the south and gradual replacement in the north.
History
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Roman artifact found in the Americas shatters New World history

A Roman terracotta head discovered in a sealed Mexican tomb in 1933 suggests Roman contact with the Americas around 200 AD, predating Columbus by over a thousand years.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Hidden History of Native American Enslavement

Indigenous slavery in the Americas lasted centuries under various names, and a public history project aims to accurately document and recognize this historical reality.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Mapping the 10 countries with the most overseas territories

Countries retain overseas territories—often colonial remnants—for strategic military, economic, environmental, and governance reasons, exemplified by US interest in Greenland for defense.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Third Cave's a Charm

Republicans will block expiration of Bush tax cuts; Democrats could see a $3.6 trillion tax increase in 2012 if Obama does not act.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Online Course: The Americas during the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

An online six-week course examines indigenous peoples of North America and Mesoamerica (500–1500 CE), emphasizing diverse peoples, environments, lifestyles, and pre-contact historical trends.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Portuguese Empire: Ports and Profits

Portuguese global power relied on fortified ports, trade, and slavery, linking maritime control to modern economic systems and persistent patterns of inequality.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Spanish Empire: Sword and Cross

Spanish empire fused military conquest, missionary conversion, and extraction of New World silver and gold to build global dominance and shape modern economic inequality.
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