Serving Those Who Serve: The role of African-American soldiers during the Battle of Ft. Blakeley

One thing you should know is that many of the thousands of Black soldiers who fought for the Union Army during the Battle of ...
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Wicklow kids follow trail of Wednesday Addams as they set out on spooky walk

What better place for Enniskerry’s St Mary’s and St Gerard’s NS to choose for its Halloween walks than the scene of one of the most popular scary Netflix series, Powerscourt Estate, in County Wicklow.
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2,000-year-old headstone found in NOLA backyard; local writer appears on Jeopardy; how the Saints can change their season

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how a 2,000-year-old headstone went from a museum in Italy to a New Orleans backyard.
Smithsonian Magazine

The Mystery of the Ancient Roman Gravestone Discovered in a Family’s Backyard Has Been Solved

The couple hadn't known how the artifact made its way to their property in New Orleans. But after their story went viral, a ...
NOLA.com

2,000-year-old Roman grave marker unearthed in a New Orleans backyard: How'd it get there?

A couple in New Orleans found a marble slab hidden under vines and dirt while doing yard work. Research revealed it was an ...

Cooking with the dead: ‘To Die For’ tries out recipes etched on tombstones

Archivist and TikTok creator Rosie Grant traveled the U.S. collecting the details and stories behind over 40 gravestone ...

Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery

Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, were busy “de-junglefying” the backyard of their New Orleans home in March ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Recipe Engraved on a Gravestone Helps to Remember the Dearly Departed and Keep Part of Them Alive

Culinary epitaphs offer a point of connection to the deceased’s descendants and anyone else who comes across them ...

-Ring found in mass grave brings closure to Spanish civil war victim's family

A wedding ring worn by her father 84 years ago when he was shot dead by General Francisco Franco's fascist forces finally gave certainty to Rosa Maria Insua, who received it, tears in her eyes, last ...
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‘Life-sized’ desert carvings may have been ancient ‘road signs’ to find water

In the Nefud Desert of Saudi Arabia, monument-like engravings were discovered as ancient “road signs” to water. Guagnin, et al (2025) Nature Communications Tens of thousands of years ago, there was ...
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12,000-year-old camel engravings reveal early human return to Arabian deserts

Around 12,000 years ago, humans resettled the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula as rising humidity reshaped the harsh landscape, leaving behind camel engravings carved into sandstone cliffs as proof, ...