The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a ...
In 1492, the discovery of the Americas initiated European colonialism, resulting in the continent's dominance over much of the world by the 1920s. This video examines the history of colonization and ...
​Colonial-style architecture has evolved into an umbrella of designs, all influenced by the original settlers in the U.S.​ ...
Human history is etched into the DNA of domesticated animals, which is when we bend the evolutionary trajectory of species to serve our own purposes. We primates have domesticated many animals, ...
"Virgen de los Sastres (Virgin with Tailors)" (c. 1750), Cusco, Peru, oil and gold on canvas, 57 1/2 x 40 3/8 inches (Museo Pedro de Osma, Lima, courtesy the Blanton Museum of Art, all images courtesy ...