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Migration: “People in the West were yesterday’s migrants” Nov. 21, 2023 9:41 AM
During the construction of the Suez Canal, people from Europe traveled to Egypt in search of work. Historian Lucia Carminati believes that their stories are an important corrective to how we think about immigrants today.
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Dress research may provide new perspectives on the rock paintings of the San people Nov. 13, 2023 10:20 AM
In a new exhibition, archaeologist Vibeke M. Viestad shows how we can use San people's dress and dress practices to interpret their world-renowned rock art in new ways.
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Norway, 1940: the parliament (Stortinget) was willing to sacrifice King and government June 13, 2023 9:58 AM
During World War II, the Presidium of the Norwegian parliament was hoping to strike a deal with Nazi Germany. Historian Øystein Sørensen has been trying to understand why.