An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens | Smithsonian
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · These five skulls, which range from an approximately 2.5-million-year-old Australopithecus africanus on the left to an approximately 4,800-year-old Homo sapiens on the right, show changes in the ...
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WEBDiscover the latest stories in history, archaeology, science, arts and culture from one of the top news magazines. Smithsonian Magazine brings you compelling, in-depth articles every day.
Archaeology News & Updates - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Explore the world of archaeology through Smithsonian Magazine's dedicated section, featuring captivating news and discoveries.
These Are the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, According to 1,600 ...
WEBDec 6, 2022 · Every addition to this year’s list means a subtraction from the previous list. Films that have been knocked out of the top 100 include D.W. Griffith ’s Intolerance (1916), David Lean ’s ...
The Real Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner, the Flag That …
WEBJul 1, 2024 · On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, relentlessly pounding the American fort for 25 hours.
The Accidental History of the @ Symbol | Smithsonian
WEBOr it came from the French word for “at”— à —and scribes, striving for efficiency, swept the nib of the pen around the top and side. Or the symbol evolved from an abbreviation of “each ...
Who Invented the Alphabet? | Smithsonian
WEBGoldwasser calls the sphinx discovered at Serabit “the Rosetta stone of the alphabet.”. British Museum. In 1905, a couple of Egyptologists, Sir William and Hilda Flinders Petrie, who were ...
Hidden Chamber Revealed Inside Great Pyramid of Giza
WEBMarch 3, 2023. Tourists visiting the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, earlier this week Fadel Dawod via Getty Images. Even at 4,500 years old, the Great Pyramid of Giza is still revealing new secrets ...
What Is the Anthropocene and Are We in It? | Smithsonian
WEBTo Andrew Revkin, a New York Time s reporter (now blogger) who suggested a similar term in 1992 that never quite caught on (“Anthrocene”), it’s significant that the issue is being debated at ...
The Great Human Migration | Smithsonian
WEBCentre for Development Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. Seventy-seven thousand years ago, a craftsman sat in a cave in a limestone cliff overlooking the rocky coast of what is now the Indian ...
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