The medical tools of the Revolutionary period help flesh out the picture of what physical well-being felt like for people living in the American colonies 250 years ago.
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Centuries-old habits shaped today’s fashion standards.
The items people wear, buy and wave at the convention are key pieces of American history.
At 88 the artist Esther Mahlangu is world famous and is the subject of a major retrospective exhibition.
There is a great deal of nuance around how young women negotiate their intimate relationships with men.
Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
With hand-washing top of mind, soap is an integral part of keeping clean. But people through the ages relied on earlier forms of soap more for cleaning objects than for personal hygiene.
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Professor of History, Mississippi State University
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Prof of Archaeological Science, University of Oxford
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Lecturer of Political Science, University of Mpumalanga
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
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Associate Professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Fashion Design and Merchandising, Mississippi State University
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Curator of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution