Summer 2022
Preserving the “Land of Origins”
Preserving sites of our ancient origins in Ethiopia amid the pressures of modern living » More ...
Will Ferguson
Spring 2022
Stopping crime that pays
Circus Spider, DarkSide, Conti, REvil. You may really pay for it if your computer lets these guys in. » More ...
Summer 2021
For Evers Hope
Art professor and artist Hasaan Kirkland straddles the line between art and history, weaving the two together to bring exposure to systemic racism. » More ...
Fall 2019
Ancient ink
A chance find in Washington State University's College Hall leads to a better understanding of tattooing in early North American peoples. » More ...
Winter 2015
Ancients among us
Safeguarding our future
The arid soil on the mile-high Hopi Mesa trickles through clenched fingers like sand. If you visit this isolated corner of northeastern Arizona, you might find it hard to believe it is home to one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas.
For more than 2,000 years, the Hopi and their ancestors have carved a living out of the rough terrain. They survived drought, famine, war, and a fluctuating climate that drove many of their ancient southwestern neighbors elsewhere in search of more fertile lands.
One key to the Hopi’s longevity is a variety of drought-tolerant corn they have adapted over the … » More …