Summer 2026
A Longer Look
Revisiting America’s Revolutionary past on the 250th anniversary of the country » More ...
Will Ferguson
Winter 2023
Digging it together
Ancient Tribal earth ovens, predating the Egyptian pyramids, are being excavated in a collaborative project between the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and Washington State University archaeologists to gain insights into the historic food preparation and consumption practices of the Kalispel people in the Inland Northwest over the past 5,000 years. » More ...
Summer 2022
Preserving the “Land of Origins”
Preserving sites of our ancient origins in Ethiopia amid the pressures of modern living » More ...
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 …