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Blog Posts
- Ancient Dentistry Part 1: Drills, Gemstones and Toothpaste!
- The Ancient Roots of Modern Hygiene Part 1
- The Ancient Roots of Modern Hygiene Part 2
- AntiquityNOW Celebrates Shark Week!
- A Brief History of the Timeless Dilemma of Censorship and America’s Response
- Buildings of the Future With Foundations in the Ancient Past
- Celebrating National Coffee Day: A Jittery Goat, Political Plots, Slave Labor, Grounds for Divorce—The Coffee Bean Brews Up a Tumultuous World History
- Cheers! It’s AntiquityNOW Month: Celebrate With Beer, the Most Feminine of Beverages
- The Colorful Past of Halloween Treats
- Cultural Racketeering and Why it Matters: Robbing the World of History
- The Disneyfication of Pocahontas and the True Story of Uleleh
- The Fable of “The Sheep and the Horses”: Take a Listen to the 6,000-Year-Old Language of Our Ancestors
- Gum Chewing: A 5,000 Year Old Habit
- Halloween, “The War of the Worlds” and Why We Love Flying Machines
- Happy Arbor Day! Trees Glorious Trees
- Heirloom Seeds: Growing a Piece of Ancient History
- The History of the Holiday Evergreen
- Hot Chocolate: Gift of the Gods Since 1900 BCE
- Hot Fudge Sundae: A Dessert 5,000 Years in the Making
- How Advertising Helped Write History, Part 1
- How Advertising Helped Write History, Part 2
- Hurricane Season 2013 BCE: Ancient Storms, Modern Predictions
- Maps, Part I: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future
- Maps, Part 2: Defining and Explaining our Past, Present and Future
- Music, Color, Costumes and Beads—It’s Mardi Gras Time!
- Music Origins: Mesopotamia, American Gospel and the Neurology of Faith, Part I
- Music Origins: Mesopotamia, American Gospel and the Neurology of Faith, Part II
- Nature, Ecotherapy and a Peek into the Past Through National Parks
- A Place Called Home: Earth Day, Ecopsychology and an Urban Legend
- A Primer on Democracy: Where to Learn More
- Remembering the 75th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz: The Ancient Voice of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
- The Slavery Project Part 2: In the Eye of the Beholder
- The Slavery Project Part 3: In the Eye of the Beholder
- The Summer Solstice: From Ancient Celebration to a Modern Day at the Beach
- Super Bowl 2014 and Aztec Chocolate Caramel Popcorn—Sweet Victory All Around
- Zombie Apocalypse, Part 1: The Lamentable History of Zombies
Kids’ Blog & Activities
- KIDS’ BLOG! Ancient Origins of the XXII Winter Olympics
- KIDS’ BLOG! Ancient People Loved Chewing Gum!
- KIDS’ BLOG! Blowing Their Tops: The Destructive History and Amazing Science of Volcanoes
- KIDS’ BLOG! Heirloom Seeds From Our Great-Great-Great-Great-Great (and many more!) Grandparents
- KIDS’ BLOG! Hot Chocolate: Making Kids Happy for More Than 1,000 Years!
- KIDS’ BLOG! Hot Fudge Sundae: A Dessert 5,000 Years in the Making
- KIDS’ BLOG! Picture This: Pictograms and Petroglyphs and the Stories They Tell
- KIDS’ BLOG! Rain, Rain Go Away: Ancient Weather, Modern Predictions
- KIDS’ BLOG! Today’s Art Inspired by the Ancient Maya and Aztec Civilizations
Curricula
- Double Trouble: Doppelgangers and the Mythology of Spirit Doubles
- Picture This! Ten Mysterious Examples of Rock Art from the Ancient World
- Science Fiction or Just a Matter of Time? Time Travel From Ancient Mythology to Modern Science
- Science Fiction or Uncovered Truth: The Enigmatic Origins of Crystal Skulls
- AntiquityNOW Launches The Slavery Project With an Exploration of the Triangular Trade
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 3, “Turkey’s Anatolia” and “English China Shipwreck”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 4, “The Secret Passage,” “Weedon Island Canoe” and “Alchester Memorial Stone”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 6, “The Somerset Levels and Moors” and “Euskal Jaiak”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 7, “Historical Archaeology in Downtown Boise” and “South Carolina Pottery Kiln Excavation”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 8, “Betty’s Hope”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 9, “Hunting Mountain Picassos” and “Sub Rosa: Tyntesfield”
- Strata: Portraits of Humanity, Episode 11, “James Madison Slave Quarters,” “Iron Age Mirror” and “HMS Fowey Shipwreck”
- Strata, Portraits of Humanity, Episode 14, “Youth Diving on Shipwrecks” and “Saving Cyprus Frescoes”
- Strata, Portraits of Humanity, Episode 15, “American Revolutionary War Fort”
- Strata, Portraits of Humanity, Episode 16, “Islands of Darkness” and “Louisiana Plantation Site”
Videos
- Videos from The Archaeology Channel (courtesy of our partner Archaeological Legacy Institute)– click here to view a map and search videos by region
Ancient Recipes
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! A 200 Year Old Recipe for Pumpkin Pie
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Ancient Bitters, Modern Cocktails
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Ancient Cacao Wine
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Ancient Maya and the Enduring Taste of Pumpkin Soup
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Ancient Okra Soup
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Asparagus with Curry Butter: The Ancient History of Golden, Buttery Deliciousness
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Bacon Pemmican: A Modern Twist on Ancient Native American Jerky
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Baking with the Ancient Inca Berry
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Bottle the Taste of Summer with Dandelion Wine
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Butternut Squash Soup With Maple Roasted Chickpeas
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Month
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Celebrate New Year’s With the Bountiful Grape—Here’s to Luck, Liberty and a Long Life to All
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Celebrate the World Cup With Tasty Vatapá
- Bon Appetit Wednesday: Celebrating Germany’s National Soup Day!
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Cheesy Polenta and Egg Casserole
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Cherry Clafoutis for Cherry Blossom Season!
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Easy, No-Bake Cookies with Quinoa, the Incas’ “Mother of all Grains”
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Grandma Joyce’s Fishcakes for Your Christmas in July Dinner
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Happy National Doughnut Day
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Hot Spiced Apple Cider
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Native American Wojapi
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Popping Up Some Ancient Amaranth
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Ring in the New Year With a Lucky Foods Repast
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! A Roman Pig, Hot Dogs, Eating Contests and Four Patriots: Happy July 4th
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Savory Pre-Columbian Tamales with Black Beans
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Savory Strawberry Soup
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Sweet and Easy Corn on the Cob
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Time to Break Out the Aztec Chocolate Caramel Popcorn
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Martini and Homemade White Chocolate Liqueur
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
- Bon Appetit Wednesday! Xtabentún: Earth Day and the Spirit of the Ancient Mayas
- Recipes With a Past 2013
- Recipes With a Past 2014
Arts & Crafts
- Dan Fenelon’s Art inspired by ancient tribal art.
- The Musical Sensations-Female (painting)– Coloring activity using hues from ancient cultures.
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