Hämäläinen is Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University. His new book is Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. He is also the author of The Comanche Empire, winner ...

Ancient horses roamed the North American continent for millions of years. And many, many years later, horses played an integral role in building the foundation of the United States. However, there was ...

We all learned the story of Thanksgiving as kids. We were taught that the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 and were ...

Historians rethink North America before colonization, American racial divisions over two centuries and a Persian Empire under steady duress. By Thomas E. Ricks Some wars grind on for centuries, making ...

In the barren lands of the Eastern Oregon desert, a team of University of Oregon archaeologists, field archaeologists and volunteers sift through dirt, rocks, rain water and 18,000-year-old camel ...

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out the relationships and adaptations of these “absolutely bonkers” herbivores ...

1. Introduction to mussels and mussel ecology -- 2. Catching the mussel bug : a history of the study of mussel ecology in North America -- 3. Diversity and biogeography -- 4. Aquatic habitats and ...

The Curse of Oak Island is back tonight as the team hits the swamp and makes a discovery that could see them rewriting the history of North America. The show constantly blends the team’s hunt for ...