Historical timeline of the development of modern weapons starting at 1364 with the first recorded use of a firearm and ending in 1892 with the introduction of automatic handguns. 1364 - First recorded ...

For centuries, people have marked graves and commemorated the dead. Stones were originally used by prehistoric man to keep wild animals from digging up the gravesite. Today cemetery markers are ...

Tracking a person down has got a whole lot easier since the advent of the Internet, use our list of resources below.

Students will conduct field research, including the use of a grid system, in order to discover important or interesting family artifacts. Students will map discoveries of important artifacts on a grid ...

Students will conduct field research of a historical site in order to discover a more complete understanding of a time period, as well as a fuller appreciation of history. Knows how to diagram the ...

For 10 seasons our viewers asked us to solve the puzzles behind their historic objects and artifacts. Did a silicon chip bring art to the moon? Do we have the guitar Bob Dylan used to start a rock and ...

Crack the Case: History's Toughest Mysteries Support theories with primary and secondary sources ...

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...

Look for the sagittal suture – the squiggly line that runs the length of the skull – and note whether is it's completely fused. If it is, the remains are likely to be of someone older than 35. Look ...

Extending your lesson beyond the classroom through field trips can offer opportunities to students that they may never otherwise have. Students can utilize techniques of the investigator, historian, ...

One of the most important aspects of being a history detective is finding the right authority, or expert, to shed light on your investigation. An expert can be an author, a researcher, a librarian, a ...

Spotlight on a vintage WWI cartridge and what it reveals about the earliest days of the struggle against communist Russia. Students share the stories behind a favorite object or family artifact and ...