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Economics & Business Jun 12, 2013

Reflections on justice delayed

There was jubilation in the streets of Nairobi last Thursday after the British government announced a $30 million settlement for abuses by colonial authorities during Kenya's Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s.

Archaeology May 30, 2011

Ayurveda, 'far east' of the current health culture boom

For the first time, a seminal scripture of Ayurveda – the most ancient and important system of medicine in India – is being textually analysed and historically explored piece by piece through the existing manuscripts. ...

Other Apr 13, 2011

Crowdsourcing Science History: NIST digital archives seeks help in identifying mystery artifacts

Do you hold the key to solving some gadget mysteries from the last century of U.S. science and technology? In its 110 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made many innovations in the way we ...

Other Mar 4, 2010

Home movies chronicling end of Empire released online

(PhysOrg.com) -- A collection of almost 300 films which offer a unique glimpse of life in India and other parts of South Asia during the final days of the British Empire has been released online.  

Other Dec 7, 2009

South Asian oral history archive goes online

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of hundreds of interviews with people who witnessed Indian independence and the final days of the British Raj is being put online.

Archaeology Apr 7, 2008

Keeping African artifacts in Africa

It is common for professional archaeologists and paleoanthropologists working in Africa to populate western museums with foreign artifacts by excavating and permanently removing them from history rich communities in Africa. ...

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