History isn’t just written in books — it’s buried in the artifacts we’ve lost. Across centuries, priceless treasures, sacred relics, and scientific wonders have vanished without a trace, swallowed by ...

Using the Mbari architecture of the Owerri-Igbo of eastern Nigeria as a starting point, this article addresses the different forms and meaning the objects take on in different historical periods and ...

History is written with great deeds, but sometimes also with small, everyday objects. The latter, once involved in the accomplishment of historic deeds, become historic themselves and are erected as ...

An umbrella from early 20 th century Japan. A wine glass from Belgium, circa 1825. Three teapots: one from early 20 th century China, one from late 19 th century England and one from late 19 th ...

Among the seemingly endless variety of machinery that might be listed under the heading automatic control, feedback mechanisms stand out as a distinct group because, although differing widely in ...

Thomas Lucking is an AHRC-funded PhD researcher. Twice a day, every day, the tides of the River Thames rise and fall, revealing a foreshore that, in the middle of London, has been a focus of human ...

Maria Kulikovska, “Star Dust (Zorianyi Pyl),” in Amazing Stories of Crimea, Art Arsenal (Mystetskyi Arsenal), Kyiv, February 26-May 5, 2019 (photo by Olexandr Popenko; all images courtesy of Art ...

Unresolved colonial histories and collective traumas continue to shape relations in East Asia through significant historical objects. A 14th-century gilt bronze statue of Kanzeon Bodhisattva was ...