Skeletons of Confederate soldiers from the Civil War found at Colonial Williamsburg
Discovery of Civil War Skeletons in Colonial Williamsburg Recently, archaeologists made an intriguing discovery in colonial Williamsburg. Contrary to what some might expect, the skeletons found there were not remnants from the Revolutionary War. The Associated Press reported that the excavation revealed a human skull along with four complete skeletons and three legs that had […]
Greenland documentary forces Danes to confront their colonial heritage | Denmark
For two weeks in Denmark, the documentary's subject matter was “larger than Trump,” says producer Michael Beboat. Broadcast of GrønlandsHvideGuld (White Gold, Greenland), a 55-minute film about decades of frozen mines in southern Greenland and the vast sums of Danish exploitation it produced caused waves in both Greenland and former colonial rulers Denmark in February. […]
Colonial period silver coin shatters auction record, sells for $2.5 million
A pre-Revolutionary War American silver coin recovered from an old cabinet in Amsterdam has sold for $2.52 million at auction, breaking the previous record. According to one source, the three pence coin was minted in Boston in 1652, just weeks after the first mint was established in the colonies. statement From Stack's Bowers Gallery, the […]