 Learn about Flamenco dancing 💃, angelic tombstones 👼, a very old house ⌂, Native American lands near you 👣, & exploring ancient England 🌍 ! Dance, a history lesson, and cultural fusion? N.J. troupe does all three. By Aristide Economopoulos & Jessica Mazzola for NJ Advance Media for NJ.com This man has visited 200 cemeteries in New Jersey in hopes of preserving the storied histories found within By Darren Tobia for Jersey Digs (photo above courtesy of Phil Lilgeberg) An 1800s home in Paramus with ties to Black history will be spared, developer says By Stephanie Noda for NorthJersey.com Text this number to find out what Native American land you’re on By Alix Martichoux for Nexstar Media Wire (photo below courtesy of native-land.ca) Stunning aerial archaeology mapping tool lets you 'fly' across England and explore its rich history By Sam Tonkin for Mailonline 
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 This week, visit fossils 🦎, learn about NJ candies 🍬, see a video about past Delaware River peoples 🎥🌊, search for historical clues 🔎, and look at rock heads 🤯! Groundbreaking for $73M Fossil Park Museum set for Saturday By Eric Strauss for ROI-NJ Iconic candy brands born, bred and made in New Jersey By Sharon M. Goldman for New Jersey Monthly (photo courtesy of smarties.com) New video celebrates Native American history in Bordentown on the Delaware By Kristin Antonello for Tap into Bordentown 'Black history is literally everywhere.' Archaeologists search Raleigh site for clues By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan for The News & Observer Human depictions, 3D sculptures of Karahantepe site to shed light on history By News Service for YeniSafak (photo below courtesy of YeniSafak)   This week, learn about a bus that listens 🚌👂, a road with lots to see 🦅🌊, a precious farm 🐐🍅, old footprints 👣, and ancient camel sculptures 🐫 ! Newark Story Bus conducts roaming collection of NJ's diverse history and stories By Mary Ann Koruth for NorthJersey.com (photo above courtesy of Rachel Fawn) Visit NJ’s often-overlooked Bayshore Heritage Scenic Byway By Shelby Vittek for New Jersey Monthly 200-year-old farm being revitalized by volunteers in Mount Laurel, New Jersey By Ashley Johnson & 6ABC Digital Staff Prehistoric footprints push back timeline of humans’ arrival in North America By Livia Gershon for Smithsonian Magazine (photo below courtesy of Bournemouth University) Thousands of years before the pyramids, Neolithic peoples were carving camels into Saudi Arabia’s rocky desert By Sarah Cascone for artnet news   This week, learn about a film-worthy old train 🚋, a familiar diner 🍞🥓, a very tall ship ⛵, ancient mounds 🌄 and useful rocks ⦾! Century-old North Jersey train coach that appeared in movie will be displayed by museum By David M. Zimmer for NorthJersey.com (photo above courtesy of Steven Hepler) New Tops Diner set to open and dazzle the eye and palate By Michael Gabriele for Jersey Bites New Jersey’s official tall ship in Belfast for some TLC By Abigail Curtis for Bangor Daily Georgia's Ocmulgee Mounds may be America's next national park By Stephanie Vermillion for Conde Nast Traveler Neolithic grooves dating back to 4000 BC discovered in Nalgonda By Telangana Today (photo below courtesy of Telangana Today)   This week, learn about September 11th honors ⚾⚽, a rare flower 🌷, a police station 🚨 turned house 🏠, the world’s longest cave 👷, and a queen-like grave 👑! 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks marked by NY teams By Associated Press Rare flower blooms again in Plainfield cemetery, but no new examples of endangered plant found By John Penney for The Bulletin Carriage house of historic Brooklyn Heights police station is now a modernized townhouse asking $6M By Devin Gannon for 6sqft World’s longest cave just got even longer after discovery at Kentucky national park By Chacour Koop for Lexington Herald-Leader (see above photo) Archaeologists astounded by contents of Viking woman warrior's grave: 'It's something else' By Joel Day for Express (drawing by Mirosław Kuźma)   This week. learn about cows caught in a record storm 🌀🐄, an artist who imagines the past 🖉🖉, a lady in baseball ⚾, landscape stories 🌄, and stone balls 🎳! About 120 cows rescued from collapsed barn in Mullica Hill farm after destructive tornado By Kerri Corrado for CBS 3 Philly NJ artist makes her debut at the Morgan Museum By Abby Montanez for New Jersey Digest (photo above courtesy of @katrinaeugenia in Instagram) How the only woman in Baseball Hall of Fame challenged convention—and MLB By Pat McManamon for History.com Narrating landscapes: how indigenous storytelling can unlock our environment’s past By Sasha Starovoitov for State of the Planet Archaeology: polished stone balls thought more than 4,000 years old are discovered in Orkney tomb By Today UK News (photo below courtesy of Mark Lawlor)   This week, learn about fountains ⛲, the Underground Railroad 🚸, a forgotten performer 🎭, a heroic dog 🐕, and old metal jewelry 🌟! In summer, what's better — or wetter — than a fountain? Our favorites in NJ By Jim Beckerman for NorthJersey.com Rethinking the Underground Railroad | Opinion By Miriam Ascarelli for The Star-Ledger Headstone for long-forgotten Black cantor unveiled in NJ cemetery By Renee Ghert-Zand for The Times of Israel HOLY COW! HISTORY: Meet Sallie, The Civil War Vet By J. Mark Powell for Inside Sources (photo above courtesy of Einar E Kvaran on Wikipedia Commons) Hundreds of Bronze Age Artifacts Found in France By Archaeology Magazine (photo below courtesy of University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès Laboratory)   This week, learn about Jersey style club dancing 🕺🕺🕺, a famous ballplayer ⚾, a nearby cemetery cleanup 🧹, an art 🎨 contest winner, and old jewelry 💍! Doin’ it Jersey-style: Internet dance & music craze has roots in the Garden State By News 12 Staff (photo courtesy of Alex Da Goat on YouTube) Before Jackie Robinson made history, he played in New Jersey minor leagues 75 years ago By Joe Strupp for Asbury Park Press Volunteers clean up Civil War-era cemetery in Freehold By News 12 Staff (photo above courtesy of Bethel AME Church) Detroit 9-year-old wins White House art contest By Randy Wimbley and David Komer for Fox 2 Detroit Viking ‘amulet factory’ discovery forces rethink of enigmatic artifacts By Andrew Curry for National Geographic (photo below courtesy of Museum of Southwest Jutland)   This week, learn about a chocolate museum 🍫, a giant waterfall’s past 🌊, rest stop names 🚻, a famous horse breed 🐴, and man-made caves 🌄! Open for Business: Chocolat Michel Cluizel Museum in West Berlin By Vittoria Woodill for CBS3 Philly Descendants of Lenape explore their culture at Paterson Great Falls National Park By News 12 Staff Opinion: New Jersey renames its rest stops as a nation rethinks monuments By Simom Says for NPR The horse that won the Revolutionary war almost disappeared. Here's how it's making a comeback By Carol Motsinger for Greenville News Discovery of man-made caves brings history into focus By Desirai Thompson for The Reykjavik Grapevine (photo below courtesy of Sigurjón Ólason/Vísir)   This week, visit an old naval base ⛴, a restored church 🏫, a Harriet Tubman monument 🗿, learn all @ peaches 🍑🍑, and see a jug with a face 😊! Uncovering N.J.: Dive into the depths of military history at the tip of the Jersey Shore By Kathleen Butler for Jersey's Best (photo above courtesy of United States Lighthouse Society) Cape May is adding Allen A.M.E. Church to its central core of Black heritage sites reimagined as community hubs By Tommy Rowan for The Philadelphia Inquirer Montclair architect Nina Cooke John wins national competition to design Newark monument By Kristin Wald for Baristanet Farmer's table: black bean salad with peaches and pecans By Susan Maslowski for Kanawha Metro Neolithic arrowhead and part of medieval 'face' jug found By Alexandra Wood for Yorkshire Post (photo below courtesy of Gary Longbottom)  |
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