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The Beginning of Us | National Geographic Live
In 2008, National Geographic Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger uncovered Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid ancestor who fell into a cavernous deathtrap nearly two million years ago. The discovery helped clarify (and complicate) the origins of modern humanity. Berger is back in the headlines with an even more monumental find — a new hominid species that…
The Beginning of Us | National Geographic Live
In 2008, National Geographic Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger uncovered Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid ancestor who fell into a cavernous deathtrap nearly two million years ago. The discovery helped clarify (and complicate) the origins of modern humanity. Berger is back in the headlines with an even more monumental find — a new hominid species that…
The Beginning of Us | National Geographic Live
In 2008, National Geographic Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger uncovered Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid ancestor who fell into a cavernous deathtrap nearly two million years ago. The discovery helped clarify (and complicate) the origins of modern humanity. Berger is back in the headlines with an even more monumental find — a new hominid species that…
The Beginning of Us | National Geographic Live
In 2008, National Geographic Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger uncovered Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid ancestor who fell into a cavernous deathtrap nearly two million years ago. The discovery helped clarify (and complicate) the origins of modern humanity. Berger is back in the headlines with an even more monumental find — a new hominid species that…
Find your Perfect Throwback Cocktail
These 10 drinks may not be top of mind, but all pack a punch as well as some colorful history
Many are saying once the pandemic fades, we’ll experience a Roaring ’20s decade similar to 100 years ago. So, with some downtime to prepare, why not start perfecting your cocktail game now? These 10 concoctions come from a vintage bar guide from Glenn Shaw Creations — supposedly from the 1950s — found in an antique…
These Cold War Artifacts Feel Eerily Relevant in 2018
A time capsule museum exhibit examines the impacts of citizen-led diplomacy during the Cold War.
If it’s eerie to view an exhibit of historical artifacts about a subject still dominating headlines today—say, what to do if a nuclear bomb strikes Seattle—it’s vaguely reassuring to note that ordinary citizens at the time continued to push for peace however they could. Among the many carefully curated items in the exhibit Glasnost &…
How the Ballard Locks Changed Seattle Forever
As we celebrate 100 years since the construction of the Ballard locks and ship canal, we look back on how carving out Seattle’s waterways forever reshaped our landscape and economy.
The site where the Ballard locks were to be built needed to be kept dry, so a cofferdam was erected around the construction area, seen in this photo taken in 1915.
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