Pallisades View

View of the Pallisades from the Medieval Cloisters at the New York Metropolitan Museum, where over 200 million years ago the supercontinent Pangea ripped apart.

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The Poconos “Sunfish Pond”

Live Reporting, Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 17, 2024 / environmental history, U.S. natural parks

Sitting almost 1,400 feet/430 meters above sea level in the Poconos Mountains is this jewel of a 44-acre lake called Sunfish Pond. No roads lead…

Perfume

Ancient History, Early Modern, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / September 20, 2023 / cosmetics, perfume

This tiny bottle contains a unique substance: a perfume called _Fougère Royale_ created by the master perfumer Paul Parquet back in 1882. The line has…

Ringing Rocks

Ancient History, History of Science / October 20, 2023 / Natural Parks, pre-history

Ringing Rocks County Park contains a 7-acre boulder field with an unusual feature: about a third of these rocks clang with a metallic ring when…

Ancient Mayan Interpretation of Art

Ancient History / December 6, 2024 / art, folklore/mythology, political history, religion, social history

The interpretation of art highly depends on context. This figurine from the late Classical Maya world (600-900CE), for instance, might appear to modern viewers as…

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