Unlike typical Iron Age burials, which were usually in a supine or crouched position, this individual appeared to be sitting ...

The context of how Kennicott’s body was discovered was also important. Strychnine poisoning can cause muscle spasms, yet ...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Holi, Nowruz and Women’s History Month at events for all ages; spend an afternoon drawing; or ...

Maiden Castle in Dorset is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hill forts in Europe, and has been the site of ...

living onsite—first in a cottage owned by zoologist William Stimpson and later in the Smithsonian’s headquarters, a Gothic, red sandstone building dubbed the Castle in Washington, D.C. There ...

You probably know the chocolate-inspired town of Hershey is located in Pennsylvania, and you might know a thing or two about ...

In late January, while on a short trip to Washington, D.C., I had the opportunity to tour inside the Smithsonian Castle, now closed for a major renovation expected to last several years. Completed in ...

A decadeslong renovation project in Yorkshire included the revamp of a 30-room wing where descendants of the earl who ...

This article is a selection from the March 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine One could ... Citizen Kane at the magnate’s famously garish castle in San Simeon, California. Regardless, the ...

Carp, author of Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, told Smithsonian magazine ... Gage ordered a sea route from Castle Island near Boston, where the British ...