HIS.1013 Treasures, Myths, and Mysteries of History
Using artifacts as portals to the past, this course explores monumental events of history from antiquity to recent times and includes enduring myths and intriguing mysteries about them. Coverage of these treasures includes the compelling stories behind them and how they were handed down through the ages to come to their present resting places. The remarkable objects that are the subject of this course are a diverse lot, ranging from heartrending to religious, from military to romantic, and revolve around not just significant events of the past but obscure (but important) ones also. The course is based on the instructor's books Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones and Einstein's Brain and Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha, which were both adapted for the History Channel series, History's Lost and Found.
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