The items people wear, buy and wave at the convention are key pieces of American history.
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At 88 the artist Esther Mahlangu is world famous and is the subject of a major exhibition in Cape Town.
There is a great deal of nuance around how young women negotiate their intimate relationships with men.
Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
With hand-washing top of mind, soap is an integral part of keeping clean. But people through the ages relied on earlier forms of soap more for cleaning objects than for personal hygiene.
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Professor of History, Mississippi State University
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Prof of Archaeological Science & British Academy Global Professor, University of Oxford
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Lecturer of Political Science, University of Mpumalanga
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
