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In 1519 the Tlaxcala presented Cortés with a large bone they said belong to a race of giants, as proof of their might. The Spanish accepted this claim, and struck an alliance against the Aztecs. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Mackenzie Cooley is a historian of early modern nature and medicine.

Congratulations to 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik whose new book "Architecture of Memory: Exploring (Post-) Jewish Spaces in Eastern Europe" was recently published by UCL Press. The book, which is open access, can be downloaded here: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...

When a gravedigger in 1860s Nevada City buried Chinese immigrants without noting their names, he inadvertently left evidence of the erasure of Asian-Americans from the public eye and from history. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Beth Lew-Williams is a historian of race and migration in the modern US.

In 15thC Ethiopia, King Yəsḥaq decreed the forced conversion of the Beta Israel to Christianity. In defiance, 75 Beta Israel committed suicide; the place of their deaths became a holy site. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Bar Kribus is an archaeologist specializing in the history of the Beta Israel.

Using new forensic methods, archaeologist Caroline Sturdy Colls and her team found ethical ways uncover Holocaust atrocities despite Nazi attempts to cover them up. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Caroline Sturdy Colls is an archaeologist of the Holocaust and sites of genocide.

What does it mean to tell history? Who is included and who is forgotten? These are questions Fred Kuwornu asks in his films, encouraging audiences to think differently about the past. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Fred Kuwornu is an artist and filmmaker.

The rediscovery of the notebooks of John Wickins, Isaac Newton’s college roommate, paints a new picture of Newton as a collaborator and a friend, rather than a lone genius. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Dmitri Levitin researches early modern history & the history of knowledge.

In 1556 Venice welcomed Bona Sforza of Poland with orations by an old woman & a blind boy, signaling that the power of the Venetian State was expressed through virtue and wisdom, not physical prowess. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Hannah Marcus researches scientific culture in early modern Europe.

The chemical makeup of glass beads found in Nigeria proves that glass-making was invented there independently, not imported, overturning narratives about a non-inventive sub-Saharan Africa. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Abidemi Babalola is an archaeologist of science and technology in West Africa.

Born into Roma slavery in 19thC Moldova, Dincă begged for freedom to be with the one he loved, but was refused. The tragic events that ensued led to shockwaves that created dramatic social change. 2025 Dan David Prize winner Alina Șerban is a filmmaker whose work highlights Roma history.

Today is the final day to submit a nomination for the 2026 Dan David Prize. Nominations close at 11:59pm PST ⌛ Submitting a nomination is quick & easy: - Submit the nominee’s CV - Provide a list of relevant work/publications - Answer 3 brief questions dandavidprize.org/nominate/

The deadline to nominate someone for the 2026 Dan David Prize is TOMORROW at 11:59pm PST. Submitting a nomination is quick and easy. Nominators will be asked to provide the nominee’s CV and list of relevant work or publications, and answer three brief questions. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Only 1 week left to nominate for the 2026 Dan David Prize⏳ Deadline: Weds 24 Sept, 2025 (11:59pm PST). Up to 9 early & midcareer scholars & practitioners in the historical disciplines will be awarded $300,000 each in recognition of excellent work & future potential. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Do you know a groundbreaking researcher doing excellent work related to history & the human past? Nominate them for the 2026 Dan David Prize. Up to 9 early & midcareer scholars & practitioners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominations close on September 24, 2025 ⌛ dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominate an early or midcareer scholar or practitioner for the 2026 Dan David Prize, the world's largest history prize. Nominators will need to provide the nominee’s CV and a list of relevant work/publications, and answer a few brief questions. Deadline: Sept 24, 2025 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize are open. Deadline: Sept 24, 2025⌛ Up to 9 winners will be awarded $300,000 each. Nominees can work in any discipline which focuses on the human past, be within or outside of academia, and be based anywhere in the world: dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Nominations for the 2026 Dan David Prize are open📣 Nominate bold & creative early or midcareer scholars & practitioners in any discipline related to history and the human past 🏆Winners are awarded $300K each 👩‍💻Anyone can nominate ⏳Deadline: Sept 24, 2025 dandavidprize.org/nominate/

We mourn the passing of Zelig Eshhar, a 2021 Dan David Prize laureate. Eshhar was an immunologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a pioneer of the CAR-T cell approach and its application for cancer therapy.

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize – the world's largest history prize. Winners receive $300,000 each in recognition of their contribution to the study of the past and to support their future endeavors. Congratulations to this year's winners 👏 dandavidprize.org/winners

When we think of Viking raiders, we don't tend to think of women & children. However, new bioarchaeological methods have caused us to think again & reassess women & children's roles in Viking society. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Cat Jarman is a public archaeologist specializing in the Viking Age 🗃️

2024 Dan David Prize winner Katarzyna Person helps Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield uncover his family history on BBC show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Katarzyna helps Andrew explore why his Jewish ancestors may have left Poland in the early 20th Century. Those in the UK can watch on BBC Iplayer 👇

"It is not the celebrated constitution, but the Indian voters themselves that have, over the years, doggedly held authoritarianism at bay. Only time will tell how long they will continue to do this", writes 2024 Dan David Prize winner Tripurdaman Singh, in @uk.theconversation.com Read here👇

By 1940, Mittie Maude Lena Gordon, a working-poor Black woman in the US, had built up >300,000 supporters for her Black nationalist group, the Peace Movement of Ethiopia. For 2024 DDP winner Keisha N. Blain, it is crucial to tell histories like this, which are so often missing from the narrative.🗃️

In the long 18thC, bundles of carefully chosen ingredients lent people across the Afro-Atlantic world empowerment & protection, in face of the violent realities of enslavement. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Cécile Fromont studies the visual & material cultures of the Afro-Atlantic world 🗃️

“The lesson from history is these are not mild ailments...These are diseases that have killed hundreds of millions of people – and quite horribly too.” 2024 Dan David Prize winner Kathryn Olivarius is quoted in @theguardian.com providing historical context to the recent measles outbreak in the US 👇

In 1640s England, stained glass windows in churches were condemned by the Puritan parliament as popish; many were destroyed. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Daniel Jütte researches Early Modern European history. His work asks what we can learn from the history of inconspicuous materials, like glass. 🗃️

In 1619, the process that culminated in British privateers selling the first enslaved Africans in British North America involved global actors & forces, spanning the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Africa & Asia. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Stuart M. McManus is a historian of the global Renaissance. 🗃️

How did someone’s vulnerability to Yellow Fever make or break their life chances and future prosperity in 19th Century New Orleans? Listen to 2024 Dan David Prize winner Kathryn Olivarius discuss her research on the Road to Now podcast @roadtonow.bsky.social 🗃️

Congratulations to 2024 Dan David Prize winner Katarzyna Person, who was recently appointed Director of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum 👏 www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/...

In mid-19thC New Orleans, yellow fever killed 50% of victims. Survivors gained the status of “acclimated citizens”, gaining socio-economic capital. Staying was risky, but could reap big rewards. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Kathryn Olivarius researches disease & capitalism in the antebellum South. 🗃️

After a 17 year pilgrimage to India, Buddhist monk Xuanzang returned to his homeland of China in 645, bringing with him new Buddhist texts & relics, & marking a key moment in the transmission of Buddhism into China. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Ben Brose is a historian of Buddhism & Asian religion.🗃️

In 1940, historian Emanuel Ringelblum began a clandestine archive of the Warsaw Ghetto, which collected testimonies from women, children, refugees & suspected collaborators. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Katarzyna Person highlights this archive, which uncovers marginalized voices & untold stories 🗃️.

In 1951, as politicians debated the 1st Amendment to India's Constitution, a storm hit New Delhi; a timely metaphor for the political storm engulfing the nation. 2024 Dan David Prize winner Tripurdaman Singh is a historian of colonialism, decolonization & democracy in modern South Asia 🗃️ Watch 👇

Why does history matter? From wanting to understand an increasingly complex world, to the significance of finding the histories about people who look like themselves, 2024 Dan David Prize winners tell us why studying the past is important to them. 9 Winners, 5 Questions. Watch. 🗃️ #history

Historical sources and archaeological evidence are often patchy and incomplete. Some 2024 Dan David Prize winners tell us how they approach the challenges and gaps in their sources, and remind us that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. 9 Winners, 5 Questions. Watch. 🗃️

Myths about the past abound. We asked the 2024 Dan David Prize winners to tell us about some of the common misconceptions they encounter in their work. 9 Winners, 5 questions - watch now. 🗃️

"As we mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we must recognize that Holocaust memory is neither singular nor static. It is a fragmented history, spread across Europe, shaped by countless stories of survival and loss" writes 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik 🗃️

We asked the 2024 Dan David Prize winners about one book that changed lives. For some it was a work of philosophy that made them consider what it means to be a historian. For others, it was a novel or a childhood tale that made them curious about a historical moment. Watch 9 Winners, 5 Questions. 🗃️

What first captured your historical imagination? Dan David Prize winners describe growing up surrounded by history, wanting to tell stories that were absent in the narratives they heard, and experiencing a visceral connection with the past in a WWI trench. 9 winners, 5 questions. Watch. 🗃️

The 2024 Dan David Prize winners are historians and archaeologists whose research spans from Viking Age England and the global Renaissance, to yellow fever in 19th century New Orleans and stormy debates around India's 1st constitutional amendment. Read more: www.dandavidprize.org/winners 🗃️

Time is running out to nominate for the 2024 Dan David Prize. Nominations close on October 11 ⌛️ Remember: ✨Anyone can nominate ✨Self-nominations will not be considered ✨Renominations from previous years are encouraged Full details 👉https://dandavidprize.org/nominate/

There are only 6 days left to nominate for the 2024 Dan David Prize⌛️ If you are planning to nominate, remember that nominators will be asked to provide the nominee’s CV and list of relevant work or publications, and to answer three brief questions. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Only 1 week left to nominate for the 2024 Dan David Prize: dandavidprize.org/nominate/ Deadline: Oct 11⏳ If you have a great candidate whose work is pushing boundaries & producing outstanding research related to the study of the human past, now is the time to nominate them!

#2022DanDavidPrize winner Mirjam Brusius is guest Professor at PSL University (Paris) until Dec. She will give the following lectures: - Archaeology, Power and Imperialism - A ‘Backstage’ History of Museums - Master Class with Practical Exercise Details: www.translitterae.psl.eu/mirjam-brusi...

A cemetery, a cellar and a tree... all unexpected hiding places used by Jews during WW2. #2022DanDavidPrize winner Natalia Romik speaks to Gloria Tessler at The Jewish Chronicle about her work, which combines art, architecture and history to explore these hideouts: www.thejc.com/life-and-cul...

"Counter-archives as heritage justice: photography, invisible labor and peopled ruins" New article from #2022DanDavidPrize winner Mirjam Brusius and Trinidad Rico in the Journal of Visual Culture: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

There are only 2 weeks remaining to nominate for the 2024 Dan David Prize📢 Deadline: Oct 11, 2023⌛️ Nominate exceptional early or midcareer scholars & practitioners in any discipline whose work illuminates the past. Winners will be awarded $300K each. dandavidprize.org/nominate/

Postdoctoral Fellowships - Applications now open 📢 The Dan David Society of Fellows invites applications for its 2024 postdoctoral fellowship program. 🌏Applicants can be from anywhere in the world ⌛️Deadline for applications: Dec 1, 2023 Full details below 👇

Visiting the 13th Century city of Angkor (with the help of a VR headset) during the Digital Humanities Showcase at #HistoryDay2023! Know someone doing outstanding #DigitalHumanities work? Nominate them for the 2024 Dan David Prize: dandavidprize.org/nominate/ ⏳Deadline Oct 11 2023