🎉Thrilled to celebrate @tatepaulette.bsky.social, winner of the Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award at the @asor_research Annual Meeting! This award recognizes significant synthesis of Ancient Near East/Eastern Mediterranean archaeological/textual evidence made accessible to students & the public. 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrated 100 years of history, community, and impact at our Centennial Dinner on 11/20. The night was full of connection, recognition, and reflection. 💛 #CentennialDinner #HistoryDepartment100 #NCStateHistory

Here's a nice write-up and video about my recent collaboration with Les Stewart from Trophy Brewing Co. to recreate two ancient Mesopotamian beers. We served these to @altonbrown.bsky.social last week on-stage at NC State's new annual speaker series "The Human Factor" chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/09...

Centennial Panel was a blast! 🎉 Panel 1: "Why Study History?" (Career success for undergrads!) Panel 2: New Research from our grad students. Plus, tours of the Khayrallah Center & Roman Archaeology Lab! 🏛️ Thanks to all who joined our celebration! 🚀

🎓 Student Work Comes to Life! Queer History of Durham Tour We're incredibly proud to announce the launch of the Queer History of Durham Tour! This tour is the successful final project from two talented students, Julia Lasure and Karina Burbank. Tickets: www.preservationdurham.org/queerhistory...

Community connection in action! 🤝 Our Public History students met with the West Chapel Hill Cemetery Descendants. They discussed vital strategies for protecting and advocating for this historically Black burial site before a visit to the grounds. Thank you to all the community members who joined us.

Intro to Public History class spent the day at the Princeville Homecoming event! 🏛️ We hosted an educational booth dedicated to the cultural reformation and preservation of Princeville, NC. Great to be part of the community's work to keep its history alive!

🎉 Big congrats to Julia Rudolph on the publication of her new chapter! 🥳 Check out her work: "Land, Credit and the Constitution: Debtor Protections and Catholic Rights in Eighteenth-Century Ireland." in Law and Constitutional Change, 1st ed. doi.org/10.1017/9781...

This week on the blog: Peasants! We are at last putting together and wrapping up our discussion of life for pre-industrial peasants - a category which includes a majority of all humans who have ever lived. How we can model how they lived, worked, loved and died. acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...

Our team crushed it at the ASALH conference! 👏 So proud of Public History MA students Liam McCandless and Katie Boatner, PhD student John Goncalves, and Professor Nishani Frazier for their compelling presentations.

Few world regions have experienced as many extinctions as the Western Hemisphere. This talk examines the historical roots of the biodiversity and extinction crisis in the Americas to better understand the social, cultural, and economic patterns that have resulted in high rates of species loss.

Congrats to Dr. Jordan Rogers on another great article. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Explore the world’s first great beer culture with Tate Paulette! Join the AIA on Sept 17 at 8 PM ET | 7 PM CT | 6 PM MT | 5 PM PT for "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia." Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Archaeology #AIA #AncientMesopotamia #BeerHistory

I realize I forgot to post out last week's blog post, so this (last) week on the blog: more on peasants! We're turning to the question of labor and so we're seeing how we can estimate what the resource demands for survival and comfort might look like. acoup.blog/2025/08/22/c...

Interesting article using epidemiological mapping techniques to trace the spread of rumor in the Great Fear of 1789. Interesting use of modeling built on careful archival work (Lefebvre 1932). www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Welcome new MA student Finneas! Finneas is passionate about equal access to queer education and in expanding the existing narrative about what it has meant to be LGBTQ+ in the United States. They wish to work with LGBTQ+ communities and activists at the grassroots level to preserve their histories.

The audiobook version of @tatepaulette.bsky.social fantastic book about the history of beer in Mesopotamia was released today! Give it a listen. rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

This article highlights Professor Dr. Nicholas Robins. He's been leading trips to Cuba since 2014, drawing on his 34 years of personal connection to the country to create a unique opportunity for students to conduct field research and engage with the local community. global.ncsu.edu/learning-bey...

This article highlights the research of four NCSU professors who use food to explore a range of topics including our very own Tate Paulette, an associate professor of history, discusses his work on ancient Mesopotamian beer culture. You can read the full article here: chass.ncsu.edu/news/2025/07...

Digging into history in Cyprus! The Makounta-Voules Archaeological Project (MVAP) just wrapped up excavating a prehistoric cemetery in western Cyprus. Our field school gave students hands-on archaeology training, plus lectures and field trips to amazing sites and museums.

@tracibrynne.bsky.social co-authored the essay "Settler Ableism: Indigeneity, Unsettling the Archive, and Accountability in History." in this new book which delves into how and why disabilities are underrepresented, erased, or distorted in the historical record. University of Illinois Press

The Only Painting van Gogh Ever Sold: Discover The Red Vineyard (1888) www.openculture.com/2025/07/the-...

Ever wonder about the origins of beer? 🍻Dr. Tate Paulette spills the beans (and barley!) on all things ancient beer on the latest episode of the Bible and Archaeology podcast! Listen here: youtu.be/DD6UoU2Zh48?...

Congratulations Garrett McKinnon! His article, “The 1960 U-2 Crisis Reconsidered: Technology, Masculinity, and U.S. Airpower’s ‘Unmanning" received honorable mention for this year’s (SHAFR) Stuart Bernath Scholarly Article Prize!👏👏 academic.oup.com/dh/article/4...

New article written with Emily Wakild and Claudia Leal: "Porous Conservation: The Complex History of Residents in National Parks in Latin America” Published in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers, you can access it on the link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ASVKY...

Mark your calendar for an upcoming talk with Dr. Craig Friend to celebrate his new book, “Becoming Lunsford Lane, The Lives of an American Aeneas.”

Join us on Thursday, May 29th at 7:00 pm for a Hybrid Public Program by Craig Thompson Friend—Becoming Lunsford Lane: The Lives of an American Aeneas www.americanantiquarian.org/node/12758

Check out this upcoming talk by NCSU grad and Historian Madison Phillips : A City of Raleigh Museum Talk Expounds on the Capital’s Historic Madams and Sex Workers indyweek.com/culture/rale...

Huge congrats to Alex Ward who successfully defended his Master's thesis in History with his insightful work, "Bacaudae: Peasant Rebellion and the Transformation of the Roman World,". Pictured here with his committee members Julie Mell, Brent Sirota and Jenny Knust.

Galápagos Islands study abroad trip in progress! Photo 1: Hiking up the slopes of Volcan Chico. 🌋 Photo 2: Matt Mecia venturing into a fascinating lava tube. 🔥 Photo 3: Snorkeling on San Cristobal Island, near the spot where Darwin & FitzRoy first set foot in the Galápagos Islands.

So proud of our 2025 graduates. Here's to your next chapter!

Congratulations! Alejandro Ibrahim successfully defended his thesis for a MA in Public History. Thanks for your dedication and passion to Black Food Justice in North Carolina. Looking forward to seeing all you accomplish.

Thrilled to celebrate the incredible work of PhD student Tyanna West @tyanna.west! 🎉 She presented her oral history project, bringing to light the powerful and often untold stories of Black queer individuals right here in the Triangle. 🗣️🏳️‍🌈

Such inspiring work coming from our faculty this past academic year! We recently had a wonderful time celebrating these remarkable scholarly achievements at So & So Books. Take a look at some of their recent publications.

Welcome to the Phi Alpha Theta family: Emily Rillie, Allyson Tennant, Braxton Sizemore (3 in the photo) as well as Graylon Blackman, May Cheron, Guy Dayan, & Baxter Hayworth! 🎉. We're excited to have you in our National History Honor Society!

🏛️ Professors Tammy Gordon & Traci Brynne Voyles @tracibrynne.bsky.social went to DC to advocate for the humanities, meeting with NC congressional staff. They highlighted the impact of humanities research & teaching across NC & the world. Proud to see our faculty championing the humanities! 🌎

NC State Fair history brought to life! ✨ "A Fair to Remember," curated by first-year Public History MA student, Karina Burbank, is a hit! 🎡🌽From incredible artifacts to eye-catching posters, it was a must-see! Huge thanks to Karina and Emily Schmidt for the stunning design. 🎨👏

Happy World Art Day! 🎨Appreciating Alexis Clark and her essential book "Globalizing Impressionism". It challenges the Paris-centric view, showing how Impressionism spread globally. Thanks for broadening our art history lens! Read more: history.chass.ncsu.edu/2025/02/10/f...

Thrilled to have hosted the brilliant Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social for her powerful lecture, "The Color of Trouble"! Thank you for such an engaging and thought-provoking discussion. A fantastic turnout from our faculty, staff, and students made for a truly enriching event.

Happy National Beer Day! 🍻 Did you know beer's history is ancient? Dr. Tate Paulette @tatepaulette.bsky.social shared lectures on Mesopotamian brewing at CU Boulder & Yale, even with replica beer tastings! 🤯 History in a glass! aeon.co/essays/mesop... peoplingthepast.com/2022/02/18/b...

i’ve been excited for this keynote and two minutes in, Dr. Tara White has me tearing up. talking solidarity at #NCPH2025 “until i close my eyes, i’ll be doing history”

Inspiring Scholars! Dr. Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway delivered the keynote at NCCU's Honors Convocation sharing his expertise as a community leader and Historian on African American history, labor, environmental justice, & the Black freedom struggle. Proud of his impact on our future leaders!

We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Martha Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social and hear her insightful presentation. We hope you can join us!

🎉 Huge congrats to Liz Schottland on successfully defending her MA thesis! We're so impressed by your hard work and dedication. 🎓 #HistoryMA #DefenseDone #Congratulations

SPOTLIGHT LESSER KNOWN HISTORY: Our visit to Fort Fisher was for its 160th Anniversary, & from the moment we traversed the road by the ocean & saw the fort/VC, we knew we were in for something great. americasbesthistory.com/spotlight202... @ncstatehistory.bsky.social @cwbreakfastclub.bsky.social

Last semester, my colleague Ross Bassett offered this fantastic course on bicycles in urban areas. history.chass.ncsu.edu/2025/03/26/h... @ncstatehistory.bsky.social

Invest in the past to shape the future! 🏛️ Today, your gift to the NC State History Department fuels research, scholarships, and programs that bring history to life. Join us on this Day of Giving! Donate here: tinyurl.com/4bzmca3k #NCStateDayofGiving #HistoryMatters #NCStateHistory

Can't wait for this lecture and conversation with @marthasjones.bsky.social! PLease join us.

Huge congrats to Taylor Williams & Julia Lasure! 🥳 Successful Public History MA defenses! So proud of their hard work. On to the next chapter! #PublicHistory #MA #DefenseDone

❤️Incredible study abroad trip to Venice: art, history, & gelato! Huge thanks to Melissa Conn for the 20+ year restoration tour of the masterpiece, San Sebastiano church. (Pic 1) So much gelato🍦. (Pic 2) Met the legendary Lino Tagliapietra in Murano! His creative process is inspiring. ✨ (Pic 3)