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Uncommon People

Associate Professor of History Elaine Sullivan takes a fresh look at the ancient Egyptian burial site of Saqqara to demonstrate how the site has evolved over more than 2,500 years. Continue»

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August 12, 2020UCSC historian Greg O’Malley awarded NEH grant for research on slavery in early America
June 10, 2020Nirupama Chandrasekhar, Class of 2020
June 4, 2020Historian Greg O’Malley awarded ACLS grant to expand Intra-American Slave Trade Database

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