Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past Wallace Mkanka holds his winning sculpture at Chitungwiza Arts Center near Harare, Zimbabwe.

You won’t need a flak jacket or a safari suit. And the pith helmet is best left at home (or donated to a colonial history museum). There will be Instagrammable moments aplenty, but they should ...

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The first head protection concept introduced to the biking world was a hat made from pith, which is the spongy rind found in the stem of sola plants.

From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past two centuries.

Forgotten Fronts: Why British colonial policy was the bane of Muslims in Myanmar Colonial influences play a large role in the current ethnic cleansing taking place in the Rakhine State.

The working man's candidate calls a hard hat a pith helmet.

“These priceless treasures, taken from Uganda in the 1890s and early 1900s by British colonial administrators, anthropologists, and missionaries, are finally home.

Archaeologists in Colonial Williamsburg have discovered the remains of barracks along with artifacts, including chewed on lead bullets, dating back to the Revolutionary War.

In protest, some Indians resorted to attacking the colonial government's infrastructure, such as railway lines, telegraph wires, and local banks. British officials responded with great force.

The majestic staircase that greeted me at the British Colonial in downtown Nassau isn't reserved just for hotel guests. A doorman, my excursion driver and a housekeeper remarked that nearly ...