The History Roundup·Sat, 20 Jun

Juneteenth, dictators' chefs, rare cauldron

Today's history roundup spans from medieval river finds to 20th-century insurgencies, but the thread is about power and its intimate edges. A reflective Juneteenth piece questions whether emancipation was ever truly delivered, while a documentary explores the surreal proximity of dictators' chefs. A rare cauldron discovery reminds us that history's material traces are still being unearthed.