Last year, when Landon Thompson set out to open a Basque restaurant in Atlanta, he found himself in the challenging position of trying to balance the old and the new. The Basques have a “violent ...

Part poetry-slam, part hip-hop freestyling, part a cappella singing and 100 percent improvisational, the tradition of bertsolaritza has become a cultural signifier for the Basque diaspora. Thousands ...

Analysis of DNA from ancient remains appeared to have solved the puzzle of the Basque people whose distinct language and genetic make-up have long puzzled anthropologists. The Basques are one of ...

Bill Fitzhugh maps the blacksmith’s shop’s floor, 2008. The Smithsonian research vessel PItsuilak rides at anchor in the bay. Fitzhugh and his team live aboard the boat, which takes its name from the ...