Ancient Greece's Cultural Rise Started A Century Earlier Than Previously Thought New Research
While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...
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Just Stop Oil protestors place high-vis jacket on ancient Greek statue at the British Museum
Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil has taken its protests to the British Museum, dressing a statue of a Greek goddess in an orange high vis jacket, and displaying a speech bubble beside it ...
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World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in the Black Sea
The ship, believed to be over 2,500 years old, could have been depicted on the Siren Vase, an ancient artifact displayed in the British Museum ... ships dating back to Greek and Roman times.
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The Mesopotamian Stele Showing the First Phalanx Formation in History
When we talk about a phalanx in a military context, we automatically think of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army, with its ...
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Activists Target Ancient Greek Statue at British Museum in Climate Protest
On October 25, 2024, environmental activists from the group Just Stop Oil targeted a statue of the ancient Greek goddess Demeter at the British Museum as part of a climate protest. The organization ...
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Just Stop Oil Protesters Dress Greek Statue in High-Vis Jacket
Just Stop Oil protesters put a high-vis jacket on an ancient Greek statue of Demeter at the British Museum. Credit: Just Stop Oil Just Stop Oil protesters placed a high-vis jacket on an ancient Greek ...
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The Sword Bearers: An Analysis Uncovers Female Figures with Weapons in Mycenaean Art
A recent analysis by archaeologist Nicoletta Antognelli Michel of the Technical University of Darmstadt has led to a ...
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Mykonos holidays
To see a different side of the Greek island, delve into its main town’s higgledy-piggledy streets. Step into whitewashed churches that look like they’re made from sugar icing. Then explore a nearby ...
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
British Museum receives donation of Chinese ceramics worth $1.27 billion
The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
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British Museum to receive highest-value gift in UK history with £1bn Chinese pottery collection
Chinese pottery worth £1 billion will be gifted to the British Museum – the most valuable gift in UK history ... Highlights ...