Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was ...
Ancient Sudan: Enduring Heritage – Bring on the one-eyed warrior queens
With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...
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Honoring Black History: Understanding Black hair and the significance of salons, barbershops
Hair is more than strands growing from your head. It’s a style, a form of art, self-identity. For the Black community, it’s culture!
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Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
The Halsted curator Karen Manchester notes that the statue is an amalgam of two sculptures from different eras—the head from one made during the reign of Augustus (31BCE-14CE), and the body ...
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Mysterious Statue Found in Trash Bag Turns Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
The artifact was found in Neoi Epivates, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. Upon its discovery, the man took the statue to his ...
Walton Goggins’s Wild Ride to Stardom
Three decades after he arrived in Hollywood with $300 in his pocket, Goggins is finally a bona fide star, with another season ...
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A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago
The statue is set to be unveiled on ... even if they were assembled from unrelated parts. The head, carved during the reign of Emperor Augustus (31 BC-14 CE), has been joined with a body dating ...
Review: ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ is diverting, but it’s more pilot episode than film
Michelle Yeoh is fun to watch in "Star Trek's" first TV movie, but the series-turned-film is a tonal mish-mash that feels ...
5 of the best views in Rome for a breath-taking look at the Italian capital
Want to see a destination from the best vantage? Up the altitude. Here are the top spots from which to appreciate the Eternal ...
New book reveals best walks around famous Scottish mountain
AT 1345 metres, Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in Britain and as such, it’s a natural objective for people all over the world. More than 130,000 people reach the summit each year, ...