Benvenuto Cellini’s Perseus and the Head of Medusa is a sculpture that could be the most regularly overlooked work of art in the world.

How do we know how people lived in the past if they don’t write about it? This is when finds from archaeological excavations come into use and they can reveal a lot about the communities who settled there. This includes diet, climate, town planning, resources available, trade networks, and what people held important in their everyday lives. Another aspect they can highlight is the activities of everyday life, and here, Viking-Age York (Jorvik) will be used as an example, in particular, one street in York’s modern city center, Coppergate.   Scandinavian York during the 10th century became a booming manufacturing hub that supported many industries, most notably crafts. A wide range of crafts was possible due to an apparent extensive trade network and objects that flowed through the city, from silver and gold likely from mainland Europe or Ireland, tin from Cornwall, and stone ingot molds from the Shetland Isles or Scandinavia. The excavations that occurred under Coppergate between 1972-81 left over 40,000 objects of an archaeological context over 1000 square meters to dig that in parts went 9 meters of archaeological layers deep!

Excited experts believe the animals were buried next to a nobleman in central China

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Alexandria, located on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt, has seen many changes in its 2,300 year history.

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While most ancient fortresses in Turkey only require a few hours to visit, think of Van Castle as a full day outing.

The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory of Denmark located in the North Atlantic Ocean. With Europe’s highest sea cliffs, sublime fjords, and abundant wildlife, the islands are a trove of raw natural beauty and adventure. There are 433 named mountains; the highest and most prominent mountain is

The Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m (121 ft) underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise. The cave can now be accessed by divers through a 175 m (574 ft) long tunnel; the entrance

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Here is an excellent short video you will appreciate showing pieces with the similarities of the veiled design. Strazza carved the bust of “the veiled …

Mary of Hungary’s wedding dress is a fitted garment with a gathered skirt, but with a distinctly Middle Ages flavor (upper right and middle images). Late Middle Ages garments had flared, sometimes highly flared, sleeves and this dress has vestigial flaring…

First of all, there is such a thing as a magnet fisherman: ie, someone who uses a powerful neodymium magnet on a rope to retrieve …

The golden bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius from Avenches, western Switzerland, is going on display at the Getty. It is the largest known bust of an emperor made of a precious metal and one of only a handful of gold busts to escape being melted down. This Marcus Aurelius bust is so rare and so valuable that it is usually kept in a bank vault. The Roman Museum of Avenches keeps a copy on display instead. It has only been exhibited a dozen times, and never before in the United States.