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Stone tablet engraved with Ten Commandments sells for $5 million
6 days, 1 hour ago

Stone tablet engraved with Ten Commandments sells for $5 million

Raw Story  

A stone tablet carrying engravings of the Ten Commandments sold for $5 million at auction on Wednesday, Sotheby's announced. The high figure was notched despite questions around the tablet's authenticity: no one has claimed it is the original, of Biblical fame, but some experts expressed doubts around its purported provenance, dating between the years 300 and 800 CE. There is …

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The tunes that teach
3 weeks, 3 days ago

The tunes that teach

New Indian Express  

An adaptation of August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson, provides an insightful look into the lives of African Americans in the 1930s. Berniece views it as a sacred family heirloom, while Boy Willie wants to sell it to buy the Sutter land that has gone up for sale following James Sutter’s death. Each actor brings nuance to their roles: Berniece …

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Engravings from nearly 16,000 years ago peel back the curtain on ancient European society
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Engravings from nearly 16,000 years ago peel back the curtain on ancient European society

The Independent  

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Decoding traditional games
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Decoding traditional games

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : For the last one month, I’ve been working to document the memories of people and how they played as children. While memories touched on the more well-known common games such as Gilli Danda, the spinning top, marbles, kites, and a few better-known board games, very few people had memories of playing games beyond that. The wide variety of …

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Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition
6 months, 1 week ago

Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition

China Daily  

Works of this year's graduates of Chinese National Academy of Arts are on show at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is currently hosting Look at the Past, to Know the Future, an engaging exhibition featuring a diverse array of fine arts and design works created by its talented graduates. Held at the Chinese Traditional …

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Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition
6 months, 1 week ago

Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition

China Daily  

Works of this year's graduates of Chinese National Academy of Arts are on show at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is currently hosting Look at the Past, to Know the Future, an engaging exhibition featuring a diverse array of fine arts and design works created by its talented graduates. Held at the Chinese Traditional …

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Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition
6 months, 1 week ago

Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition

China Daily  

Works of this year's graduates of Chinese National Academy of Arts are on show at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is currently hosting Look at the Past, to Know the Future, an engaging exhibition featuring a diverse array of fine arts and design works created by its talented graduates. Held at the Chinese Traditional …

Art
Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition
6 months, 1 week ago

Art academy showcases graduate talent in public exhibition

China Daily  

Works of this year's graduates of Chinese National Academy of Arts are on show at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum. The Chinese National Academy of Arts is currently hosting Look at the Past, to Know the Future, an engaging exhibition featuring a diverse array of fine arts and design works created by its talented graduates. Held at the Chinese Traditional …

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The thousand-year-old mystery of the giant snake found in drawings across the world
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The thousand-year-old mystery of the giant snake found in drawings across the world

The Independent  

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Mega rock engravings could be ancient borders, study suggests
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mega rock engravings could be ancient borders, study suggests

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Cerro Pintado in Venezuela “There are two sides to these being territorial markers,” said Dr. Philip Riris, lead author of the study published Monday in the journal Antiquity. But I don’t think they had a single purpose, so they could easily be both.” Snake mythology The study focuses on the meaning and …

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French gastronome shares perspectives on food
7 months, 1 week ago

French gastronome shares perspectives on food

China Daily  

French gastronome Nicolas Kenedi holds one of his books, De Gaulle at Table. Drawing from these archival materials, Kenedi has curated significant dining events, such as the 125th anniversary celebration of the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York and the legendary dinner at Paris City Hall for the 40th anniversary of AIG. "You cannot celebrate without looking at the …

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French gastronome shares perspectives on food
7 months, 1 week ago

French gastronome shares perspectives on food

China Daily  

French gastronome Nicolas Kenedi holds one of his books, De Gaulle at Table. Drawing from these archival materials, Kenedi has curated significant dining events, such as the 125th anniversary celebration of the French Institute Alliance Francaise in New York and the legendary dinner at Paris City Hall for the 40th anniversary of AIG. "You cannot celebrate without looking at the …

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People urged to preserve ancient and historical structures: Kishan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

People urged to preserve ancient and historical structures: Kishan

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Although it is the responsibility of people to preserve ancient buildings and historical structures, some are spoiling the original beauty with graffiti and engravings on their walls, lamented Union tourism and culture minister G. Kishan Reddy. He was speaking after inaugurating the renovated kalyan mandapam at the historic thousand pillars temple and dedicating it to the devotees on the …

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Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict On Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura’s Shahi Idagh Mosque
1 year, 1 month ago

Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute | Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict On Plea To Appoint Commission To Inspect Mathura’s Shahi Idagh Mosque

Live Law  

In the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court concerning Mathura's Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the HC, on Thursday, reserved its orders on a plea seeking the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the Mosque in question. For context, the application under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC was filed recently by the deity and 7 others through advocates …

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The last photos of John Franklin’s doomed polar expedition party are going on sale
1 year, 3 months ago

The last photos of John Franklin’s doomed polar expedition party are going on sale

CNN  

CNN — Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism. “It doesn’t happen that often when we get something of this historic importance that has been in private hands, a family of Sir John Franklin by direct descent…and then you have the opportunity to …

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How never-seen-before Cambodian antique jewellery mysteriously surfaced in London?
1 year, 10 months ago

How never-seen-before Cambodian antique jewellery mysteriously surfaced in London?

Firstpost  

London: A large collection of Cambodian Angkorian crown jewellery, some dating back to the 7th century, was mysteriously found in London last summer, reports said. When he travelled to London last summer, Brad Gordon, the head of Cambodia’s investigating team, saw the jewellery for the first time on behalf of his country. Whoa, the crown jewels of ancient Cambodian civilisation …

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Luxury Deepavali launches at Sobe Decor in 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Luxury Deepavali launches at Sobe Decor in 2022

The Hindu  

Nestled atop the famous Chit Chat ice cream parlour on busy Mount Road is Sobè Decor, an offshoot of Japanese brand Noritake’s showroom. Sobè Decor - House of Luxury was kickstarted in 2020, when the team witnessed a gap “in the market for luxury tableware from reputed brands”, says Nivedita Jegadeesh, managing partner. The Inca Series with zirconium dioxide blades …

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Ancient work inspires modern world
2 years, 3 months ago

Ancient work inspires modern world

China Daily  

The legendary creatures in Shan Hai Jing, a compilation of mythic geography and beasts thought to have been written during the late Warring States Period. Liu Siliang, a lecturer at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Humanities and a researcher at the university's Institute of Mythology, said the fairy tales in Shan Hai Jing had a profound influence on the …

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Ancient work inspires modern world
2 years, 3 months ago

Ancient work inspires modern world

China Daily  

The legendary creatures in Shan Hai Jing, a compilation of mythic geography and beasts thought to have been written during the late Warring States Period. Liu Siliang, a lecturer at Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Humanities and a researcher at the university's Institute of Mythology, said the fairy tales in Shan Hai Jing had a profound influence on the …

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Seven Brothers: The book that shaped a Nordic identity
3 years, 3 months ago

Seven Brothers: The book that shaped a Nordic identity

BBC  

Seven Brothers: The book that shaped a Nordic identity Finnish Opera and Ballet A story about living in nature – and the value of culture – captures the spirit of Finland. "Seven Brothers is an exceptional description of the Finnish people and their lives in Finland in the 19th Century," says Finnish education expert Professor Pasi Sahlberg, author of Finnish …

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Apple lets Indian Apple Store customers personalise AirPods with engraved emojis, text for free
4 years, 1 month ago

Apple lets Indian Apple Store customers personalise AirPods with engraved emojis, text for free

India Today  

Apple recently launched the online Apple Store in India. Apple now gives the option to Indian customers shopping from the Apple Store to personalise products by getting text or emojis engraved on them at no additional cost. Apple gives six services under the Apple One subscription such as Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud. …

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