#Antiquities

Prof Catherine Clarke

CathAMClarke

I love this elegant 1815 #map of #Wimborne Minster, #Dorset. But it represents something of a classicising, idealising fiction - the town neatened into orderly streets and parkland. Look what

Chasing Aphrodite

ChasingAphrodit

Christie's attacks what it says has been a rise in "unfounded accusations" from academics and the general public who, it says, are increasingly questioning the provenance of "legitimate" historical objects

Elizabeth Tsurkov

Elizrael

A group of about 350 former rebels who "settled their status" with the Assad regime from the towns of Jaba, Mamtinah and Mashara took off today from Mamtinah en route

Dave Witt

IDontDigDinos

So yesterday there were some Hot Takes(TM) regarding individuals collecting projectile points in a field. I don't know all the details, so I'm going to not talk specifics, but I

Dr Wendy Morrison

Hillfortian

There's been some questions about detecting in parts of the @ChilternsAONB, so I thought a quick clear up for those wondering - a thread...Metal detecting is a wonderful hobby when

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

My bad! I though these fake scrolls (aka, "garbage cigars") were the brainchild of just one person. But @ATHARProject pointed out that they're a popular category of collectible antiquity. Let's

Footways

FootwaysLondon

Visiting a museum in London? Why not walk and merge the journey into the visit?Our 40-min route from Victoria Station to the @BritishMuseum takes in beautiful, historic streets packed with

Daniel Salinas Córdova

DanielSalinas00

For today's #MuseumsUnlocked on "Loot and Restitution" I want to share the story of one of the biggest museum heists in history, which took place on Christmas Eve 1985 when

Michael Press

MichaelDPress

For #WorldHeritageDay, a thread on the houses on top of the Temple of EdfuInspired by @malfy_c, I decided to find out what happened to them.(Image from Description de l'Égypte, vol.

Eléonore Cellard

CellardEleonore

Thread. Codex Amrensis 11/10. This Qur’ān is the 1st edited volume of the Serie Documenta Coranica. In the early 19th, groups of leaves, kept in the 'Amr mosque in Fustat,

Evan Levine

LevineRx

Aegina might be everybody’s favorite island day trip to escape the summer in #Athens, but there’s more to the island than its pistachios, beautiful beaches, & excellent fish tavernas. Here’s

Phasist Boi🏳️‍🌈🌈࿗

PhasistB

After Excavation in RamjanmaBhoomi, Some people are claiming that archeological remains belong to Buddhists/ Jains.Here's a Point By Point Rebuttal to These Claims:https://twitter.com/ShriRamTeerth/status/1263109819889672192 Let's s

Robert Steele

rob_steele1

On 16 October 1971, the Shahyad Tower was inaugurated in Tehran. In the tower’s museum, the Cyrus Cylinder was on display, loaned by the British Museum for the occasion. There’s

Anjali George

IchBinGorg

The terrible destruction of antique gold in Sri Poornathrayeesha temple under Cochin Devaswam board fooling the Judiciary and devotees was proof for the existence of such an international mafia eyeing

Dr. Stephennie Mulder

stephenniem

“Since this object apparently has no provenance prior to the 1980s, we can’t know anything about the context in which it was removed from its country of origin.”Our no-provenance provenance

Maryam.

Flossopher09

Jinnah's Daughter's "Sad & Happy" Visit to Father's Mausoleum.On 27 Mar, Sad yet stoic Dina Wadia, the only child of founder, said it was a wonderful experience to see her