It was during this period that the first identifiable villages developed in the region, where people farmed the land using irrigation and fished the rivers and sea.
mainly female, decorated with painted or appliqué ornament and lizardlike heads, have
Certain ancient rituals must have incorporated this activity and required special
The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Magugu: I have so much that I want to address, but I often fail speaking about it
The Middle Kingdom (mid-Dynasty 11–Dynasty 13, ca. 2030–1640 B.C.) began when Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II reunited Upper and Lower Egypt, setting the stage for a second great flowering of Egyptian culture.
The preceding Old Kingdom appears to have been an age of supreme confidence—at least
Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson’s photography.
Of the cameras found, some would have been manufactured as early as the 1940s, and
1928-1929, excavated under the direction of Sir Leonard Woolley on behalf of the Joint Expedition of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania and the British Museum; ceded to the University Museum in the division of finds; acquired by the Museum in 1933, purchased from University Museum
of the lapis lazuli triangles is also corrugated, making it look as if they too have
British emissary to China, Lord George Macartney (1737–1806), is reported to have
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the Department of Textile Conservation hosted its Winter 2018 Colloquium, „Recent Presentations and Research.“
Conservators and fellows from all over the world have trained here.
Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper.
thought, that you have conceived.
Italian Renaissance artists became anatomists by necessity, as they attempted to refine a more lifelike, sculptural portrayal of the human figure.
field, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) and Michelangelo (1475–1564), who are known to have
