In Culture & Travel (Winter 2007) you will find some interesting articles on:
Australian artists
Vintage ski posters
The new Acropolis Museum
Gypsy houses in Romania
Transylvania
In Archaeology (Jan/Feb 2008)
Top 10 Discoveries of 2007
Stonehenge
A rare double burial in Italy
Copper Age fashion
Cloud People of the Amazon and their cool cliff houses
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Vatican finds lost Michelangelo drawing
Philip Pullella
Reuters
Dec 6, 2007
"The Vatican said on Thursday it had discovered a lost drawing by Renaissance master Michelangelo of a design for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.
The Vatican newspaper l'Osservatore Romano said the small drawing, done in the spring of 1563 when Michelangelo was 88, was believed to be his last known sketch before he died the next year..."
To read more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071206/wl_nm/vatican_michelangelo_dc
Reuters
Dec 6, 2007
"The Vatican said on Thursday it had discovered a lost drawing by Renaissance master Michelangelo of a design for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica.
The Vatican newspaper l'Osservatore Romano said the small drawing, done in the spring of 1563 when Michelangelo was 88, was believed to be his last known sketch before he died the next year..."
To read more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071206/wl_nm/vatican_michelangelo_dc
New Mansion found in Israel
AP
MATTI FRIEDMAN
Dec 6, 2007
"Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old mansion believed to have been home to ueen Helene of Adiabene, whose clan ruled a region now in Iraq.
The remains of the building were unearthed just outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, underneath layers of a more recent settlement that was hidden until recently under the asphalt of a small parking lot in east Jerusalem..."
To read more, see... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071206/ap_on_sc/israel_queen_s_house
MATTI FRIEDMAN
Dec 6, 2007
"Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old mansion believed to have been home to ueen Helene of Adiabene, whose clan ruled a region now in Iraq.
The remains of the building were unearthed just outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, underneath layers of a more recent settlement that was hidden until recently under the asphalt of a small parking lot in east Jerusalem..."
To read more, see... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071206/ap_on_sc/israel_queen_s_house
4 Magna Cartas for the price of one
4 Magna Cartas will go on view.
Reuters
Dec 6, 2007
"Four 13th century copies of the Magna Carta, considered to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy, go on public display next week for the first time in nearly 800 years..."
Check it out at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071206/lf_nm_life/britain_magnacarta_dc
Reuters
Dec 6, 2007
"Four 13th century copies of the Magna Carta, considered to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy, go on public display next week for the first time in nearly 800 years..."
Check it out at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071206/lf_nm_life/britain_magnacarta_dc
Monday, December 3, 2007
ANTS Site Art Index tutorial
Two new tutorials were recently added to the ANTS site. They are:
1. Art Index (Wilson Web Interface) by Richard Baer of Camosun College
As you are aware, these tutorials are have a Share-Alike Attribution license associated with them so you can link to, download or modify them if you so wish. They can be located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ANTS
1. Art Index (Wilson Web Interface) by Richard Baer of Camosun College
As you are aware, these tutorials are have a Share-Alike Attribution license associated with them so you can link to, download or modify them if you so wish. They can be located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ANTS
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