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How Ancient Art Captured Australian Megafauna
Beneath layers of rock art are drawings of animals SO strange that, for a long time, some anthropologists thought they could only have been imagined. But what if these animals really had existed, after all? Thanks to the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal … Continue reading
A Database of 5,000 Historical Cookbooks–Covering 1,000 Years of Food History–Is Now Online
As you know if you’re a reader of this site, there are vast, interactive (and free!) scholarly databases online collecting just about every kind of artifact, from Bibles to bird calls, and yes, there are a significant number of cookbooks online, … Continue reading
Explore Frida Kahlo’s ‘Casa Azul’ Through a Fascinating Virtual Museum Tour | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on August 30, 2020 Imagine what it was like to paint in Frida’s studio! A new immersive virtual tour by the Frida Kahlo Museum might be just the salve for travel lovers who miss visiting sites … Continue reading
Adolescence & Identity
Photographer and Anthropologist Andrés Yépez is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘OOMO’. “Oomo” means “Burn” in the native language of La Chiquitanía, Bolivia, the besiro. An adolescent’s transition is crossed by … Continue reading
How Germany Is Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday
The celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year is reaching a crescendo in Germany. The composer and pianist was born in Bonn on December 16, 1770, and his musical legacy carries on. In this reel, we meet concert … Continue reading
Britain’s best places to see: Roman heritage sites | Museum Crush
by Kate McNab, 13-06-19 The Roman Conquest of Britain in AD 43 brought with it our first roads and towns, our calendar and our first nationwide currency. The sites they left behind are now some of the country’s best-loved … Continue reading
Irving Finkel and the Chamber of Lewis Chessmen I Curator’s Corner Season 2 Episode 9
Curator Irving Finkel recounts a magical adventure with The Lewis Chessmen. Content warning: wizard’s chess To find out more visit the Museum blog: http://goo.gl/y35378 Explore the Lewis Chessmen range in our online shop, including an exquisite replica set: http://ow.ly/wbE530fpsp3
”Consolação” – Rosinha de Valença, 1966
Consolação (Baden Powell) From the German television broadcast “Folklore Der Welt – Bossa Nova do Brasil.” Recorded in 1966. Rosinha de Valença – Guitar J. T. Meirelles – Flute Rubens Bassini – Tamborim Chico Batera – Drums Sergio Barroso – … Continue reading
Welsh Miners | 1977
Miner in front of brick wall Documentary Photographer David Wright is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Welsh Miners – 1977 – The end of an era‘ . My name is David Gilbert Wright. … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Food and the legacy of slavery
Jaega Wise and Dan Saladino investigate the hidden story of slavery in our food. Between the 17th century and into the 19th, twelve million enslaved Africans were transported to the Caribbean and into the rest of the Americas. Their work … Continue reading
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