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Archaeology News Report

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Unlocking the secrets of the ancient coastal Maya An interdisciplinary and international team of researchers is working to uncover new insights about the dynamic interplay between social and natural processes that shaped life for these ancient, Maya people over the last 3,000 years. The team has just released a new article in the *Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology* summarizing their findings to date. “The Proyecto Costa Escondida,” which translates into English as the ‘hidden coast’ project, has focused on the ancient Maya port sites of Vista Alegre and Conil. “We chose the project name because, the coast is literally hid...  read more Archaeology News Report 6 days ago Tooth isotopes offer window into South Australia’s early colonial history Published in Australian Archaeology, the new research involved isotope analysis of teeth excavated from graves to determine how many people buried were born in South Australia or Britain, as part of scientific efforts by Flinders Universit

Art History News

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  American Art from the Thyssen Collection *Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza* Curators: Paloma Alarcó and Alba Campo Rosillo Thomas Cole Cross at Sunset, ca. 1848 Oil on canvas. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza George Inness Morning, ca. 1878 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza In the final event of a year that has paid tribute to Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921-2002), marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting an exhibition which brings together the magnificent collection of American art assembled by the Baron over m...  read more Art History News 1 day ago "The Form of Freedom. International Abstraction after 1945 Museum Barberini until 09/25/2022 With the end of the Second World War, a new chapter was opened in western art: figuration was "out", abstraction was "in". "Abstract Expressionism" in particular became a form of expression of a "free