British Museum
Life and death in the ill-fated Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum is at the heart of a new exhibition at the British Museum. For the first time in 40 years, more than 450 objects from the preserved cities are going on display in London,...
At England's University of Southampton, a sophisticated X-ray machine is being used by archaeologists to make 3-D images of ancient objects while they’re still enclosed in pots, urns, or blocks of soil. Originally developed to scan turbine blades in...
It was supposed to be the first Olympic Games to put sports and arts on an equal footing. No expense was spared. Over the last four years, the Cultural Olympiad had gathered ambitious art projects across the country, leading to the London 2012 Festival, with...
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February 09, 2013