Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v69d4yzjjo>

#France #Martinique #Colonialism

#history

DNA study confirms Christopher Columbus’s remains are entombed in Seville | Spain | The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/11/dna-study-christopher-columbus-remains-seville-cathedral>

#History

New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship | Antarctica | The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/10/images-remarkable-preservation-ernest-shackleton-ship-endurance>

#History

Barbado's PM SHUTS DOWN an ARROGANT Journalist Asking a Dumb Question! - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPiwH5vENnA>

#Colonialism #ClimateCrisis #MiaMottley

#history

Sealed Etruscan sarcophagus found at Bisenzio – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71298>

"An excavation at the Etruscan site of Bisenzio in central Italy has uncovered a rare sealed stone sarcophagus with rich funerary furnishings and an intact skeleton dating to the 7th or 6th century B.C."

#History #Archeology #Etruria #Italy

UK ‘resolutely committed’ to its overseas territories, says foreign minister | Foreign policy | The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/05/uk-resolutely-committed-to-its-overseas-territories-says-foreign-minister>

#UK #Colonialism #FalklandIslands #Argentina

#history

UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXB5LMuPKo>

This was long overdue! But of course, the UK cares nothing for the people it evicted.

#ChagosIslands #Mauritius #UK #Colonialism

#history

Medieval IKEA church roof found on Dutch reclaimed land – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71248>

"The beams date to the 15th century and were likely being transported by ship when they fell overboard or sank with the ship in the Zuiderzee, today a freshwater lake, but an open waterway on the North Sea in the 1400s."

#History #Archeology

Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute | Chagos Islands | The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/britain-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-ending-years-of-dispute>

"The Guardian understands that in the treaty there will be a right to return to all of the islands in the Chagos archipelago except for Diego Garcia."

Still... finally!!

#ChagosIslands #Mauritius #UK #Colonialism

#history

Bernini’s descendants sell his grotesque screaming carriage heads – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71239>

The four heads were all cast from the same model and have wide-open mouths, arched eyebrows over bulging eyes rolled upwards, windswept hair in pointy sections and beards to match. They each have a hole at the nape of the neck in which tall plumes were inserted to add even more drama to the carriage in movement.

#History #Art #Sculpture

Huge Roman mosaic found while planting cherry saplings – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71224>

"The museum and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism excavated the field and uncovered a single-piece floor mosaic 904 square feet in area. It depicts a whole bestiary of animals, including lions, mountain goats, ducks, greyhounds, deer, pheasants, wild boars, bears, geese and Anatolian leopards. There are also tree and plant species mixed in with the animals."

#History #Art #Archeology #Turkey

50 well-preserved Viking graves found in Åsum, Denmark – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71207>

"It is one of the largest Viking-era burial grounds ever found on the island of Funen. Preliminary estimates based on the artifacts found in the burials date the graves to between 850 and 970 A.D."

#History #Archeology #Viking

Homeowner has 38 ancient, medieval graves in his cellar – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71201>

"The owner was doing some renovation in his cellar late last year when he stumbled on a skeleton. The Regional Archaeology Service responded with a full excavation of the four rooms in the cellar and uncovered 38 graves dating from the 3rd to the 10th centuries A.D."

#History #Archeology #France

Google and Apple are withholding this easy privacy setting from you - The Washington Post <https://archive.ph/ptp7j>

#Privacy #Browsers #WebBrowsers #Google #Apple

Smuggling Domesticated Silkworms along the Silk Roads | Curator's Corner S9 Ep8 | The Silk Princess - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7d8MzMkQW4>

#History #BritishMuseum

Painted throne room of Moche female leader found at Pañamarca – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71182>

A richly painted and pillared throne room from the 7th century has been excavated at the Moche architectural complex of Pañamarca in northwestern Peru. The imagery on the wall paintings and on the painted throne indicates the hall was used by a high-status female leader associated with the moon goddess.

#History #Archeology #Peru

4.5 Billion Years in 1 Hour - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7TUe5w6RHo>

"We’ve scaled the complete timeline of our Earth’s life into our first animated movie! Every second shows about a million years of the planet’s evolution. Hop on a musical train ride and experience how long a billion years really is."

#History #Prehistory #Earth

Mexico’s snub to King Felipe rekindles colonialism row with Spain | Mexico | The Guardian <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/mexicos-snub-to-king-felipe-rekindles-colonialism-row-with-spain>

#Mexico #Spain #colonialism #history

Wolf teeth found in ancient Venetii cremation burial – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71171>

"The deceased was almost certainly female, based on the traditionally female grave goods (a needle, a short knife used to work textiles rather than for hunting or combat, an awl), and the four canine teeth had been drilled, likely for use as pendants. Archaeologists believe the wolf teeth may have had symbolic meaning beyond just adornment and were worn as amulets."

#History #Archeology #Italy

Gladiator sarcophagus found in ancient Ephesus – The History Blog <http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71163>

Archaeologists excavating the site of ancient Ephesus in modern-day Selçuk, western Turkey, have unearthed a 3rd century A.D. sarcophagus that originally belonged to a gladiator. His remains were not found, because in the 5th century the sarcophagus was reused to bury 12 bodies.

#History #Archeology #Roman #Turkey