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Pratiksha Shome While excavating trenches for a new building in Boxford, Berkshire, England, a construction crew discovered a sizable piece of carved oak that was over 6,000 years old, according to a statement released by Historic England on Wednesday. The antique piece of ornamental oak is said to be the earliest carving in Britain. It […]

Pratiksha Shome On May 15, in the middle of the night, a piece of public art in Richmond, California, vanished. Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience was a project where community people expressed their aspirations for the future of the city and its surroundings on a series of slats. The fence around the Chevron

Tsuktiben Jamir Indian Art has been doing exceedingly well in the market, according to financial experts. Once facing a decline in business ten years ago, art auction houses are now joyfully raising their glasses to a thriving market. Recent data from the Indian Art Investor, an art market advisory in Delhi, reveals that nearly 60%

Tsuktiben Jamir The DMC took an innovative approach to address waste management by inviting artists to transform discarded materials into captivating sculptures depicting the esteemed freedom fighters of our nation. This initiative contributes to environmental sustainability by repurposing waste and pays homage to the indomitable spirit of our country’s heroes. By merging art and waste

Aditya Sisodia The team, led by geo-archaeology researcher and authorised drone pilot Javier Fernandez Molina, employed drones equipped with cameras to photograph and record videos of the walls in 18 shallow cavities. These aerial images provided a comprehensive view of the cave interiors, aiding in the identification of potential archaeological sites. The researchers were thrilled

Aditya Sisodia Manchester’s renowned Whitworth Gallery has announced the appointment of Sook-Kyung Lee as its new director. Lee, currently serving as a senior curator at London’s Tate Modern, will bring her expertise and experience to lead the innovative and audience-focused art institution. The Whitworth, part of the University of Manchester, has a rich history dating

Pratiksha Shome Climate activists erected flags, banners, and a tiny oil rig outside the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday evening during its annual Party in the Garden, a significant fundraiser for the institution, as the sky over Manhattan turned a murky yellow from smoke brought down from Canadian wildfires. In order to get MoMA

Pratiksha Shome Egyptian officials disallowed archaeologists from the Leiden National Museum of Antiquities from doing further excavations in the Saqqara necropolis after they offended them with their portrayal of ancient Egypt in the exhibition “Kemet: Egypt in Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk.” According to a leaked email from the chief of the Egyptian Antiquities

Pratiksha Shome The size of the human brain has increased thrice throughout the millions of years that it has been evolving, and behaviour has become exponentially more complex. Simple stone tools were all that the early, small-brained hominins (human family members) could produce. Later, more intelligent ancestors created more advanced tools and established more sophisticated