Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge
Pompeii: Inside a Lost City at the National Museum of Australia depicts life in the flourishing Roman city of Pompeii before ...
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A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history
Ten years ago, scientists discovered ancient hunting camps beneath the lake. Now, DNA samples from a submerged peat bog could ...
A Security Guard, a Chance Encounter and a Sculpture Called ‘Hope’
The piece is simple, yet striking: a carved wooden bust of a female figure, about two feet tall, serene and calm. A braid ...
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See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence’s Elite 450 Years Ago
The 2,500-foot-long Vasari Corridor impressed guests of the Medicis and other leaders that followed (including Benito ...