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BY Culture24
04.08.2015
Strange news from the north: the ghost sightings used for political gain over 17th century Yorkshire
Supernatural activity could have led to the north being perceived as a magical place centuries ago Bright lights were reported over Wakefield, Wetherby, Pontefract, Sandwich, Doncaster and Leeds...
BY EUROPEANA
03.08.2015
This is what a 16th century e-reader looked like
It’s easy to take thousands of books on holiday with you these days thanks to the e-reader, a device that can store enough books to keep you reading for months. E-readers are especially great for...
BY Culture24
05.08.2015
See pictures from the dig which revealed skeletons and a Roman settlement in Devon
Pictures from the Ipplepen dig in Devon, where Roman skeletons and pottery have been discovered © Jim Wileman, jimwileman.photoshelter.com In 2014, experts working on a major field study at...
BY Culture24
31.07.2015
Let's get digital: Cambridge releases divine oracle bones, prints worth millions and "beheading" banknote online
Priceless collection of Chinese treasures released to public online by Cambridge Digital Library Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu - ‘A Manual of Calligraphy and Painting from the Ten Bamboo Studio’ ©...
BY Culture24
29.07.2015
Archaeologists brave sheer drops to scale sea stack and find earliest Pictish fort off coast of Scotland
Dr Gordon Noble led the brave team who revealed the earliest Pictish fort on a sea stack with sheer drops on the coast of Aberdeenshire An inhospitable sea stack on the Aberdeenshire coast has been...
BY Culture24
29.07.2015
Mystery of the missing bone: museum finds lost hind leg of South African zebra which is world's rarest skeleton
The mysterious disappearance of a bone from a 19th century quagga skeleton has been solved at the Grant Museum of Zoology The quagga skeleton © Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL Having mysteriously...
BY Culture24
29.07.2015
World Body Painting Champion and models make live art at St Pancras for International Tiger Day
Save Wild Tigers in live art exhibit by Carolyn Roper at St Pancras to mark International Tiger Day Body artist Carolyn Roper paints models at St Pancras Station for International Tiger Day When...
BY Culture24
28.07.2015
Thirty skeletons in front of city centre art gallery point to lost medieval burial ground in Aberdeen
Medieval burial ground found in front of Aberdeen Art Gallery by archaeologists assisting with cabling project Archaeologists working in Aberdeen this summer found the first of 30 skeletons below...
BY Culture24
28.07.2015
House of Lords records to be made available to public by National Library of Scotland
Causes of death in 19th century House of Lords among papers to be revealed at National Library of Scotland Conservator Erika Freyr prepares some of the National Library of Scotland's records of the...
BY Culture24
27.07.2015
Think piece: Marc Steene, of Pallant House Gallery, on Outside In
Think piece: Marc Steene, the Executive Director of Pallant House Gallery, on the future of outsider art and the value of being different Pallant House's acclaimed project, Outside In, began in 2012...
BY Culture24
27.07.2015
Competition: Win a copy of prolific LA photographer Ryan Schude's new book, Schude
Enter now for your chance to win a copy of eye-catching new photography book Schude Rainbows and Sunshine (2014), Palm Springs, California. In collaboration with Lauren Randolph Photographer Ryan...
BY Culture24
23.07.2015
Archaeologists find well-preserved 14th century human skeleton on site of medieval Augustinian friary
Silver-gilded dress fastener from 300 years ago among items accompanying skeleton A 14th century skeleton has been found in Norwich © Courtesy Orbit Group A well-preserved human skeleton found on...
BY Culture24
23.07.2015
Chinese Art from the 1970s to Now "makes you believe in the human spirit" at the Whitworth
Exhibition Review: The M+ Sigg Collection: Chinese Art from the 1970s to Now, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester On the Wall - Shenzhen © Weng Fen China’s cultural landscape has undergone a dramatic...
BY Culture24
23.07.2015
Manchester is about to be turned into a massive urban garden for Dig the City festival
What happens when a beautiful urban garden opens in front of Selfridges? Dig the City is back © Carl Sudonik Manchester is about to answer Chelsea. Urban gardening festival Dig the City is back next...
BY Culture24
24.07.2015
"Very rare" Tudor pane found in chute from toilets to moat at Henry VIII palace
Archaeologists unearth triangle in chute from toilets into moat at 17th century palace © Courtesy Enfield Archaeology Society Archaeologists have discovered a “very rare” triangular artefact from...
BY Culture24
24.07.2015
Skeleton of necklace-wearing adolescent child will help archaeologists discover "frenzied" Stonehenge of 4,000 years ago
Scientists hope to reveal diet, pathologies and date of burial after discovering 4,000-year-old skeleton A rare skeleton of a Bronze Age child has been found in Wiltshire © University of Reading The...
BY Culture24
22.07.2015
Object of the Week: A bible baked in a loaf of bread from 16th century southern France
Object of the Week: We bring you a symbol of the struggles faced by one French family more than 400 years ago © Huguenot Museum / French Hospital Collection The Fasquest family lived in the Drôme...
BY Culture24
23.07.2015
Falcons, polecats and swords: Arundel Castle International Joust Week in pictures
William Axtell reports from the sunny opening Tuesday of this year's skirmishes at Arundel Castle Jarek Struczynski enters the tiltyard © William Axtell Shining armour, swords and ladies in bright...
BY Culture24
21.07.2015
Picture of 1800s bleaching family and workers helps tell story of hall where Bolton martyr was persecuted
This is the owner of an ancient hall in Greater Manchester, Colonel Ainsworth, pictured with his family and workers during the 1800s © Courtesy Bolton Council The lives of local workers changed...
BY Culture24
21.07.2015
