According to On This Day, the British Museum opened to visitors today in 1759: “But not just any visitors. Fearing damage to the collections by unruly hordes, the trustees decided that nobody would be admitted without a ticket. The problem… Continue Reading
A number of outlets including Smithsonian Magazine and the Associated Press are reporting that Mexican archaeologists have uncovered the first temple of an important pre-Columbian deity, the “Flayed Lord,” a New World version of the slain and risen God. It’s… Continue Reading
Both theoreticians and practitioners of the the theurgy referred to as “Energized Enthusiasm” might find it worthwhile to spend some time at the Yale University Art Gallery’s “Sights And Sounds of Ancient Ritual” exhibit.In Liber DCCXI Energized Enthusiasm A Note… Continue Reading
The New York Historical Society in Manhattan — located at 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 — has launched an exhibition on the History of Magic, in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the publication of the first Harry… Continue Reading
The Guardian recently ran a review of the British Museum’s exhibition ” I Am Ashurbanipal,” featuring images depicting how the Assyrian Empire maintained power for over three centuries – namely through ruthless violence against conquered peoples, captured leaders and political… Continue Reading
The scholarly journal Nature recently posted a paper on the world’s oldest-known animal cave art, painted at least 40,000 years ago in Borneo. The paper starts: Figurative cave paintings from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi date to at least 35,000 years… Continue Reading
ArchaeologyNewsNetwork reported that unusually high water levels in Venice saw a historical basilica being flooded: “St Mark’s Basilica in Venice was damaged by Monday’s exceptionally high acqua alta in the lagoon city, the First Procurator of St Mark’s, Carlo Alberto… Continue Reading
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, also known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, is home to more than 120,000 pieces of ancient Egypt including the Funeral Stela of Ankh f n Khonsu. This particular was originally part of the collection… Continue Reading
The Washington Post recently ran a feature looking at the deep roots of sexism wherein one might note the degree to which academics’ accounts of stages of development of human civilization, especially as regarding gender roles, follows the Aeonic Theory… Continue Reading
Quartz.com has posted a story about the latest discoveries in the ruins of the Roman town of Pompeii which, famously, was quickly buried in ash and lava from the eruption of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. These include… Continue Reading