LONDON (AP).- British police say they have arrested and charged an American man for stealing hundreds of rare bird skins from a British museum outside London. Detectives investigating the theft of nearly 300 brightly colored stuffed birds from the Natu…
Sub Aquatic Archaeologists Discover Four Complete Skulls of Extinct Animals in a Cenote
MEXICO CITY.- Four complete skulls and jaws of a species extinct in America, Arctotherium, that lived during the Pleistocene and disappeared 11,300 years ago, were found by sub aquatic archaeologists in the bed of a cenote in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mex…
The Audrey Hepburn Stamp: A Portrait of Eternal Beauty to Be Sold by Schlegel Briefmarken
BERLIN (MARKETWIRE).- Audrey Hepburn left an indelible impression — an imprint of gracious compassion and respect, which endures in a fashion as timeless as her heart. In 2002 the German ministry of finance decided to honor Miss Hepburn with a stamp a…
The Stamp of a Legend: A Portrait of Eternal Beauty to Be Auctioned by Schlegel Briefmarken
BERLIN (MARKETWIRE).- Audrey Hepburn left an indelible impression — an imprint of gracious compassion and respect, which endures in a fashion as timeless as her heart. In 2002 the German ministry of finance decided to honor Miss Hepburn with a stamp a…
Claremont Rug Company Exhibits Major "Treasury" of Collectible Antique Art Pieces
OAKLAND, CA.- Claremont Rug Company today announced the acquisition of an 85-piece collection of rare 19th century art-level Oriental rugs assembled and held by a single family over four generations. Entitled “The Heartland Treasury of Antique Art…
Museum Launches Groundbreaking Explorer App to Rave Reviews
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer, a groundbreaking free app for iPhone and iPod touch that is part navigation system, part personal tour guide, is already garnering rave reviews. Explorer is “nothing less than …
Museum Launches Groundbreaking Explorer App to Rave Reviews
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Museum of Natural History’s Explorer, a groundbreaking free app for iPhone and iPod touch that is part navigation system, part personal tour guide, is already garnering rave reviews. Explorer is “nothing less than …
Teotihuacan: Mexico’s Mysterious Pyramid City Exhibition at Martin Gropius Bau
BERLIN.- The
Martin-Gropius-Bau presents the exhibition Teotihuacan –
Mexico’s Mysterious Pyramid City. More than 450 outstanding objects
giving a
comprehensive insight into the art, everyday life and religion of this
enigmatic
culture…
Teotihuacan: Mexico’s Mysterious Pyramid City Subject of Exhibition at Martin Gropius Bau
BERLIN.- The Martin-Gropius-Bau presents the exhibition Teotihuacan – Mexico’s Mysterious Pyramid City. More than 450 outstanding objects giving a comprehensive insight into the art, everyday life and religion of this enigmatic culture will b…
Fossils Reveal that Maya People Knew about Prehistory
MEXICO CITY.- Recent interdisciplinary investigations regarding 31 marine fossils found at Palenque Archaeological Zone, in Chiapas, reveal that Maya people conceived their beliefs parting from this kind of vestiges, so their idea of the underworld was…