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The ‘oldest map of the world in the world’ from 2,900 years ago surprises people. It is made of…
The British ... the museum unveiled one such amazing piece of history—“the oldest map of the world in the world.” Explained by philologist, assyriologist, and curator in the museum's Middle ...
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Thief at the British Museum: a 'gripping exposé'
The scandal behind the British Museum's missing artefacts had all the makings of a dazzling podcast. A tale of priceless treasures, eccentric antiquities dealers and slippery curators, it felt ...
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Silk Roads at the British Museum and Asian Bronze at the Rijksmuseum — rewriting art history
In Silk Roads, the British Museum’s epic journey ... Each is unprecedented for its museum in using several core curators, rather than a lead specialist assisted by colleagues in the same field.