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Violent protests in Martinique prompt airport closure and curfew
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v69d4yzjjo

#France #Martinique #Colonialism

#history

DNA study confirms Christopher Columbus’s remains are entombed in Seville | Spain | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/11/dna-study-christopher-columbus-remains-seville-cathedral

#History

New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship | Antarctica | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/10/images-remarkable-preservation-ernest-shackleton-ship-endurance

#History

Barbado's PM SHUTS DOWN an ARROGANT Journalist Asking a Dumb Question! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPiwH5vENnA

#Colonialism #ClimateCrisis #MiaMottley

#history

Sealed Etruscan sarcophagus found at Bisenzio – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71298

"An excavation at the Etruscan site of Bisenzio in central Italy has uncovered a rare sealed stone sarcophagus with rich funerary furnishings and an intact skeleton dating to the 7th or 6th century B.C."

#History #Archeology #Etruria #Italy

UK ‘resolutely committed’ to its overseas territories, says foreign minister | Foreign policy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/05/uk-resolutely-committed-to-its-overseas-territories-says-foreign-minister

#UK #Colonialism #FalklandIslands #Argentina

#history

UK agrees to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXB5LMuPKo

This was long overdue! But of course, the UK cares nothing for the people it evicted.

#ChagosIslands #Mauritius #UK #Colonialism

#history

Medieval IKEA church roof found on Dutch reclaimed land – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71248

"The beams date to the 15th century and were likely being transported by ship when they fell overboard or sank with the ship in the Zuiderzee, today a freshwater lake, but an open waterway on the North Sea in the 1400s."

#History #Archeology

Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute | Chagos Islands | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/britain-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-ending-years-of-dispute

"The Guardian understands that in the treaty there will be a right to return to all of the islands in the Chagos archipelago except for Diego Garcia."

Still... finally!!

#ChagosIslands #Mauritius #UK #Colonialism

#history

Bernini’s descendants sell his grotesque screaming carriage heads – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71239

The four heads were all cast from the same model and have wide-open mouths, arched eyebrows over bulging eyes rolled upwards, windswept hair in pointy sections and beards to match. They each have a hole at the nape of the neck in which tall plumes were inserted to add even more drama to the carriage in movement.

#History #Art #Sculpture

Huge Roman mosaic found while planting cherry saplings – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71224

"The museum and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism excavated the field and uncovered a single-piece floor mosaic 904 square feet in area. It depicts a whole bestiary of animals, including lions, mountain goats, ducks, greyhounds, deer, pheasants, wild boars, bears, geese and Anatolian leopards. There are also tree and plant species mixed in with the animals."

#History #Art #Archeology #Turkey

50 well-preserved Viking graves found in Åsum, Denmark – The History Blog
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/71207

"It is one of the largest Viking-era burial grounds ever found on the island of Funen. Preliminary estimates based on the artifacts found in the burials date the graves to between 850 and 970 A.D."

#History #Archeology #Viking