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Deriv; Egyptian couple wearing formal wigs of the 4th of 5th dynasties and Bust of a Roman woman wearing a — 10 Mar 2016

Big Wigs and Hairpieces: Artificial Hair of the Ancient World

By lizleafloor

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For thousands of years humans have been reinventing their image with various headdresses, wigs, hair extensions and hats, for a multitude of purposes. Preserved wigs reflect the fashion and cultural expressions of societies, and reveal the everday...
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Deriv; Egyptian couple wearing formal wigs of the 4th of 5th dynasties and Bust of a Roman woman wearing a — 10 Mar 2016

Big Wigs and Hairpieces: Artificial Hair of the Ancient World

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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For thousands of years humans have been reinventing their image with various headdresses, wigs, hair extensions and hats, for a multitude of purposes. Preserved wigs reflect the fashion and cultural expressions of societies, and reveal the everday...
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Shrunken heads in the permanent collection of — 08 Mar 2016

How to Shrink a Head: The Shuar Creation of Tsantsa

By Ken Jeremiah

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The Spaniards invaded the New World seeking riches. They tortured and maimed, and the religiously inclined Christians did everything they could to stamp out indigenous faiths. They burned shrines and holy places, huacas (sacred places), and...
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Shrunken heads in the permanent collection of — 08 Mar 2016

How to Shrink a Head: The Shuar Creation of Tsantsa

By Ken Jeremiah

History & Tradition

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The Spaniards invaded the New World seeking riches. They tortured and maimed, and the religiously inclined Christians did everything they could to stamp out indigenous faiths. They burned shrines and holy places, huacas (sacred places), and...
Read More

Deriv; Reconstructed shape of a farmstead from the Upper Iron Age (300-100 B.C.) and diorama featuring two Celtic tribes people. — 03 Mar 2016

Questions of Identity: Who are the Europeans?

By Lucy Wyatt

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Many of us with European heritage are confused about identity. Regardless of where we now live – Europe, North America, Australia or elsewhere - questions arise such as “where is the homeland, what are our origins and who dispossessed...
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Deriv; Reconstructed shape of a farmstead from the Upper Iron Age (300-100 B.C.) and diorama featuring two Celtic tribes people. — 03 Mar 2016

Questions of Identity: Who are the Europeans?

By Lucy Wyatt

History & Tradition

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Many of us with European heritage are confused about identity. Regardless of where we now live – Europe, North America, Australia or elsewhere - questions arise such as “where is the homeland, what are our origins and who dispossessed...
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Deriv;The Quest for Immortality. Malczewski and Alchemy LXXXVIII – Alchimie — 01 Mar 2016

Defeating Death: The Ancient Quest for Eternal Life through Artifacts, Divine Foods and Elixirs

By lizleafloor

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The very earliest written histories reveal that humanity has had the universal desire to live forever, and has sought countless ways in which to defeat the utterly relentless inevitabilities of time and mortality.Whether bestowed by deities,...
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Deriv;The Quest for Immortality. Malczewski and Alchemy LXXXVIII – Alchimie — 01 Mar 2016

Defeating Death: The Ancient Quest for Eternal Life through Artifacts, Divine Foods and Elixirs

By lizleafloor

History & Tradition

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The very earliest written histories reveal that humanity has had the universal desire to live forever, and has sought countless ways in which to defeat the utterly relentless inevitabilities of time and mortality.Whether bestowed by deities,...
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How Europeans saw the Garden of Eden in the Middle Ages. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) — 11 Feb 2016

Was the Garden of Eden a Real Place?

By David Millar

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Mention the Garden of Eden to a group of friends and you are likely to get as many suggestions on its true location as people you ask, plus a fair number who will deny that it was ever a real place at all. Places that have been claimed as the true...
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How Europeans saw the Garden of Eden in the Middle Ages. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) — 11 Feb 2016

Was the Garden of Eden a Real Place?

By David Millar

History & Tradition

5

Mention the Garden of Eden to a group of friends and you are likely to get as many suggestions on its true location as people you ask, plus a fair number who will deny that it was ever a real place at all. Places that have been claimed as the true...
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