by @rogerhcharles.bsky.social
Artifacts related to the history, geography, folklore, and cultural heritage of the United States of America.
Journal of Art in Society World Heritage rock carvings in Mongolian Altai region trace changes in human life and climate over a period of 12,000 years. Here, some exceptionally dynamic images of warrior, hunters and animals whc.unesco.org/en/list/1382/
David Ho What it means to be a naturalist in the 1800s. 🫠 "Citizen Milbert and Citizen Le Brun began drawing the porpoise that had been caught the day before. After that, Citizen Péron worked on it to make anatomical observations [...] Afterwards it was shared with the crew for lunch [...]"
Richard Baker Still life watercolour, various objects with heritage tomatoes, star fish and gourds. I did a whole series of tabletop still life paintings that summer of 2020 when we were in Covid lockdown. #art #watercolour #stilllife
Royal Astronomical Society What does the Open House tour of the RAS include? 🪐🚀 Learn more about what we do with a film in the lecture theatre exploring our history 🎥 📺️ Browse fascinating artefacts on display in our library 📚️🔭 And on the top floor, meet astronomers from a bygone era Caroline Herschel and her nephew John ☄️🎭️
Dig It! From rare coins to deadly weapons, the Treasure Trove system ensures that archaeological finds from Scotland are publicly recorded and preserved 💍 On 17 September, visit Trimontium Museum for a special event to view star artefacts recently found in the Borders: www.digitscotland.com/events/2025-...
Andy Marshall ✨ A real treasure not to be missed: the circular nave at Temple Church in London absolutely mesmerised me. More 📸 here 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
Andy Marshall 📝 Field Notes from my Camper-van-camino: The Most Impactful Monuments I Have Photographed. www.digest.andymarsh...
Dig It! It's Scottish Archaeology Month! 🎉 @archscot.bsky.social's annual celebration of history, heritage and archaeology is back again this year with talks, tours, workshops, excavations, exhibitions and more: www.digitscotland.com/events/scott...
Yaroslava A view of Kyiv through art. Yes, I made it to the museum. Got home just before another drone attack. Perhaps I’ll write a note about what I saw. Some things have to be documented for the future.
Eric H Cline Teaching Mesopotamia, part one, in class today…
National Theatre of Scotland Join ESEA Creatives and NTS Dramaturgy Fellow Hannah Low at Rockvilla on Tue 29 Sep for an evening to celebrate East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month and share the findings of Hannah’s research!
Kevin M. Levin Spent the afternoon at Frances Perkins National Monument. Picked up a copy of @theotherrbg.bsky.social’s new book. #NationalParks
Aberdeen University Press Today commemorates the founding of the US National Parks Service. If you want to learn more about the conservationists, writers, and artists who's work led to the founding of the Parks, we suggest our forthcoming monograph about a companion of John Muir: 'The Artist William Keith' abdn.site/Keith
Architecture Fine Arts Museum, Estudio Barozzi Veiga, Chur, Switzerland, 2016