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Apr 14, 2023 · Through a series of whimsical events, Benita ends up taking a job at a Manhattan antiques store owned by Peter Kessler ( Alan Cumming ), a kind and genteel man whose business partner Ben Winshaw ( Derek Luke) is always away sourcing unusual objects from around the world.
- Meilan Solly
- Missing masterpieces. For as long as humans have been making art, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft and iconoclasm have threatened their creations’ survival.
- Ancient art. Today, the names of the artists who crafted these ancient works are unknown. But their creations live on, offering enduring glimpses into now-lost civilizations, from the Roman Empire to Mesopotamia.
- Objects of war. Military conflicts tend to leave their mark on the landscape, dotting battlefields with weapons, armor and other traces of bloodshed. This year, archaeological reminders of armed conflicts spanned the Bronze Age to World War II.
- Prehistoric peoples. Broadly defined as the period between humans’ invention of stone tools about 2.6 million years ago and the development of writing systems in the fourth millennium B.C.E., prehistory can be difficult to parse given the lack of documentation available.
- Missing Masterpieces
- Ancient Art
- Warfare
- Prehistoric Peoples
- Royal Treasures
- Religious History
- African American History
- Indigenous North American History
- Shipwrecks
- Amateur Archaeologists
Over the course of human history, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft and iconoclasm have destroyed countless masterpieces. But many others remain hidden, tucked away in attics and basements, awaiting the day that their genius will once again be recognized. A prime example of a rediscovered art historical treasure went on view in London e...
The missing masterpieces outlined above owe their significance to their famous creators. But scholars also value millennia-old artworks crafted by anonymous artists who inadvertently offered enduring glimpses into ancient cultures. Consider, for instance, a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet that may contain the earliest known depiction of a ghost. T...
Physical evidence of long-ago clashes is plentiful in the archaeological record, running the gamut from an iron dagger used by warriors during India’s ancient Sangam periodto a trove of Roman weapons buried in Spain around 100 B.C.E. to the remains of Nazi massacre victims in Poland. 2021 also saw an array of finds linked to the Crusades, a series ...
Broadly defined as the period between humans’ invention of stone tools and the development of writing systems, prehistory can be difficult to parse given the lack of documentation available. But physical evidence of people who lived many millennia ago helps illustrate the realities of prehistoric life, underscoring surprising parallels with modern ...
The kings and queens who commanded such realms as ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire and medieval England wield much fascination for historians and the public alike. For proof of this trend, simply look to Smithsonian’s ten most-read stories of the year: Number three centered on afunerary temple dedicated to the Egyptian Old Kingdom queen Naert, while...
This year, statues found across the ancient world testified to the diverse religious beliefs of past civilizations. The Greek and Roman pantheons proved particularly popular, with likenesses of Venus, Roman goddess of love, and her son, the love god Cupid, turning up in Gloucestershire County, England. In Aizanoi, Turkey, researchers discovered dep...
Overlooked chapters in African American history garnered attention in 2021 amid a renewed push for racial equality in the U.S. In March, Virginia’s College of William and Mary identified an unassuming cottage on its campus as one of the first schools for Black children in the Americas. Between 1760 and 1774, the building housed the Williamsburg Bra...
Experts from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) unveiled a rich array of finds related to Indigenous culture this year. The list includes four flower bouquets discovered in a tunnel beneath a Teotihuacán pyramid, a 600-year-old golden eagle sculpture found at the Aztec Templo Mayor in Mexico City, an Aztec altar secretly...
Sunken ships open portals to the past, presenting eerily preserved glimpses of vessels at the moment they met their demise. A Roman shipwreck dated to the second century B.C.E., for example, opened a window onto a period of peace and prosperity in the Mediterranean. Its sizable cargo of amphorae, or jars used for transporting wine and olive oil, of...
Every so often, amateur archaeologists—defined here as individuals without (or currently working toward) graduate degrees in the field—happen upon stunning historical treasures. Some of these burgeoning researchers are younger than others: In 2021, teenagers and preteens between the ages of 11 and 13 found such rare artifacts as a Bronze Age ax hoa...
- Meilan Solly
- Meilan Solly
- Missing masterpieces. For as long as humans have been making art, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft and iconoclasm have threatened their creations’ survival.
- Ancient art. Scholars also value millennia-old artworks crafted by anonymous artists who inadvertently offered enduring glimpses into ancient cultures. In Egypt, archaeologists unearthed traces of a civilization whose history spans more than 3,000 years, including two limestone sphinxes depicting Amenhotep III, grandfather of King Tutankhamun, and a cache of inscribed ostraca, or pottery shards that essentially served as notepads.
- Warfare. Military conflicts tend to leave their mark on the landscape, dotting battlefields with weapons, armor and other traces of bloodshed. Reminders of warfare unearthed this year included two helmets found abandoned near a temple to the Greek goddess of war Athena, a Roman watchtower in Morocco likely dated to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius (138 to 161 C.E.)
- Prehistoric peoples. Broadly defined as the period between humans’ invention of stone tools about 2.6 million years ago and the development of writing systems in the fourth millennium B.C.E., prehistory can be difficult to parse given the lack of documentation available.
Rare Objects is a 2023 film co-written and directed by Katie Holmes. [1] [2] It stars Saundra Santiago, Derek Luke, Holmes, and Alan Cumming. [3] . The film is based on Kathleen Tessaro's 2016 historical fiction novel of the same name. [4] Plot. Benita Parla (Julia Mayorga) seeks to rebuild her life after starting work at an antique store.
Apr 14, 2023 · 1 Video. 2 Photos. Drama. A young woman seeks to rebuild her life when she takes work at an antique store. She regains her confidence from the kind souls who own the shop, until faces from her traumatic past start to surface. Director. Katie Holmes. Writers. Katie Holmes. Phaedon A. Papadopoulos. Stars. Julia Mayorga. Katie Holmes. Saundra Santiago
Dec 30, 2023 · Halgerda hervei is one of 20 newfound species of sea slug uncovered in 2023. Terry Gosliner/California Academy of Sciences. Karaops dejongi is one of 19 species of flattie spider found by...
