Literature

Chile’s ancient mummies added to UN heritage list

Shawdesh Desk; Chile’s Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Tuesday. The mummies, which were

Lesser-known Telangana temple becomes a World Heritage Site

Shawdesh desk; On Sunday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the 13th-century Ramappa in Palampet, Telangana as a World Heritage Site. A consensus was reached in

Rock art Hima added as Saudi Arabia’s sixth UNESCO World Heritage Site

Shawdesh desk: A sixth site in Saudi Arabia has been added to UNESCO’s world heritage list, the UN organisation announced on Saturday. Hima, in the Gulf state’s southwest, is home

Researchers identify 14 living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci’s family

Shawdesh Desk: Decades-long research into Leonardo da Vinci’s purported remains has revealed how many people currently alive can claim to be descendants of the family of the Renaissance genius and

Fingerprint found on 500-year-old statue may belong to Michelangelo

Shawdesh desk: A small wax statue may have brought us closer than ever to Michelangelo, after museum experts found what they believe to be the Renaissance master’s fingerprint — or

At this museum exhibition, the security guards are the curators

Shawdesh desk: Museum security officers, the people who probably spend the most time looking at art, will soon be organizing an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) as

World’s largest astronomy museum set to open in Shanghai

Shawdesh Desk: The world’s largest astronomy museum is opening in Shanghai, and its complex curvilinear shape has been designed to reflect the geometry of the cosmos. With no straight lines

Da Vinci bear drawing expected to fetch up to £12m at auction

Shawdesh Desk: A small drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to sell for up to £12m ($16.7m) at a London auction on Thursday. Measuring 7x7cm,