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A drive down Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold. ....
Showcasing eight towns and villages, the stunning road brings a different kind of sunshine to the French Riviera, when the region breaks out in giant brushstrokes of rich yellow. ....
Treasure Coins: Ancient Gold Coins Recovered From Shipwrecks Dokos Shipwreck, the oldest in the world, was discovered by the father of underwater archaeology, Peter Throckmorton, after almost four thousand years on August 23, 1975. A simple pile of ceramics and stone anchors and other stone items devoid of all biodegradable organic material, this wreck, unfortunately, contains no coins for one simple reason: the wooden vessel sank beneath the waves almost 2,000 years before the first coins were struck from electrum in Lydia. Since then, UNESCO estimates that over three million other vessels have joined the Dokos shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean. Today, approximately 85% of all trade is transported by ship, and this percentage was greater in the ancient world. Ancient shipwrecks were mainly filled with amphora, “the cargo containers of the B.C. world” (Villano). These vessels, however, carried both physical and cultural goods, and it is possible to tr ....
How Manifesta 13 Speaks to the Local and the Global This year’s edition of the nomadic biennial highlights Marseille’s vibrant art scene while simultaneously looking at historical international power relationships The 13th edition of the nomadic biennial Manifesta, held this year in Marseille, faced some significant challenges. Originally slated to open in June, the exhibition had to be postponed until late August and was then forced to close a month early due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Despite this, the Manifesta team implemented three programmes throughout the city: the main exhibition ‘Trait d’Union.s’ (Hyphen), curated by Katerina Chuchalina, Stefan Kalmár and Alya Sebti, the educational project ‘Le Tier Programme’ and ‘Les Parallèles du Sud’, a series of collateral events initiated by local partners. ....