| 15th-century frescoes identified in Poland | |
 15th century frescoes in an Orthodox church in Posada Rybotycka, in eastern Poland, are presented publicly at a news conference in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Gradually revealed from under layers of white paint since 1966, they were recently dated to the 15th century and identified as a rare in central and eastern Europe complete set of icons painted on walls. AP Photo/The Catholic Information Agency, Pawel Myszka. | |
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WARSAW (AP).- Frescoes discovered on the walls of an
Orthodox Church in Poland have been identified as 15th-century art works, and
funds are being raised to restore them.
Art historian Jaroslaw Giemza said Tuesday that recent research on the frescoes at the ancient church in the eastern village of Posada Rybotycka have dated them to that late Middle Age period. White paint had concealed the frescoes for a long time, and they were first partly uncovered in the 1960s. Giemza said the frescoes are now considered as Poland's only full set of icons of Biblical figures painted on walls, something he called rare in central Europe. Giemza told reporters that funds are being raised to restore the frescoes from their poor condition. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. |
Donnerstag, 1. März 2012
Cancel the scheduled show "American Diggers."
Greetings,I just signed the following petition addressed to: Spike TV.
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Cancel the scheduled show "American Diggers."
This show, as advertised by Spike TV (http://aroundthenetworks.com/spike-tv-announces-unscripted-show-american-digger/), will follow a team "led by former professional wrestler-turned-modern- day relic hunter Ric Savage as they scour ... battlefields and historic sites, in hopes of striking it rich by unearthing and selling rare pieces of American history."
"American Diggers," as described, encourages and glorifies looting and the antiquities trade at the expense of American history. Although the items pilfered by the team are acknowledged to have "great historical and cultural significance," these items are sold for individual profit.
Simply plucking valuable historical items from the ground removes these items from their context. If excavated systematically by a team of trained archaeologists these sites could prove invaluable to our cultural history. The team and Spike TV are clearly more interested in turning a quick profit than in history and education, but by glorifying these irresposible actions they are encouraging the public to follow suit.
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