Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Jewelry
In a cave in the western Morocco desert, archaeologists discovered the world's oldest jewelry: a set of shell beads dated from 142,000 and 150,000 years ago.
Made from half-inch-long sea snail shells, the 33 beads turned up during excavations conducted between 2014 and 2018 near the mouth of Bizmoune Cave, about 10 miles inland from the coastal city of Essaouira.
The archaeologists used uranium-series dating, which measure the radioactive decay of uranium, to test the age of the beads and the surrounding layers of ash and sediment. The beads come from two sea snail species: the Columbella rustica, from the dove snail family, and Tritia gibbosula, commonly called the swollen nassa.
Thousands of Venezuelan Musicians Set World's Largest Orchestra Record
Thousands of Venezuelan musicians, most of them children and adolescents, have earned the title of the world's largest orchestra. The record was set by 8,573 musicians.
Guinness World Records announced that the musicians, all connected to the country's network of youth orchestras, earned the designation with a performance a week earlier of Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March".
The musicians, ranging in age from 12 to 77, attempted the record during a patriotic concert at a military academy in the capital of Caracas. To set the record, more than 8,097 had to be tallied playing at the same time during a five-minute period of Tchaikovsky's piece.
The network of orchestras known as El Sistema, or The System, assembled some 12,000 musicians for the concert.
The previous record belonged to a Russian group that played that country's national anthem.
Nov 18, 2021
Tamil Film 'Koozhangal' to be Screened at IFFI 2021
Tamil film 'Koozhangal' will be screened at the Indian Panorama segment in the 52 International film festival Goa. 'Koozhangal' is also India's official entry for Academy Award for Oscars. It is a story about the relationship between an alcoholic, abusive husband and his wife. The story is from the viewpoint of their Child.
The 52 International Film Festival of India will be organized from 20 -28 November 2021 in Goa. The International Film Festival of India is one of India's biggest international film festivals.
Nov 17, 2021
Food Security Museum Inaugurated at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
India's first Food Security Museum was inaugurated by Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal.
The Food Security Museum was established by the Food Corporation of India in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
The museum was co-developed by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museums, Bengaluru.
It was built at the cost of Rs 1.10 crore on an area of 1,860sqft.
Museum was established in Thanjavur, which is the birthplace of FCI. First office of FCI was inaugurated there on January 14, 1965.
Food Security Museum showcases the evolution of man from nomadic hunter groups into settled agriculture procedures, marking the beginning of civilisation.
Nov 08, 2021
India's First Rooftop Drive-in Theatre Launched in Mumbai
The first open-air rooftop drive-in movie theatre in India was inaugurated at Jio World Drive mall of Reliance Industries in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The drive-in theatre would be operated and managed by the multiplex chain PVR Ltd. The theatre was launched in partnership with the Reliance Retail and multiplex chain PVR. The facility can accommodate around 290 cars. The first movie screened at the theatre was Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi.
Nov 07, 2021
Art X Lagos Returns from Hiatus
West Africa's biggest annual art fair once again opened its doors to visitors, having made last year's event online-only to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Highlights include textile pieces by Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien, portraiture from Nigeria's Juwon Aderemi and the photography of Moroccan-born Mous Lamrabat.
Art X Lagos is also showcasing digital works, known as Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs), by a number of African artists.
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