The Great London [04/19/22] 

  • Greater Middle East: Tarkhan Dress is the world’s oldest woven garment

    The Tarkhan Dress, a V-neck linen shirt currently on display in the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, has been confirmed as the world’s oldest woven garment with radiocarbon testing dating the garment to the late fourth-millennium BC.The Tarkhan Dress [Credit: UCL]Radiocarbon testing conducted in 2015 by the University of…

  1. Rare Assyrian artifacts on display in Istanbul
  2. A Chinese nobleman's life of luxury
  3. 'The Maya: Revelation of an Endless Time' at the National Palace in Mexico
  4. Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum
  5. Human Zoos: Exhibition recounts stories of 'savages' put on show at circuses and theatres