Garry Shaw
Journalist and Author at Freelance
Author. Upcoming book: Cryptic: From Voynich to the Angel Diaries | Archaeology journalist @TheArtNewspaper + more | CertHe Archaeology Assessor @OxfordConted
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1 week ago |
theartnewspaper.com | Garry Shaw
Researchers working in Peru have discovered more than 100 previously unknown structures at the Gran Pajatén archaeological complex , an ancient site located within Río Abiseo National Park, 500 km north of Lima. The park is a Unesco Mixed World Heritage site, and famous for the ruins left by the Chachapoya, a civilization that lived in the northeastern Andes of Peru from the 7th to the 16th centuries.
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1 month ago |
theartnewspaper.com | Garry Shaw
Often described as the “world’s most mysterious manuscript”, the Voynich Manuscript is written in an unknown script and filled with puzzling illustrations—unusual plants, constellations, bathing women and a tiny dragon—arranged in apparently themed sections. Although the book was recently radiocarbon dated to the early 15th century, its place of origin and meaning are still debated.
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1 month ago |
theartnewspaper.com | Garry Shaw
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the search for archaeological sites, and nowhere is this clearer than in South America. As with all AI use—at least for now—human experts are still needed, but AI can analyse vast quantities of data much much more quickly. The web application known as GeoPACHA (the Geospatial Platform for Andean Culture, History and Archaeology) illustrates the benefits of AI. Researchers loaded the app with high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery of the Andes.
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2 months ago |
theartnewspaper.com | Sarvy Geranpayeh |Tom Seymour |Garry Shaw
Sudan’s National Museum, once the guardian of an invaluable collection of artefacts spanning thousands of years, has been ravaged by looting and severe destruction at the hands of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to initial assessments by the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), the body responsible for preserving the country’s antiquities and archaeological sites.
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Mar 3, 2025 |
theartnewspaper.com | Elizabeth Fortescue |Garry Shaw
Colourful ceremonies featuring song and dance, petal-strewn pathways and the roasting of specially-selected pigs accompanied the emotional repatriation of 16 human skulls to Papua New Guinea last week. The ancestral remains were returned to the inhabitants of six villages including Gorendu and Bilibil in Madang province, having been transported home from Sydney University’s Chau Chak Wing Museum in Australia.
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What is currently known about the Voynich Manuscript? Check out my article with @unseenhistories to find out: https://t.co/eeWX6YoEwz
Hildegard of Bingen, Giovanni Fontana, & The Voynich Manuscript – if you’re interested in mysterious medieval manuscripts, listen to me chat about them on the fantastic ‘Tis But a Scratch podcast! #medieval #history #Mysterious #manuscripts https://t.co/we42IMAC1d
Fascinated by John Dee and his mysterious angel diaries? On the latest episode of @NotJustTudors, I talk with @sixteenthCgirl about Dee’s conversations with angels, his motivations, & Edward Kelly. #Enochian #ElizabethI #earlymodern #JohnDee #astrology https://t.co/5sZPXt4MDN