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@KentNavalesi My eye goes immediately to the sites in China, India, the Middle East & Central Asia: known ports & trade hubs & interesting leads. A fascinating map of #exploration, #TradeHistory & the #SilkRoads, & a terrific archaeological resource.
🙏 #Ashmolean & #OxfordUniversity

One of the items in the Ashmolean collection was a stuffed Dodo, the last ever dodo seen in Europe. However, by 1755 the stuffed dodo was so moth-eaten that it was destroyed, except for its head and one claw.
Ten things you might not know about the Ashmolean Museum.

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/05/24-may-ashmolean-museum.html

#Ashmolean #AshmoleanMuseum #Oxford

#MidweekMuseum moves to #Oxford this week and the #Ashmolean #Museum. Oxford isn't short of museums to visit, but if you're going to just see one of them then this is probably the most famous in the city and the one you're most likely to hit. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Assyrian artifacts will satisfy your deep historical cravings and there is plenty for fans of paintings and objects such as violins and timepieces too.

#Photography #Hieroglyphics #Roman #Egyptian #Greek #Sphinx

@Jnet I went back too, I’d spent years disliking everything Australian and pining for the UK but when we got there, of course, it was all different…

We stayed a few years and I kept thinking ‘When will it start to feel like home?’. But it never did.

Made the decision to return to Oz, and I’m so glad as Australia now ‘feels like home’, at last!

Of course I still miss the museums #Ashmolean #V&A the art galleries, places we visited #Edinburgh #Orkneys #Oxford and the food! #M&S 😄