Penn Museum exposes objects exquisite details with Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science
The analysis of light-colored spots on a gold bead from the cloak of Queen Puabi of Ur helps researchers trace the geological origin of the gold.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
.- Using innovative technology, the Penn Museum peers inside a fascinating, hidden world with a new 1,100 square-foot special exhibition, Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science, opening Saturday, January 16, 2021.
Through more than 25 stunning images, Invisible Beauty unlocks the wonder of the human storyexposing objects concealed information with the use of high powered microscopes and multimodal imaging that employs infrared light.
Sylvain Sylvain of the proto-punk band New York Dolls dies at 69
The New York Dolls were brash and glam, gender-bending and unapologetic, qualities that were still a few years away from becoming commonplace in clubs like CBGB in the East Village.
by Neil Genzlinger
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Sylvain Sylvain, a key member of the New York Dolls, the influential though short-lived proto-punk band whose outrageous shows at Maxs Kansas City and other venues paved the way for the era of the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, died Wednesday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 69.
His wife, Wanda OKelley Mizrahi, said the cause was cancer.