Thief of Ruby Slippers thought they were real rubies
Updated: 2024-01-31 09:25:47
The perpetrator of the daring 2005 smash-and-grab theft of a pair of Ruby Sippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, turns out to be surprisingly clueless. Terry Martin managed to steal the iconic shoes, one of only four surviving pairs of the slippers worn by Judy Garland playing Dorothy in 1939 production … Read the full post →"Thief of Ruby Slippers thought they were real rubies"
A Roman silver toilet spoon discovered by a metal detectorist in Wales was officially declared Treasure by the regional coroner last Thursday. The silver ligula was found by detectorist Valentinas Avdejevas in the Vale of Glamorgan in June 2020. It consists of a small circular bowl with a long, tapering handle that comes to a rounded … Read the full post →"Roman silver toilet spoon found in Wales"
The Zambratija wreck, the oldest sewn boat ever discovered in the Mediterranean region, is headed to France for additional specialized preservation work. Discovered in the shallow waters of Zambratija Bay on the Adriatic coast of Croatia’s Istrian peninsula, the wreck dates to between the last quarter of the 12th and the last quarter of the … Read the full post →"Oldest sewn boat heads to France for reconstruction"
A magnificent jade face mask has been discovered in a Maya royal burial at the Chochkitam site near Petén, northeastern Guatemala. Dating to around 350 A.D., the mask is made of jade tesserae with spondylus shells for the mouth and eyes. Their translucent, flesh-toned qualities give the mask a vivid glow when backlit. It is … Read the full post →"Jade mosaic mask found in royal Maya tomb"
The 2023 exploration of the wreck of HMS Erebus off the coast of King William Island has recovered and documented a fascinating array of personal belongings and naval tools from the ill-dated 1845 Franklin expedition for the Northwest Passage. Parks Canada just released the report on the results of the 2023 dives to document and … Read the full post →"HMS Erebus dives recover sailors’ belongings"
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