Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Ur-museum

The Ur-museum: "

This is a fun story: 'The story behind the world’s oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago'.


In 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley discovered a curious collection of artifacts while excavating a Babylonian palace. They were from many different times and places, and yet they were neatly organized and even labeled. Woolley had discovered the world's first museum.


(via Jennifer Ouellette)

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