Cyprus: Crossroads of Civilizations

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Some 11,000 years ago, seafaring people from the Near East landed their boats on the island of Cyprus. In the exhibit Crossroads of Civilizations, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History showcases antiquities ranging from the earliest villages to masterpieces of medieval religious art,…

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    Life in 2,000 B.C.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 2:10


    Exhibit curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, examines a ceramic vessel, which sheds light on what everyday life was like in Cyprus four thousand years ago.

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    The First Domesticated Cat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 1:36


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, speaks about evidence of possibly the earliest domesticated cat.

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    Preserving Priceless Treasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 1:36


    Smithsonian Senior Painting Conservator, Jia-Sun Tsang, explores the challenges of safely displaying the Crucifix of the church of Archangel Michael.

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    Curator's Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 3:09


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, speaks about the exhibit.

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    Exploring a Medieval Religious Icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 1:43


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, speaks about medieval icons and the Crucifix of the church of Archangel Michael.

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    Age of Copper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 1:56


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, discusses the Age of Copper in Ancient Cyprus.

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    Conservation Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 1:42


    What can harm a priceless object in a display case? Find out more with Jia-Sun Tsang, a Smithsonian Senior Painting Conservator.

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    Preserving Priceless Treasures (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2011 1:36


    Smithsonian Senior Painting Conservator, Jia-Sun Tsang, explores the challenges of safely displaying the Crucifix of the church of Archangel Michael.

    treasures preserving priceless archangel michael crucifix
    Life in 2,000 B.C. (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 2:10


    Exhibit curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, examines a ceramic vessel, which sheds light on what everyday life was like in Cyprus four thousand years ago.

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    Age of Copper (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 1:56


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, discusses the Age of Copper in Ancient Cyprus.

    curator copper
    Conservation Challenges (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 1:42


    What can harm a priceless object in a display case? Find out more with Jia-Sun Tsang, a Smithsonian Senior Painting Conservator.

    challenges conservation
    Exploring a Medieval Religious Icon (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 1:43


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, speaks about medieval icons and the Crucifix of the church of Archangel Michael.

    religious icon medieval curator archangel michael crucifix
    The First Domesticated Cat? (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2011 1:36


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, speaks about evidence of possibly the earliest domesticated cat.

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    Curator's Introduction (HD)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2010 3:09


    Curator, Sophocles Hadjisavvas, Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, speaks about the exhibit.

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